 jstraw (468), Oak Park, Illinois, USA
Sep 17, 2008 Bomber at Jerry’s. Muddy dark gold with big, floatsam off-white head / Faint hop nose / Light to medium body, lively but delicate carbonation, with long and dry finish / Complex, Belgian-like flavors of brett, dried mushrooms, and dry hops, with long and dry, lightly bitter finish / Surprisingly outstanding - blind would guess a farmhouse ale.
mmm///beer (573), Austin, Texas, USA
Jul 27, 2008 (Sampled 7-14-08 at brewery) Transparent light amber in color, small aroma of malt and hops, some lacing noted. Hits the mouth with high-medium body, malt is light on the tongue, very light sweetness in the middle, hard hop on the finish. Not brewed to style- mild letdown.
kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Sep 1, 2007 Name: ESB
Date: 07/26/2003
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Nashville
light amber, fhothy white head, light sweet malt aroma, light carmel malt flavor with the perfect level of esb hops, light bitter finish
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Score: ***/4
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The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.
jcr (849), Jasper, Indiana, USA
Apr 17, 2007 Draft. I have always enjoyed ESBs that exhibit a balanced presentation of malts and hops. Brownings ESB rendition leans heavily toward the bittering hop side, or at least this batch did. It was more similar to an American pale ale than an ESB. Small, creamy, off-white head. Clear, amber body. The nose presented grapefruit and orange peel with other notes of flowers and grass. The flavor was midly sweet and heavily bitter and lightly acidic. Medium body, moderate carbonation. This was just too overpowering on the hop side.
SpudClampDawg (945), Jasper, Indiana, USA
Apr 16, 2007 Draft @ the Jazz Factory: Murky amber pour with a sparse white head. The aroma is harsh with heavy hop resins - grass and perfume overpower the suble caramel notes. The insane bitterness continues in the body, with an onslaught of fresh cut grass, sour grapefruit and citrus rind. There is a nice layer of flowery hops and honey malts beneath, but the bittering hops simply take over. A bit out of whack for me.
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