Barleys J. Scott Francis ESB

Objectively speaking: An alright ESB which I was sure I had mistaken for another when I saw this was one of the USA’s ahemm... the world’s highest rated.
I like: I must say it was possibly the finest glass I had at Barley’s number 1. Nize hazy orange looks. Fitting very lightly carbonated texture. Good balance between sweetness and dryness.
I dislike: Quite one-dimensional, soft and citrusy flavours (think orange) with gentle earthiness from the English hops. Juicy, yet with fair growing bitterness. Quite fresh, but not particularly inspiring, lacking any real fruity developments and avoiding the whole toasty range.

on tap at the alehouse. Pours a amber color with a white head. Nice fruity hops and very drinkable.

Cask, alehouse. Pours a deep amber color with a nice compact, cask-aled white head. Aroma is fruity, floral hops perfectly integrated with a nice deep maltiness underneath. Everything about this beer is nicely balanced, including the aroma. Taste is sweet yet bitter, fruity and hoppy though strongly malty. Very nice creamy mouthfeel. Drinkability is extremely high - I could drink this all night. The cask fits this beer extremely well. Great.

Date: 10/16/1998
Mode: Firkin
Source: Brewfest, Real Ale Festival

copper, wonderful sweet malty aroma with fresh hops, very light body, light bittering. quaffable
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Date: 03/19/2006
Mode: growler

clear amber, whispy head, light floral hop aroma, light lace, lightly sweet carmel malt flavor, nice long bitter finish,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4

On tap at Barley’s Smokehouse.Had a very soapy aroma.Pours light copper with a light off white head.Lots of malt with some slight hops in the flavor.Medium mouthfeel with a bitter finish.

Cask @ Smokehouse: Pours copper in color with an off white head. Aroma, light citrus, caramel, some bready notes. Flavor, floral, some citrus, a spice to it, nice malty backbone, really nice beer.

Draft at Smokehouse. Poured clear dark amber hue with an average frothy off-white head that Mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate aroma of citrus hops and malt. Medium body. Well balanced flavor of malt and hops with a medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration. This is a standout ESB brew.

On tap at Smokehouse. Nice copper color, no head when it arived, but left nice lacing...smelled a bit like carmel and oranges. Taste was slightly citric, caramel, with hops on the fiinish...This was very tasty!