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Sierra Nevada Early Spring Beer (ESB)

Sierra Nevada Early Spring Beer (ESB)

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77
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A Premium Bitter/ESB brewed by
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company

Chico, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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5323.39/5.03.39/5.0Spring5.9%84.8English pint P  Stats

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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 twindadplus2 (362), Wisconsin, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20

May 12, 2008  
Hazy dark amber with a small, tight, off white head. Aroma of sweet malt with a whiff of grassy hops. Flavor is malty with floral hops up front and a bitter, piney finish. Palate is on the low end of medium with a fizzy tingle of carbonation. Good stuff.

 KnutAlbert (2441), Oslo, Norway
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/515/20
Oct 28, 2008  
Bottle from Oddbins, London. Rich, malty beer, full of grainy flavour. Ending up in a dry, well hopped finish. Very nice.


 Hansen (1826), Randers, Denmark
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Oct 23, 2008  
Copper colour and clear. Has a white head, mostly lasting. Aroma is mainly sweet, hoppy notes. Flavor starts lightly sweet and finish moderate bitter. Dry texture.


 austone (565), Turku; Pori, Finland
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 15, 2008  
Bottle at EBF. Hazy golden, small fizzy head. Cookie like, honeyish nose, little sulphur and hops. Clean malty flavor, fruity hops, yeast. Quite boring, sterile bitter. Medium bodied, fizzy carbonation.


Uaru02 (22), Simpsonville, Kentucky, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/512/20
Oct 13, 2008  
Another solid beer from Sierra Nevada. Good for its class. Hops stand out but don’t steal the show. Nice tiny bubble head that leaves a distinct lace.


 CaryTheDude (440), Ripon, Wisconsin, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/102/510/20
Oct 6, 2008    Updated: Oct 22, 2008
Crushed with Jakebra. Little chlorine on the nose with the hops, but not as hoppy as I expected. Flavor leaves a lot to be desired with a hardly-anything-there finish. A little hop bitterness, but compared to Rogue Brutal Bitter, this is nothing.



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