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Sierra Nevada Early Spring Beer (ESB) 3.38 730

Sierra Nevada Early Spring Beer (ESB)

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bottled
common

on tap
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
7303.39/5.03.38/5.0Spring5.9%91.8English pint
Commercial Description:
Our ESB blends the best of English tradition with the boldness of West Coast style. A blend of malts featuring British-grown Maris Otter is balanced with the earthy spiciness of hand-selected English and US hops. The ale is left unfiltered which enhances mouthfeel and hop aroma creating a slightly reddish copper hue.
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stephen7424 (23), Burns Harbor, Indiana, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/102/514/20
Jan 26, 2010  
Pretty hoppy not to strong though. A nice hazy orange and a good head. Went down smooth and its a good tasty beer thats really not to expensive.


 philbertk (445), Seattle, Washington, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Jan 23, 2010    Updated: Jan 24, 2010
Sierra Nevada Brewing Compan--ESB--Early Spring Beer--2008 Release--12 oz. Bottle--5.90% ABV--45 IBU’s. (4.25 / 5.0) ESB--Unfiltered Bottle Conditioned. Loose sediment hint. Big dense mild lace white head. Slightly cloudy fizzy bright rich gold copper hued color. Mild earthy floral hop front. Earthy crusty toasted caramel Maris Otter dry sweet BC ester hint body. English hop spice clean ESB end. Sampled 11/26/2008. 6-Pack--$7.00. Sierra Nevada Brewing Company--ESB--Early Spring Beer--2009 Release--12 oz. Bottle--5.90% ABV--45 IBU’s. (4.5 / 5.0) ESB--Big dense nucleating lacy rocky off white head. Clear bright thin dark gold amber hint color. Toasted hint earthy herbal hop front. Tangy crisp dry sweet thin textured earthy bitter mild caramel bisquit crusty ESB body. Crisp citrus bitter hop bite end. Sampled 1/28/2009. 6-Pack--$8.49.


 5000 (2909), Hardened Liver, Washington, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jan 2, 2010  
Bottle:   Vibrant amber, on the orange side, translucent, large frothy off-white head, decent lacing.   Somewhat fartus malt like presense.   I spoze that would be a bit of sulpher?   A little husky, dank, herbal. &Nbsp Certainly seems more aromatic than your average ESB.   Malty start, a little biscuity, not as huskish as I would have thought based on the nose.   Even a bit of citrus peel is in there.   Low hop presense.   Definitely biscuity with soft notes of cracked husks and soft orange peel as you reach the backside.   Lingering huskiness and citrus notes.   Body and mouthfeel are moderate.   Certainly one of the more flavorful and aromatic ESBs I have had in a while.   Fairly decent.


 beerdad (100), Kansas, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Jan 1, 2010  
Bottled. Pours a cloudy golden yellow. Smells of citrus and pine. Moderately bitter and sour, and tastes similar to pine and citrus rind. It finished with a burst of hops and bitters. Decent beer.


 Toxygen (419), Sanford, Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 30, 2009  
(br-btl gn/tn-lbl, 6 pack, 5.9%)

lct-gl, earthy-hop aroma, §bready-toasty-malt ^leafy-herbal-bittering-hops throughout.


 gyllenbock (404), Stockholm, Sweden
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 13, 2009  
Bottle. Slightly hazy copper colored, small white head. Fresh hoppy floral aroma. Fairly mild flavor with with citrus and resin. Aftertaste was nice and crisp. A nice beer, not too advanced.


 jeff789 (444), Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Dec 4, 2009  
Slightly hazy amber decent head, some lacing... English malty aroma, not much hops... Very malty, subtle hops, creamy, english... medium bodied, medium mouthfeel... Decent...


 Nisse666 (570), Göteborg, Sweden
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/513/20
Nov 22, 2009  
Provdatum: 2009-06-09 UTS: Kopparfärgad med medellätt krona D: Humle S: Humle, någon torkad frukt, danskt rågbröd ES: Humle



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