 kp (8399), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Sep 1, 2007 Updated: Sep 14, 2008Name: Belk’s ESB
Date: 07/22/1996
Mode: Bottle
Source: Chevy Chase, DC
Appearance: slightly hazy yellow, whispy head,
Aroma: sweet malt aroma with light hop accents,
Body: big body,
Flavor: good malt flavor with tasty bitterness lasting through the aftertaste
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Score: **+/4
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The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.
lunchbox582 (22), St. Clair Shores, Michigan, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 30, 2007 Updated: Aug 31, 200712 oz bottle, poured, from Embassy Market, Roseville, MI. Hazy, dark gold color with a lasting off-white head. Decent lacing on glass. Aroma of malt, and don’t judge if you can’t get the same effect, caramel apple. Taste is, what can I say, bitter, go figure, with a good amount of malt to accompany. I enjoyed this ESB, yet others, including Fullers, still did more for me.
marcus (1864), Sacramento, California, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 21, 2007 This golden ale poured with a decent off-white head and a barnyard hoppy aroma. It is actually quite bitter even for an ESB, but there is a nice malt balance.
jstraw (765), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 19, 2007 Updated: Nov 18, 2009Hazy orange-amber with good, foamy beige head / Sweet and sour malt nose / Medium body, some sweetness and creamy, with good balance of sour, earthy malts with smooth, dry hops on the good finish / Floral, honied flavors of grapefruit, orange, toast, burnt sugar, and dry hops / A very nice example.
¾ (4999), Colorado, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 18, 2007 12oz bottle
Nose is considerably hoppy, with a nicely balanced combination of rusty, metallic blood orange/nuts and a slight bit of mandarin orange, grapefruit and other citrus. Heavy notes of nut bread tasted and smelled, with a toasted bread crust flavor, starchy and bitter on the tongue, very full in the mouth, wonderfully bitter, wonderfully malty. This one really surprised me. I love it.
IrishBoy (2712), Bakersfield, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 7, 2007 22 oz bomber; says Belk’s ESB on label and in picture; correction sent in; nose of grainy hay and light hops; Orange-gold with a medium off-white head; flavor of hop bitterness, caramel, with an apricot fruity note, getting more bitter as it warms; finish is light bitterness.
nearbeer (1834), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 31, 2007 Updated: Feb 21, 2009Bottle. Burnt orange and clear with a medium and lasting head. Aromas of pine resin, light citrus and caramel. Flavors of pine resin, orange peel, caramel, light cocoa and bitterish, grassy tea. Smooth, dry and light-medium bodied.
beerme420 (50), Corona, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 29, 2007 you can taste the malt in this beer. amber color with a dry hoppy finish. not a strong beer but with a hint of bitterness
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