Snipes Mountain Red Sky ESB

Bronze color with decent head. Don’t detect the subtle flavors advertised for the beer in the brewery. A mid-range, but unspectacular IPA/APA straddler that they cal an ESB.

From a bomber.

Pours a cloudy orange-brown with a big robust head. The very nice aroma is dominated by soft fruit (pear and mild grapefruit) and brown sugar malts. The flavor

The flavor is rich and malty, but not overly so, and the fruity hops (hinting at times at an almost barleywine complexity) come in to balance the whole thing out in a very nice way. The beer is not too sweet, not to bitter, with a gentle chalky aftertaste that I find quite pleasant. The mouthfeel seems spot-on for the style.

I like this beer, and it could easily become a session regular for me, especially if available in 12oz form. I can understand why this one is getting more low threes than high threes, but it’s hard for me to understand the really low ratings that it is receiving. Perhaps the quality has improved this year? I don’t know.

Mahogany with an off-white head. No lacing. Bitter and roasty aromas with hints of caramel. Toasted malt flavors with bitter hops. Slightly fruity. Standard ESB.

Hazy reddish orange. Medium head. Light sweet aroma. Very solid beer....Very balanced with good presence by both hops and malt. Bitter to begin, but mellows quickly. Very nice drinking beer.

This is just a really basic esb, it is quite easy to drink and is not overly tasty as it is not really bad either. Somewhere inbetween, with some caramel maltiness, earthy bitter hops, creamy on the palate, with a harsh dry finish.