 ElGaucho (1721), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Jul 8, 2004
Smells of hops and toffee, with smoke. Very nice and unique aroma. Dark amber/orange in color. Fair amount of visible carbonation; off-white head. Good hop presence. Very good ESB. More of a West Coast flavor compared to say, Fullers ESB. Must be the hop variety. Excellent. One of the best ESB’s I’ve had, and with only one previous rating, this is an undiscovered diamond in the rough.
Sledge Jr (2720), Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Apr 6, 2006 On tap at the brewpub. This is a beautiful beer! Thick white head. Good retention. Possibly more carbonation than it should have. Has an alcohol nose. Tastes a bit salty! Has a sweet finish with something of a bubblegum essence. The hop flavor is mild, but there.
aspidites (1268), manteca, California, USA
Mar 16, 2005 Very nice fruit forward ESB. Great color and body with good head retention. Great nose of mild roasts, bread and pears. Well balanced bitterness and agreat full mouthfeel and wonderfully malty clean finish. Another great beer from a world class brewer.
bb (2131), Martinez, California, USA
Sep 23, 2004 Draft. Dark amber/bronze color with alomost no head. Low key, but good somewhat malty, somewhat fruity aroma. Mellow malts and a very earthy hop flavor. Just a bit too carbonated, otherwise a very nice mouthfeel. Well done ESB - one of the better one’s I’ve had.
aceofhearts (1373), San Francisco, California, USA
Sep 9, 2004 Tap. Clear-darm amber. Nice aroma - spicy, woodiness, hints o chocolate. Thickly malty. The ESB is normally a pain in the ass style to rate because they all taste the same, but this one is kind of interesting and I rather like it.
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