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5 Seasons 285 Gridlock ESB 3.08 6

5 Seasons 285 Gridlock ESB


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63.42/5.03.08/5.05%NAEnglish pint
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This is a traditional English style ale brewed with four malts and four hops. The complex malt character and deep copper color balances with the mild English hops delivering a smooth finish. Alcohol runs about 5% and the carbonation is relatively low. Enjoy a few! Cheers!
 lithy (1725), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 19, 2009  
Red-orange, sticky beige head. Toasty, grainy, grassy aroma. Taste is mostly sweet caramel, a bit metallic, bitter, grassy, some apples and fruit.


 smcolw (357), Wayland, Massachusetts, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/517/20
Oct 24, 2009  
This turned out to be my favorite beer in the flight of five I had here on 9/17/09. The flavor profile is closer to the American ingrediants of a pale ale than to a British ESB. Both the smell and the flavor are quite earthy. The color of the brew is light brown (and cloudy). Nice lace. The finish features a bittering hop that has some staying power in the aftertaste. The balance is pleasant and would make it easy to keep ordering.


 Hank1980 (764), Athens, Georgia, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/513/20
Sep 13, 2009  
On tap at Prado. Poured a clearish brown with a small off-white head. Aroma is malty, toasty, earthy, lightly hopped, and lightly bitter. Taste is very malty, with toasted bread notes and bitter notes as well. A relatively simple and refreshing brew. Mouth is smooth and the body is average. Overall, a decent brew.


 Cybercat (806), Georgia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/514/20
Aug 23, 2009  
Pours an appetizing transparent mahogany with a fairly thick pale beige head. Aroma is malty with hints of cinnamon and a touch of hops. Flavor is malty with an undertone of spice and a little hop bitterness, satisfying if not complex. Texture is fairly smooth and nicely tingly and edgy. Definitely worth a try.


 ChainGangGuy (2580), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Aug 21, 2009  
Appearance: Lightly hazed, brown body with a nice coating layer of ivory-colored foam on top. Smell: Bready, toasty malts with a hint of dark brown sugar. Light notes of fruit and earthy, herbaceous English-minded hops. Taste: Pale malts with tastes of darkened bread crusts and biscuits. Light thriving taste of brown sugar for a touch of added sweetness. Faint fruitiness. Earthy, leafy hops with a medium-light bitterness. Finishes bitter, finishes drying. Mouthfeel: Medium-light body. Medium-low carbonation. Drinkability: Certainly more enjoyable than a trip across I-285 regardless of day or time. As with the Farmhouse Ale, I’m still stuck listening to the virtues of Eckhart Tolle from a plastered bar patron and getting further book recommendations. He suggests we visit the nearby bookstore Phoenix ’n’ Dragon, which sounds more like a Chinese restaurant to me. In fact, I’m getting hungry just thinking about it! He’s an interesting character, but that’s probably true of most of the patrons of the Phoenix ’n’ Dragon.


 kp (8396), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Aug 9, 2009  

Date: July 26, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: clear dark amber, fine beige head, streaks of lace
Aroma: earthy aroma, light sweet caramel, nice bready character
Flavor: rich malt flavor, lots of earthyness, nice sweet caramel brings out a bready character, a bite of earthy cheddar cheese brings out a rich caramel sweetness in the beer
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+/4



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