3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
from Erzbierschof - clear and bright golden-amber beer with a modest head retention; hoppy aroma of pine needles and quince; slightly oily on the tongue; medium-bodied and with a solid bitterness; very dry and long fruity hoppy finish with more piney and grassy notes - clean and straightforward
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; clear golden amber pour, small off white head, fruity hop aroma, taste is malt piney hops some caramel sweetness, not had an ESB like this before.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Esta cerveza es calidad. Un sabor y olor natural y puro a lúpulo y maltas. Muy balanceado el sabor entre el dulzor y amargor. Muy recomendable.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at Beer Temple. Clear orange/amber colour, white head. Aroma of caramel, toffee, pine, lots of fresh hops. Flavour is medium sweet, caramel, toffee, pine, grass, light weed, firm hoppy bitter finish. Light-bodied, oily mouthfeel. Nice, quite standard American IPA, not near an ESB imo. Let’s just call this an enjoyable beer.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Sum bigger than constituent parts. In your face English bitter. I’m tired. I’m drinking High Wire and ut is sublime.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a clear golden orange with a white foamy head. Aroma of grain and hop. Taste is of whole grains and peppery bitterness. Mouthfeel is thick and full. Lemon overtones in the finish. Good occasionally. Couldn't drink a case.
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2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Vert warm caramel bready malt profile. Some English hops used very well. Medium bodied with medium sweetness and some bitterness. Amber hazy with little to no head.
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3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Poured from 12 oz. bottle.
Hazy, amber-copper with small cream-colored head and very good lacing.
Aroma of piney and citric hops, caramel, biscuit and grass.
Taste of piney and citric hops, biscuit, bread, caramel, fruit and floral hops. Starts like a hoppy IPA; finishes like a bready ESB.
Medium body and high/medium carbonation.
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3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap @ Beer Temple. Orange color, a bit hazy. Not much off white head. Aroma’s: fruity, malty sweet, sweet spices, retronasal it’s much more hoppy, resinous, somewhat acidic. Flavor is medium sweet, a little bitter with a hint of acidity. Medium bodied. Finishes earthy bitter with hints of fruit.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled on 7/17/2012. Pours slightly hazy golden orange color with a nice 1-2 finger dense off white head with excellent retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense spotty foamy lacing clings down the glass. Aromas of caramel, grapefruit, orange zest, toast, biscuit, nuttiness, floral, grass, and light herbal spiciness. Damn nice aromas with good balance, strength, and complexity. Taste of caramel, grapefruit, orange zest, toast, biscuit, nuttiness, pine, floral, grass, and herbal spiciness. Fair amount of pine bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, citrus, pine, toast, biscuit, nuttiness, floral, and herbal spiciness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice flavor complexity and balance; with a great malt/hop bitterness balance; zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a fairly creamy and crisp mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with hardly any warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is an excellent ESB! Great malt/hop flavor balance and complexity; and extremely smooth to drink for the ABV level. Definitely one of the best ESBs I have had. Highly enjoyable offering.
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