 MayorQuimby (100), Santa Barbara, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 14, 2005 Bottle. Pours a light amber color, thin white head, without much lacing. Aroma is nice and malty, fruity and estery, I really liked the aroma. Bitter flavor, but there’s enough malt to back it up, some woody and spicy flavors in there too. Finish is bitter, and some fruity characteristics come through in there. Very smooth, good carbonation levels, mouthfeel is about the right level for an ESB. One of the better ESB’s that I’ve had, as good as the Rogue and much better than Fuller’s in my opinion.
sprinkle (114), Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 13, 2005 Updated: Apr 2, 2005I don’t know if this was a bad bottle. Low carbonation, little to no head. Color is good, but almost nothing on the nose. Taste there is a little mid palate, saltyness on the outside back of the tongue, malts do not come through like they should.
LilKem (1210), Marietta, Ohio, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 12, 2005 this was pretty rockin. i actually made mike switch with me lol. my 101st and it was smooth bitter and had a clean finish
mjg74 (2001), La Mesa, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 8, 2005 Updated: Mar 9, 2007Pours a brownish/orange sort of color. Fair amount of foam. Aroma is malty and sort of sour. Mild malty flavor. Malty bitter finish. Hint of hops towards the end. Pretty good ESB.
Maxamillion (103), Glendora, California, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 3, 2005 Pours dark amber color. Subtle aroma of hops. Not very complex but pretty well balanced though. Nice smooth beer though. Good for sessions.
highalphafan (18), albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 26, 2005 Pours a deep copper hue. Nose is bready with fruit undertones. Not incredibly complex, but I’ve never heard of an ESB that was. Overall this would be a great session beer if I could get it in 6 packs.
Sammy (4070), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 26, 2005 somewhat bitter and not complex. But went well with various lunch dishes. Rather mild Malty and floral and understated fruitiness. Thanks Don for bringing back fresh from San Diego!
egajdzis (3645), Spring Mount, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 13, 2005 Poured a hazy, copper color with a small, off white, bubbly head that left light lacing on the glass. Malty aroma, possibly some chocolate or roasted malt, and underlying citrus hops. The sweet caramel malts came to the front, balanced by fruity yeast, and faint hop bitterness. Smooth and quaffable.
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