Sun King Bitter Druid ESB

Brewed by Sun King Brewing Company
Style: English Pale Ale
Indianapolis, Indiana USA

Serve in English pint

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On tap at Old Point Tavern - Appearance is a light, clear amber and plenty of carbonation. Aroma is bready with some grassy citrus hop. Taste is light with bready malt and some citrus hop. Mouthfeel is light and fizzy.

On tap at the Corner Wine Bar, Indianapolis. Dark pour, with a thin white head. Not much in the aroma department. Flavour is nutty and sweet, with a dry finish.

Sampled on tap at the brewery (Indianapolis, IN). Pours a nice solid amber, some lighter edges, a good whitish head that dies to a film, laces ok. Aromas are a touch of funky hops, grass and citrus pair with a light spice, a caramel and pale malt base, just ebough, with a touch of stinkiness, english type malts, a touch of metal, and a bit stale. Initial is lighter side of medium bodied, grainy malts, pale with bread and a touch of toffee, grassy and slightly spicy hops, a bit stinky. Sweet malts, decent hopping, but sadly a bit forgettable. And I generally really look forward to this style. Finish is malty, almost a touch of buttery bread or butterscotch, and light hopping. Ok.

tap at the brewery - Pours lightly hazy copper with an off-white head. The aroma is mainly caramel malt. I didn’t get much in the way of aromatic hops. The flavor has plenty of bittering hops. The hops profile has the earthiness similar to the previous Sun King brews I tasted, but more intense of course. It’s medium bodied and could use more malt character.

(Draught) Pours a clear golden body with a small white head. Aroma of grass, earth, and biscuits. Flavor of grain, earth, and grass with a moderately bitter finish.

From a Growler. Pours a light brown to amber in color with ample frothy head. Light to mild hop aroma. Caramel notes during tasting and a very smooth finish. A stong addition to the ESB marketplace.

Growler. Pours clear amber with an off-white head that laces the glass. Hop aroma with hop, caramel, and toffee flavors. Finishes bitter with a sweet caramel aftertaste on the back of the tongue. Medium body with mild carbonation. Nicely balanced ESB.

(draft). Clear golden color. Medium off white head. Light malt aroma. Sweet malt flavor. Avg duration. Smooth finish. Thin texture. Soft carbonation. Fair lacing.

This draft brew from the brewery poured a medium sized head of foamy finely sized white colored bubbles that were long lasting and left behind a transparent uncarbonated orange brown colored body. The mild aroma was malty. The crisp mouth feel was tingly at the start and at the finish. The nice crisp flavor contained notes of malt and bitter hops. A quaff-able decent brew just nothing special.

Draft at Old Town Ale House in Fishers - Aroma is biscuit malts, some toffee and subtle hops. Flavor is sweet malts with a nice hop finish. Palate is creamy and smooth. Very refreshing first beer of the night.