TaxiDriver (908), Stadland, Germany May 13, 2007 Bottle. A rather red colour with a fast disappearing head, very malty aroma. The taste is also rather malty, a typical british ale - not bad but nothing special. A everyday beer Cobra (1060), In a van, down by the river, Maryland, USA May 13, 2007 Large stubby bottle. No freshness date seen. Poured out a deep burnt amber color, with a minimal tan colored head. Aromas are of burnt sugars, dry oak logs, musty basements.
Flavors are of chalk, burnt wood, dry oak leaves. Medium mouthfeel. Medium body. Not a good ESB in my book.
Too dry & astringent for my tastes. Moz (613), Gothenburg, Sweden May 12, 2007 Bottle. Dark amber colour with a tan head. Malty bready aroma with dried fruits. Malty flavour with a nice bitterness. tarjei (1741), Bryne, Norway Apr 28, 2007 Updated: May 4, 200750 cl can, 4,3% (Norwegian). Cloudy amber with off-white head.Fruity malt, ok bitterness. A bit thin, watery body. I want more bitterness in my bitter. redlem (1155), Illinois, USA Apr 27, 2007 Can. Pours a dark cherry wood color with a farily large beige head. Aroma is slight musty grass, fruit. Taste mild grass hops with some caramel. Finish is mildly dry. In between the sip and finish there was a very distinct layer of water as far as feel and taste ( as in liquid with no taste) very odd as it happened only a couple of times. merlin48 (509), New Tazewell, Tennessee, USA Apr 17, 2007 Bottle pours a clear mahogany body with a one finger beige head. Sheet lacing left behind. Aroma of bready toasty crystal malt and floral and spicy hops. Faint note of mineral in the taste, joining with bitter unripe pears, toasty malt, and dominating floral and spicy hop bitterness. A decent English bitter. bu11zeye (5430), Frisco, Texas, USA Apr 14, 2007 (Bottle) Pours a clear amber body with a small beige head. Aroma of caramel, light toastiness, and notes of fruit. Flavor of caramel, hops, and nuts. robinvboyer (1419), Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada Apr 9, 2007 not much of an aroma, you typical bitter, dry ESB smell. Flavou is much the same, nothing special, english hops, and a nice malt barbone, kinda wattery though. A decent ESB.
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