 joeneugs (370), Livermore, California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 27, 2009 Dusty hop aroma with a touch of caramel, citrus peel, and pine. Pours clear golden with a large off white head. The flavor is dry and soapy with some nice malt/hop balance. Earthy bitter finish.
Marsiblursi (1653), Göteborg, Sweden
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 25, 2009 (Bottle) Pours deep golden with medium off-white head. The aroma is of floral, spicy and light citric hops. Some cookie tones from the too clean malt. Light doughy yeast alongside light fruitiness. Lemon and oranges. Light oxidized. Almost a bit vegetal and metallic. The flavour is light to medium sweet, medium bitter and light acidic. Citric, resinous and light floral with hard, cookie-like malt. The finish is drier with a medium to heavily grapefruit peel/earthy/piny (lingering) bitterness. The mouthfeel starts soft but the finish is too astringent. Medium carbonation. Medium bodied. The bitterness is a bit out of balance, as many other Anderson Valley beers.
tarjei (1758), Bryne, Norway
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 25, 2009 355 ml bottle at home. Clear golden/light amber color, fine white head. Aroma is moderate and fine hops and fruit. Flavor is light but very fine malty sweetness and fine hops. Bitter finish, but far from extreme.
Sigmund (2300), Hafrsfjord, Norway
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 23, 2009 12 fl. oz. bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 6.8%. Hazy golden colour, big white head. Moderate but pleasant aroma of fruity American hops. The flavour has first a distinct malty sweetness, immediately followed by a powerful hoppiness. Overwhelmingly bitter finish and aftertaste with grapefruity and resinous notes, even hints of wormwood..
blipp (1734), Newark, New Jersey, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 21, 2009 Bottle. Golden amber with an off white head. Toffee sweet malt aroma with some herbal and floral hoppy notes. Balanced flavor, with bready and toffee like malt and a hint of floral hops. Decent.
Maverick34 (716), New York, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 16, 2009 Poured palish, hoppy notes. Not a whole lot of toffee or anything else and overhopped. More like an american IPA than an ESB to me.
TheGrandMaster (1873), Auckland, New Zealand
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 6, 2009 It turned me on with its big pillowy head. And the nose lead me on further, with orange and pine with caramel. And on the palate there is a creamy version of the same flavours, with the malt a bit bready. I like the balance of the malt and hops, I think it is a bit hard done by,
Frovigalning (464), , Sweden
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 2/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 3, 2009 It poured a clear golden liquid with a small white foam. Weak smell of hops and malt. Medium smooth mouthfeel, medium body and medium bitterness. Taste of malt, bread and hops.
|
Statistics
Find This Beer (Want/Have)