3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
12oz bottle, from Capone’s (Norristown, PA). Pours orange amber, capped with a substantial off-white head. Restrained earthy hop aroma, with some grain and caramel malt. Piney and earthy hops hit the palate first and are soon joined by citrus, malt, and just a hint of chocolate in the finish. Grapefruity hops linger on the palate. Above average ESB.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at Cameron’s cask night. amber color, good sized frothy white foam. nose is hoppy but doesn’t take over, kinda sweet too. flavor is well balanced between hops and malt almost more of an ipa then bitter but very nice.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
12oz bottle via trade with Ogglethorp. Thanks Brian! Pours a translucent dark orangey brown with a foamy, lacing slightly off white head. Very pleasant aroma with floral hop buds, crackers, spice, grass and a little bit of barley. Flavor is just as good with plenty of orange, biscuits, crackers, flowers and a touch of pine. Finish is sweet and clean. This would be a great session beer as it’s really well balanced. I enjoyed this a lot, they could make this a year round beer and I bet it would sell.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Thanks to a couple of BA’s for this one
Bottle poured into a pint glass produced a good finger worth of whit fluffy head. The body of this beer was amber to dark copper in color
Typical Biscuit yeast and light hops on the nose of this brew
Light piney hop bite with smooth malts sweetness hit my taste buds. Medium mouthfeel good carbonation on your tongue
Great drinking brew glad I had it would love to try it with fish and chips for the full effect. Thanks again Guys
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
12 oz bottle from Capones. Pours a clear red with an average to slightly above average size bubbly off white head. Aroma of very sweet malt, toffee and bread. Medium body that is an easy sipper. Flavor has a slight syrupy sweetness undertone with a concentration on the malts that is finished with some nice floral hops. Sort of reminds me of a Bit O’ Honey candy bar from back in the day, well if it was made into a muffin. Good stuff.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
12oz. Bottle: Aroma of toasted malts, piney hops, resin, caramel, and cream. Poured dark orange/light brown in color with a medium-sized, creamy, rocky, off-white head that lasted throughout. Clear. Sparkling. Very good lacing. Flavor is a little sweet and a little bitter. Tastes of piney hops, toasted malts, and caramel. Medium body. Slightly sticky texture is also a bit thin. Soft to average carbonation. Creamy toasted malt finish.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle courtesy of Dr. Jay. Pours a golden yellow with a bit of white head, and leaving a bit of white lace. Mild English hops in aroma. Very smooth drinking, sessionable, and leaving a bit dry palate. A very good ESB. My be aye 3k.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a mostly translucent deep copper with golden highlights and a medium creamy/bubbly off white head that left spotty lacing. Aroma of caramel, toffee, nuts, orange, other citrus, floral and lightly bready. Flavor of lightly toasted malt, caramel, toffee, hard pretzels, some nuts, pine, light grapefruit, hop flavor, some hop bitterness but balanced nicely by the lightly sweet and toasty malt profile. One of the best, if not the best ESBs I have had. Sessionable, yet packed with flavors and aroma.
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