 IrishBoy (2711), Bakersfield, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 16, 2006 12 oz bottle; Nose of caramelly malts and a little hops; dark amber wit a huge beige head; flavor is bitter with some caramel and spice in the background.
after4ever (2741), Brier, Washington, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Jul 19, 2006 12-oz. Pours a darkish amber with a little tan head. Sweet malt, caramel, and some fresh mown grass in the nose--Alaskan can be stingy with the aromas, so this is nice. Fizzy body; the bubbles really step through on the attack, all the way to the finish. Caramel/nougaty palate. The hops hold up from the beginning to the end--nice. Those sweet malts clamber over at the finish, though, leaving an oddly sour linger. The hops should probably have been left alone to do their thing for the finish with this one.
Sammy (3999), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 15, 2006 Small white head, very good grapefruit aroma, bitter more than malty but overall balanced. Decent nicely drinkable bitter, though a bit watery. A few days after expirey
Headbanger (1586), Aurora, Illinois, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Jul 4, 2006 12oz bottle- Aroma of hops and floral on a ruby red body with a head that dissipated quickly. A nice hoppy and malt combination. A medium bodied beer. A nice ESB.
StewardofGondor (1934), Washington Heights - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jun 23, 2006 Mostly translucent and scarlet mahogany in color with dusty ice glacier of grey for the head. Pine nuts and spruce toffee kickstart the aroma, pursued by neglected Christmas tree nurseries, rye, juniper berry and cherry cream oats. Light flavor rolls in with liquefied English toffee that’s been stowed for a year or more. Sweetened bran flakes and a piney spruce praline fulfillment. Nutmeg and pepper spice with a flavor akin to cherry butterscotch graham cracker crust. Prickly and pincing carbonation hits the palate and gives was to a semi-syrup viscosity. Hop selection seems ill-advised and it doesn’t seem to have dropped enough gravity points. Toffee, maple and a touch of Christmas spice, mulberry and brown sugar wrap-around in the finish. Thanks for the bottle, tpkenned!
elektrogeist (158), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 21, 2006 12 oz bottle from lee’s liquor: A high quality ESB from Alaskan brewery, still some haze floating around after the pour-perhaps not filtered. Big hop flavor but not overpowering, with just the proper amount of malt. Good example of the style.
Hoss (602), Florida, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 14, 2006 A fine example of the Brits style redone with that NW flavor. I found it very enjoyable wish it was available in Florida
anaheim1983 (111), Anaheim, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 13, 2006 twelve ounce bottle, nice light yellow with floral nose, crisp bitterness and a slight toffee aftertaste, Excellent crisp hoppy brew
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