Stoudts Scarlet Lady Ale ESB

12 oz. bottle pours reddish-brown with an off-white frothy head that diminishes quickly. Carries a sweet aroma with hints of caramel and an ever so slight touch of biscuit. The initial flavor is sweet with a quiet bitterness that sneaks into the finish. The palate is moderately dry. The Scarlet Lady was my first ESB…you never forget your first.

12 ounce bottle- poured out an amber/orange with a medium white head that lasted about half the glass. Aroma was slightly fruity but subtle. Taste had a hint of fruit and caramel, almost like the good parts of an IPA without the drawbacks of bitterness and bite. The brew was full bodied and palatable for an amber ale. I have yet to be disappointed by a Stoudts product.

12 oz. bottle. Pours red with light brown hues. Pillowy, off-white head that contributes some lacing tops this brew. Nose is sweet and fruity with caramel, and slight chocolate. Medium bodied with well balanced malt and hop character. caramel and biscuit character with faint chocolate and roast notes give way to a moderate earthy bitter that rises slowly through the finish and clings to the palate well into the after. moderately dry with some sweet toffee notes battling the bitter well after you’ve taken a drink. I’m a big fan of this brew. It’s drinkable, not overly bitter nor sweet, and is light enough in body to be enjoyed as a session beer. A bit high on the alcohol content for that, but who’s counting. Cheers to Stoudts.

This seems like a pretty weak ESB. Color is light brown, maybe some orange in there. Not much head or lacing. Sweet fruity aroma such as oranges or mango. This is an easy drinking beer with pretty good balance but it just seems a little bland. There’s a fruity malt note with some faint bitter hops and a pretty clean finish but the whole thing just seems watered down a little. Overall it’s OK but it’s not a very good ESB.

Nice malt smell to this amber red ale. Great malt flavor with some hops in the end. Great beer.

Bottle. Pours a reddish brown with a minimal head. Smells of light sweet malt. The taste is very simple and unpronounced, primarily noble hops, and not much of them.

well, im not so big into esb but stoudts has never failed me. i like it okay. id rather buy some of their other beers but i would drink this again.

I really liked this chica. Very toned and balanced. Not hoppy at all, but I find that in many ESBs too much hoppy isn’t necessarily a good thing, as it usually just upsets their delicate balance instead of adding bang to the gun. The word pleasant comes to mind. Not exciting or Wow!, but would I do it again? Well I don’t know.