Spinnakers Mitchells ESB

Brewed by Spinnakers Brewpub
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Victoria, Canada

Red with a small head and spotty lacing. Toasty malts with bitter and floral hops. Some caramel and roast. Caramel malt flavors with bitter and soapy hops. Grapefruit comes out as well. Fluffy palate with a bitter finish.

Nice creamy foam head. Body is copper-coulored with a nice malty/flowery aroma. Quite a nice bitter flavour but could have used a bit more hops. I did enjoy the fruity hints to the flavour. Finish is quite nice as the beer further warms. A good beer that I'm glad I can access quite easily.

Ruby red color with thin white hed. Sweet and bitter aroma. Nice smooth palate. Mild bitter finish. Pretty Nice and very drinkable.

This did not live up to its hype. The dirt brown brew had no head, but gave off strong cascade notes. The body was slightly sour, but hops presence is definitely felt. The finish is mildly bitter, but the beer lack depth to become great in my opinion.

Glass, 4-ounce, cask, on the premise, savoured on April 28 2009; eye: reddish golden with yellowish reflections, nice lasting white head, light effervescence, lacing that leaves clouds on the glass; nose: malt, caramel, hops, light Madeira; mouth: velvety, liqueur-like probably because the beer is six-year old, quite smooth, Madeira is supported by the malt, abrupt fall in savours, becomes almost watery, then ends with a hint of bitterness and an even smaller hint of acridness, lightly bitter, medium body, good carbonation; overall: nice surprise FRANÇAIS Verre, 4 onces, cask, sur place, savourée le 28 avril 2009; œil : doré rougeâtre avec des reflets jaunâtres, belle mousse blanche persistante, légère effervescence, dentelle qui laisse des nuages sure le verre; nez : malt, caramel, houblon, madère léger; bouche : velouté, liquoreux probablement parce que la bière a 6 ans d’âge, très douce, le côté madère est supporté par le malt, chute brusque du goût, devient presque aqueuse, puis se termine avec une petite pointe d’amertume et une pointe encore plus petite d’âcreté, légèrement amère, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation; en résumé : belle surprise

650 ml bottle. Golden amber colour with a fully diminishing tan head. Toffee, bread, and fruity hop aroma. Caramel, fruity flavours with a lightly sweet finish. Light bodied.

Golden-brown color. Pretty good ESB, very indicative of the style, but not spectacular. Smooth, but it just had a flat malt taste.

Pleasant hoppy citrus aroma. Pours a lovely copper brown, thick dense head with excellent lacing. Hop presence is more up front than at the end. Fruity notes. Body is slightly creamy. Not a bad beer but could have used more hops for a more aggresive finish.