2.4 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Thank you Slikwily for sending this brew. Faint malt aroma with some sweetness evident. Cascading carbonation with large, off-white head. Excellent lace. Amber body. Doesn't capture the true essence of an EXB. Comes close but falls short. And, with ESBs, if it falls short it isn't even close. A little thin. Mostly malt with only some bitter. Not very enjoyable and too much malt. Disappointing.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at Summits Wayside Tavern-Really sweet floral aroma that was definitely carried over to the flavor. I really dug this beer but thought that it was a bit of a stretch to refer to it as an ESB. Definitely not bad but at the same time not what I was expecting.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
(bottle) Clear amber body with small off-white head. Aroma is medium-sweet floral, with light earthy. Taste is pretty much the same. For me, the sweetness is unbalanced, and detracts. Medium body.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours copper with thin offwhite head. Hoppy with a mildly sweet aroma. Flavor is hoppy and very nice. Well done.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Good amber color,small white head that stayed around for a small respectable amount of time.Sweet malt and caramel aroma mild hops presence.Very nice flavor,hoppy upfront semi sweet then it changes to a sweet malt and goes to a nice bitter hop finish.This is a very nice brew fairly well done and tasty as hell.Thanks go out to Brewbandit for this one.Very drinkable brew and smooth all around.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Light copper/amber colour with a large dense off-white head. Sweet aroma of caramel, mixed with nice malt and plentiful english hops. Medium-bodied; Very bittering with the english hops up front, fading quickly to show the malt character. Aftertaste left clean, but somewhat bitter. No sugars to speak of though. Overall, a decent beer, not my favourite bitter though! I got this twelve ounce bottle from Mabdoney in a trade way back in August! Cheers Matt! I sampled this one on 21-November-2003.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
This was not bad. I purchased a six pack of this to truly get a good feeling for it and I did not like the first bottle but after drinking it a few more times I grew to like it. Definitely not my favorite ESB, but definitely a good session beer.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Nice smell, beatiful color, nice tart hoppy taste, another winner for Sweetwater.
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