 urbnhautebourg (974), Annapolis, Maryland, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 6, 2002 Aroma is fairly malty, with some caramel and dark fruit notes. More malty than most called ESB. Bready flavors dominating and framed by dark fruit malts. Pleasant and well made.
Duffbeer (192), Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 25, 2002 A nice ESB.
hopscotch (5482), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 18, 2002 Updated: Jun 23, 2003This beer rocks.
Same beer as Crooked River ESB. Same facilities, same ingredients, same recipe, slightly different bottle and different label. The aroma is moderately malty and hoppy. Strong nose, alcohol and cocoa come through. The color is a perfect, sparkling copper. The flavor is heavily malty with milk chocolate notes (yum) and pretty well hopped. Almost perfectly balanced, although just a hair on the bitter side of the fence. Full, creamy mouthfeel. Fizzy carbonation. The finish is crisp, lightly bitter and dry. Excellent, malty brew. World class!
Panzuriel (993), Westerville, Ohio, USA
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 2/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 |
Aug 21, 2002 Light red-brown with nice head. Strong, sharp and hoppy smell. Mostly harmless with a bitter hint rising in the aftertaste. Bark of this beer is worse than its bite. Not entirelly a pleasant experience.
snyderceo (7), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
does not count  | 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Aug 2, 2002 This product has been dramatically improved. What a great price point! Makes for a winning combination.
JMerritt (1318), Macomb, Illinois, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jul 6, 2002 Clear red, extremely small white head. Awesome aroma: very sweet and sugary with hints of licorice. Very ’bready’ flavor, reminded me of gingerbread; yeasty as well as hoppy. Immediate aftertaste is moderately hoppy. Nice. My first from Blue Ridge.
SirHopsAlot (44), Cockeysville, Maryland, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 22, 2002 I really enjoyed this beer when I tried it this time around. The bottle I had was very fresh. The beer had nice fruit driven hops and good malt. I have had the beer in the past and it was only OK. But Blue Ridge is really making some great strides in the recent past. I hope they keep up the good work.
21iceman40 (1731), vienna, West Virginia, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 20, 2002 This one was alright, but i’m finding it really hard to remember anything special about it. The alcohol part was solid, i can tell you that at least.
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