Anderson Valley Boont ESB

Brewed by Anderson Valley Brewing Company
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Boonville, California USA

Golden colored. Tons of floates and suspended particles throughout. Head is white, small, and drops to a thin ring. Honey and caramel malt aroma. Hop flavor initially, which quickly fades to sweet malt, then bounces back and forth (hops, malt, hops malt, etc). Tremendous balance. However, it gets docked a point for a sour, wet grain finish that is a tad undesirable.

Amber in color with a creamy head and good lacing. Nose and flavor are a good balance of malt and hops. Finish is hoppy and dry.

fresh from the tap from our local pub this beer looked good.... brown brew with off white head. a distinct bitter flavor contrasted well with the hoppiness. i noted some sourness .....very different.

Full 12 oz. Bottle, 14 Nov. ’05. As good an ESB as I’ve found, frankly, though I’ve probably not had that many. Golden body rendered a bit cloudy from floating particulates. In a Bitburger glass, it offers a thick, fluffy off-white head that helps concentrate a lot of nice hop flavor, Not sure what distinguishes this from an APA, per haps that there’s a sharp Northwestern hop profile, but it tends more towrd the English side, too; just tasty bitterness over a citrusy subnote. Malts and alcohol are nice and smooth in contrast to the hops. More western in character than, say, a Goose Honker’s Ale. Just great beer drinking pleasure thoughout the glass.<hr>Original rating 3.6, with sampler-sized taste from bottle, 12 Jan ’04. First of several bitters sampled at our homebrew club meeting, so my notes are not copious: Light brown color with thin head. Bitterness is more "straight," like a traditional bitter, with less of a hoppy nose, at least IMHO.

This was certainly more bitter than many of the English bitters Ive had. It reminded me more of a west coast IPA. Appearance is golden with a good head and lacing. Aroma is citrus, hops, and strangely enough some cheese. Flavor is hoppy and sour with some pine notes. Whether its an IPA or a bitter its still a great beer.

orangey color. reminds me of those chocolate orange balls for some reason. hoppy smell with an undercurrent of cheesesteak. don't ask me why i smell that. pretty good balance of malt and hops. very similar to an ipa. not the best but very good

Pours light orange with a bit of malt taste. Small head (is this an Anderson Valley trademark?). Bitter with alcohol taste.

deep gold colour, off white head. aroma of earthy malt, mild citrus, celery and leafy hop. sweet and sour malt flavour with a bit of a burnt hop flavour. nice.