 gotbeach (138), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 7, 2008 On tap at Alesmith. Pours dark red with an off white lasting head. Hop and cherry aroma and flavors with a bitter finish.
joohefner (380), Isla Vista, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 22, 2008 clear copper with a lasting small off white head. deep toffee and caramel aroma and a light spicy pit fruit note. medium bodied. honey, toffee, and bread flavors with a strong bitterness and very light english hop undertone. strong but easy drinking and well rounded
jgb9348 (2515), Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 |
Feb 16, 2008 Deep amber/copper coloured body with a nice tan head and a few small bubbles that constantly rise from the bottom. Aroma of nice malt, toffee, fresh english hops, caster sugar and a light apricot freshness. Medium-bodied; Good engligh hops up front that fade very quickly until there is nothing left at all except for a bit of malt. Some sugars and toffee noticeable, but once again - fade very quickly. Aftertaste is very bland and in fact pretty dissapointing. Overall, this one looks good, but the taste and palate simply aren’t up to par. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from a small liquor shop next to Hodad’s in Ocean Beach, San Diego, California on 04-December-2005.
SamGamgee (1469), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Feb 16, 2008 22oz bottle. Clear red/brown with a medium, rocky off-white head that laces a little. The aroma hit me as a little off a first, with a definite lemon iced tea character. I think its was the yeast. Kinda cool, but strange. The flavor had a little of the same, with subtle hops that balanced it out nicely. Some grape tartness too. medium body with ample but soft carbonation. An odd ESB, but very drinkable and interesting at the same time. I’ll definitely get another the next time I’m down in SD.
Goodgrief (1161), Middletown, Delaware, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 16, 2008 Nov. 2006 - Caramel color, minimal head. Mild bready aroma. Sweet malty flavor but subdued, mild hop presence, typical AleSmith yeastiness. Good but not mind boggling.
cgort (52), mission viejo, California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 11, 2008 poured a copper color with a large, fizzy head. smell of floral hops. Taste slightly sweet with a small hop flavor. To much carbonation... not bad. Overall a pleasant beer.
jcwattsrugger (5582), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 9, 2008 22oz bottle-pours a big foamy to rocky light tan head and copper color. Aroma is sweet pine/slight metallic hops, secondary medium malt-caramel. Taste is slightly sweet pine/slight metallic hops, secondary medium malt-caramel/husky (specialty malt-English?), clean. Medium body. OK/mild carbonation. Thanks to Stevo for sharing.
decaturstevo (2010), decatur, Tennessee, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 4, 2008 btl. Deep copper with hints of amber with light tan head. A bit of a roasty malt & semi sweet aroma and a bit of brown sugar. Full bodied semi sweet maltiness with a very good pleasant full bitter. Medium bodied with good carbonation. Not bad at all for an ESB. I like most everything about it.
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