 stegosaurus (1883), Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA
Jun 5, 2008
Bottle sampled with Mad Indian. Pours Copper with a small off-white head. Aroma of caramel malts, citrus, slight fruit, and floral hops. The flavor has some slight sweetness to it, slight fruit, caramel, and floral bitterness in the finish. Slight thin body, decent brew.
Cletus (3602), Connecticut, USA
Jan 6, 2009 Pours copper with a thin tan head. Smells rosey and spicy. Tastes sweet and rosey with some sugary splashes and earthiness present on the finish.
ROGUE (387), Newark, Delaware, USA
Dec 26, 2008 12oz bottle. Pours a copper color with thin tan head that fades to a thin layer of foam. The aroma is a touch of hops atop a solid malt background that produces strong caramel aromas and a touch of fruit. The taste is very strong roasted malt up front, followed by a healthy dose of pine. A bit of sweetness can be detected after a few drinks.
webjedi (248), Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Nov 29, 2008 Tasty, definitely a pretty good attempt at an American-style ESB. Proper slightly sweet malt and a good bite of hops. I think the EKG is the nice finish on it. (Fresh from Brewery - Growler 11/28/2008)
GAManiac (527), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Nov 20, 2008 Bottle courtesy of mymrnngjckt poured into a pint glass.
Pours a clearish tea-colored amber with a one inch off-white head that lingers for a while. The constant stream of bubbles from the bottom feed a swirl in the middle throughout.
Some earthy hops open up the aroma with some caramel malts and toasted grains in the background. There also seem to be some spices in the mix as well.
The taste has a bitter zing up front with a solid grain presence and some earthy hops. There is a slightly peppery and dry finish. All the flavors really meld together in this one - very nice.
The mouthfeel is medium bodied with tons of carbonation and very tingly throughout.
This is a great bitter and probably one of the better Scratch series brews as an example of its style. Very solid.
Beerlando (1563), Orlando, Florida, USA
Nov 18, 2008 The body shows just a glimmer of a light haze, dark reddish-amber in color. A crown of spongy, beige colored foam is well retained, sticking around for a good while. Jagged, splotchy ribbons of lace coat the glass very well. The aroma is fruitier than expected, notes of orange marmalade and grapefruit rind showing amidst wet, grassy hops and toasty biscuit malts. Robust, well balanced flavors include a toasted caramel and biscuit malt base, with more of the bitter, grassy, citrus hops immediately following. There’s a distinct, lactic creaminess that carries forward into a substantial, well balanced body. The brilliance here is the mirage that the full flavor and ample body creates. The brew tastes and feels bigger than it is, which is difficult to achieve. This reminds me of Surly’s Bitter Brewer, just slightly less extraordinary. Great session beer.
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