Marsiblursi (1468), göteborg, Sweden Jun 22, 2008 (Bottle) Pours dark amber with an off-white head. The aroma is medium malty with tones of cookies, light bread and grain. Mild floral hops bring tones of grass and maybe a touch of oranges. The flavour is of bread, some light cookie tones, grain and hoppy notes of grass, flowers and citrus/oranges. The mouthfeel is crisp, clean and dry very CN like. Light sweet and medium bitter. Medium bodied.
milljam (166), Norman, Oklahoma, USA Nov 28, 2008 Not really anywhere near an actual English ESB. Overall, nothing really stood out. jimmack34 (158), Ohio, USA Nov 21, 2008 Bottle. Pours a rich copper color with slight off white head. Smells hoppy and sweet. Tastes like bread grains, sweet malts, bittersweet hops, a little sugary. Very good. KnutAlbert (2462), Oslo, Norway 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 (1828), Randers, Denmark 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 (579), Turku; Pori, Finland 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.
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