Tmoney99 (4713), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Oct 14, 2005 Bottle. Dark clear amber with a average white head. Heavy hop and pine aroma. Medium body. Light bitter sweet flavor with a small bitter finish of short duration. TomDecapolis (3149), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 | Oct 3, 2005 Had on tap at the brewery. Pours a translucent red amber with a great tan lacing head. Aroma is caramel, roasted malts with some other sweatness. Flavor is some dry hops and sweat malts. Sammy (3977), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Oct 2, 2005 Serviceable bitter, very well malted. Malts and hop in aroma. Amber colour. Smooth, clean finish, with sugary aftertaste A good second drink after my porter, though others may want more strongly bitter brew. Despite mediocre labels, this is a good brewery. Nel (180), Virginia, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Sep 18, 2005 not a bad bitter at all. Malt and hops are prevalent in the nose and in the taste. The bitter turns into sweet in the finish. pretty good! aracauna (2374), Georgia, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Sep 17, 2005 Not a bad esb. Clear mahogany with a pretty good head. Wood-malty aroma with a backup of hops. Bit of caramel. Full malty body with moderate sweetness. Nice balancing bitterness from the hops. Pretty good football beer. elnadeau (786), Laguna Niguel, California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Sep 10, 2005 Taster at the Stone 9th Annversary Festival. Nice amber pour, malty bread aroma. A middle of the road ESB, good and something good to have when you are hopped out, but I can name several better in this style. kumite56 (461), Cordova, Tennessee, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Sep 1, 2005 A nice beer. Attractive amber color with a nice off white and lasting head. Aroma is buisquit and floral aroma. Palate is a little light but for an ESB it is not overly bitter. Nicely balanced but not very robust. fatty (363), Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Aug 15, 2005 Ruby brown, caramel, copper body with medium carbonation and thin tan head. Sweet hoppy candy aroma. Bitter hoppy flavor, full body, clean finish.
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