 11026 (1799), Alabama, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 28, 2004 Bottle. Nice ESB. Floral hoppy aroma. Medium amber colored with white head. Hops seem to take top billing with flavor and aroma but the malt bill is sufficient to balance this one out nicely!
giarcsr (103), Carlsbad, California, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 19, 2004 Good reddish-brown color with a sligthly bitter malty flavor to it. Nothing strong or lasting, but enough there so that you really notice the flavor. Decent beer overall, but I wouldn’t rate it as one of alesmiths better beers.
biermonk (259), San Francisco, California, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 26, 2004 NIcely played...Slight herbal and hop aromas...Dark amber color. Starts sweetly with frit esters...Good hop character present, add some rich maltiness...followeed by a ni9ce clean finish...Excellent beer
joss (3667), Garching b. München, Germany
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 24, 2004 Bottle
Herbal hop, caramel and session style spicyness.
Hazy orange brown, nice creamy cover.
Grassy and pine hop notes, a bit nut on a solid malt base,all nicely balanced.
Sparkly mouthfeel, slowly fading grassy hops.
Very nice and soothing my soul after having to pay 5$ for a SNPA at the conference reception this evening....
omhper (12218), Stockholm, Sweden
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 11, 2004 Sampled draught at Stuffed Sandwich, Greater Los Angeles.
Nut brown, creamy head. Restrained sweetness. Deep pleasant malt character with well balanced flowery hop character and pleasant orangey finish with good bitterness. And here wai I thinking that AleSmith could only excel at weirdo over-the-top style beers, then they do the best non-cask bitter I’ve ever had...
Crosling (1854), Loveland, Colorado, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 3, 2004 Bright copper with purple highlights.
Tons of fruity esters in the aroma accompanied by lots of toasted malts, a smoked woodiness and some spicy notes. Smells like a fruit shake.
Top is a gliding caramel and toffee sweetness. Unbelieveably smooth. Fruity hop flavor. Spicy, citrus-like notes. Moderate carbonation.
A great beer. Easily the best of the style I have ever had.
Odeed (1673), Bakersfield, California, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 2, 2004 nice copper color with white head.this esb has a very nice aroma.it has a very smooth body with a nutty after taste.excellent!
biz82 (1328), austin, Texas, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 1, 2004 Sweet, earthy, grainy, slightly toasted aroma. Hazy amber color. Thin white determined head. Ample carbonation. Starts off soft, is a little thin in body, and finishs with a good hop bite. Has a distracting metallic/acrid after taste. Over all not bad but couldn’t hold a candle to Fuller’s.
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