 richlikebeer (823), Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 5, 2009 on tap at inner harbor, nose was weak...some caramel, but not much else, looked great, head retention was excellent coating the glass the entire way down as I drank it. decent flavor, good balance with the caramel and bread in the front ent and the bitterness coming on strong at the tail...very strong in fact...took quite a while before the aftertaste was actually gone.
19641948 (492), Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Dec 20, 2007 Pours a clear golden amber with a head of dirty white. Laces well. Aromas of bready malt and dry cracker. Bitter flavors with sharp English hop notes cutting through the caramel bready malt base. Modest mouthfeel. Lingering bitterness. Quite nice.
kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Sep 1, 2007 Date: 08/09/2000
Mode: Draft
Source: Capitol City, DC
clear amber, frothy off white head, sweet carmel malt aroma, flavor is now sweet carmel malt with lots of low lingering bitterness, a definitive esb, lots of goldings hops
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Score: **+/4
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The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.
Ungstrup (14724), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Nov 4, 2006 An amber beer with a nice lazing beige head. The aroma is sweet with light notes of hops and citrus. The flavor is refreshingly hoppy, but a bit thin and the mouthfeel is a bit flat.
BückDich (4785), McCall, Idaho, USA
Oct 3, 2006 Bottle drank at Max’s in Baltimore
Copper color, light head, lots of lacing. The nose of bright malty and citrusy hops. Nice and rich, not too much hops though. This is what an ESB should taste like. Finish is chewy, light toffee and cocoa, some coffee and a lingering garlic and anchovie taste (hmm, wonder why?)
argo0 (6842), Washington DC, USA
Jul 23, 2006 (Baltimore) Clear amber body with soft off-white head, nice lacing. Aroma is medium sweet, earthy, biscuit. Taste is medium sweet, earthy, peach, some grapefruit, light chocolate. Light-medium body, light stickiness.
mj (4971), Colorado, USA
Jul 19, 2006 Light copper brown colored. Flavor is full of saltine crackers, nuts, graham crackers and biscuit malts. Butter and soap hop notes as well in the nose. Brash and metallic on the tongue, thick, almost viscous, with flavors of burnt oranges and copper metal hops noticed. Had a slight infection. Sampled at Capitol City in Baltimore.
TheBeerGod (3143), Newport News, Virginia, USA
Jun 27, 2006 Draft at Capitol City Brewing Inner Harbor. Ruby brown with a small tanned head. Nose is slightly hopped, toasty malts, burnt caramel, and some fruit. Taste is caramel, toasted malts, light citrus, pleasant hop bitterness, and dried dark fruits. Body is light-medium with mild carbonation feel. Finishes with more caramel notes, toasty malts, dark fruits, and flowery hops.
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