Silver City Big Daddy’s E.S.B.

Brewed by Silver City Brewery
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Bremerton, Washington USA

Serve in English pint

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Bottle:   Amberish, slight haze, moderate frothy sand colored head, fairly nice lacing.   Semi-sweet malty nose, very slight fruitiness, a bit of biscuit.   Smooth maltiness on the tongue, no real bitterness, slight sweet malt base with some biscuit and pale fruitiness.   This is pretty tasty!   Not a lot of umph, but it feels somewhat thick.   Flavorful without anything detracting.   Seems maltier than most, and less bitter.   I can dig this one.   Wish I had another.

This was a really nice ESB. It had a ton of flavor and a big body but wasnt hard to drink at all. Very enjoyable.

22 oz bottle purchased at Bottleworks in Seattle, Washington. The label was marked as Big Dady’s ESB with an ABV listed as 8%. Pour is darker golden, with a 1/2 inch white head that falls quick. Aroma of bright grainy hop and toasty bready malt. Fresh and clean. Taste is the toasty malt, with a nice grainy slight resin hop edge towards the end. Palate is medium thin, clean, medium to high carbonation - taste gets a little muddled in the finish. Nice enough. Based on the taste, I don’t think this was actually 8%, the 5.3% listed here seems more reasonable.

pours a semi-clear orange with a thin white head, and some lacing. smell of grain, malt, a touch of citrus, and some hops in the back. taste is dry grain, slightly bitter, a touch of citrus, and a funky aftertaste, ends a little dry.

Bomber. Pours clear orange with a towering and lacy off-white head. Citrus, tofee, fruit and floral hops. Medium body. Surprisingly, this beer is nearly still. Was that intended? Lightly sweet caramel, nut and pine taste with a crisp, earthy finish. Not quite what I was expecting for an ESB, but I’m OK with that!

This is certainly worth more than a 3.1! Pours a caramel-copper color with an average-sized head. This one is dominated by intensely floral hops (seriously almost like you’re smelling a flower), with some citrus and a weak malt presence. Think of a hop tea that was carbonated and had honey added. Slightly yeasty / biscuity finish. Perfectly drinkable.

Amber thin white head. Aroma is hoppy, pine, floral and citrus hops, light malt. Taste is a nice hoppiness, smooth crystal malt, and pale malt.

dark orangey aroma is malts and mild licorice. very smooth palate. taste slight sweet with moderate bitterness.

UPDATED: APR 2, 2009 On cask at Naked City. Looks like a glass of iced tea- cloudy brown with a thin layer of large clear bubbles on top. Smells weakly of citrus- orange and lemon. Hops show up a little more in the taste, along with some brown sugar. Decent finish, but the flatness of this knocks it down a notch. I’d give it another shot in a keg or bottle.

22oz bottle acquired in trade with riversideAK (thanks!). This one was filled all the way to the top of the bottle. Poured a medium and slightly hazy golden color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of citrus, caramel, toasty, and some pine. Tastes of toffee, citrus, lighter pine, and toasted grains.