3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
A decent ESB. I was not aware it was retired. Remember - don’t float the mainstream.
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 7/20
Copper-gold witha nice foamy off-white head,small amount of patchy lace.Has a sweet malty nose with light hops in the background.The taste starts out malty with some hop bitterness in the finish.Has a light-medium body, leaning more towards light.Very crisp and clean finish.This is a decent beer,but Sweetwater has better to offer.It would still be a decent session beer.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
12oz bottle, BB Sept 28...and I now see that it looks like this one is no longer produced...Bubbly, copper, blotchy white film head. Toffee, butter, carmel, some orangy fruitiness. Nice body, good malt middle, bitter finish. All the components are there, and well blended. A very enjoyable ESB, that almost seems like heaven after trying to finish a pint of the Fullers Vintage 2004.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours a clear red color. A slight hint of hops with hints of grapefruit. Dry, lingering finish.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
This beer pours a clear red color with a thick foamy white head which nearly poureth o’er my glass. The aroma is strong and fruity with banana and grapefruit being the predominant scents. A slight hint of hops and malt in there as well, but truly very banana-like and thats it! The flavor is medium bodied but once again just ridiculously skewed towards grapefruit and banana. A hint of drying and cloying sweetness in the finish. Perhaps a hint of cardboard...not the best finish around. I had a hard time finding the "bitterness" in here, but i did find a lot of fruits. Not very appealing...dry and one dimensional
1.8 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 6/20
pours a reddish brown.Very mild aroma of sweetness and hops.This one is past it’s prime.
3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
It was as alright beer. I am personally not a ESB drinker. I would recommend it other people though because Sweetwater has some great beers.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Clear, amber/bronze color, short-lived/non-existent head.
Aroma: mild, few hops, big on sweet malty/breadiness, pitch perfect for the style.
Taste: fruit, cherries, berries, etc., but mildly played, very full and tasty in the mouth, though. Bright and yummy, full of malty delciousness. Drinkable as they come, an easy quencher, but doesn’t impress much beyond that. For an ESB, though, this is near-perfect, methinks.
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