 Beer Guy99 (250), Maineville, Ohio, USA
Oct 18, 2002 Just wanted to re-rate and express my satisfaction that this great beer won the gold medal at the 2002 Great American Beer Festival a couple of weeks ago (Extra Special) Strong Bitter category.
This is the best ESB I’ve ever tried. If you love a beer with great malty depth and plenty of delicious hops, this is the beer for you. Forget Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, if you had a Crooked River ESB, you’d never look back, I promise. I could drink this beer and this beer alone for the rest of my life - it’s that damn good!
ultraspank (856), Dublin, Ohio, USA
Jun 1, 2002 The last offering I tried from my beer of the month club shipment (I have a knack for
saving the best for last). This brew pours from the bottle a clear copper orange. The
titanic fluffy off-white head is fully lasting, and has decent lacing. The rich and clean nose
is spicy and rewarding with an abundance of grapefruit. The outstanding flavor has a
balance and complexity that is in a word - uber. Best described as sweet, warm, spicy, and
flowery with moderate acidity. The flavor is one you won’t soon forget. The finish is long
and very well balanced. The medium body is creamy and lively with a clean and lightly
alcoholic feel to the finish. This brew is hugely quaffable, and as I have a graduation party
to attend this evening, I am thankful that I only had 3 bottles in my shipment, as 6 or more
would have prevented me from going anywhere today. Superb!! This is THE session brew of the century. The best brew I have had in quite some time. It’s MONSTER brews like this (and the ones from Great Lakes) that make me thankful to reside in Ohio.
STUARTMILLER (10), flushing, New York, USA
May 15, 2002 Why can’t I get this in NYC? A great American ESB. Got mine through a beer club and 3 weren’t enough. Had to get a few cases right away! If you like bitters go out and find this one any-which-way you can!
bwilson (14), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Oct 28, 2002 I really like this beer. What a nice, full, dry-hopped nose, with a big, rich, malty body to match. A pleasure!
ravidesai (915), Bombay, India
Nov 4, 2001 A really good micro ESB. very british. amber color, thin head.
great hop bouquet and a complex taste that has a some malt but lots of great floral hops. very good stuff here - arguably the best american ESB
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