 AmazonMatt (285), Panama
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 23, 2005 Updated: Mar 15, 2006Wow. I just found my favorite beer to date. Pours a copper color with an eggshell colored head that lasts through several sips and leaves some nice lacing...
There is something about the yeast and hops that Deschutes uses that I love. The yeast provides a bit of iced tea and banana hints. Compared to the IPA and PA, this beer has more of the hops --- a mix it appears of the English and Cascade hops, and as a consequence has a longer mouthfeel and aftertaste. Very nice; though it is a slow and serious beer rather than a slammer.
pinkzambia (989), Boise, Idaho, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 16, 2005 On Tap at Deschutes Brewpub: Loved it! Clear copper in color with no head or lacing. It had a sweet, woody smell with a great, bitter aftertaste. Great!
AlchemistZ (493), Richmond, Virginia, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 14, 2005 Very earthy in the nose, almost mushroom-like, with good ale yeast fruit and good malt. Amber in color with a head that pours very fat but recedes quickly then stays around. Big, long bitterness within an equally big malt that is mostly nondescript except for malt sugar and some bubblegum-like flavor. there is a subtle, distracting, untasty vegetal flavor that enters into the slightly sweet finish.
mjg74 (2000), La Mesa, California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 11, 2005 Bottled. Pours a medium amber color. Aroma is somewhat hoppy. Some hops and spice as well. Flavor is somewhat hoppy, but not super hoppy. A little bit of spice and malts.
pobenohne (504), Northern Liberties, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Aug 8, 2005 Draft at the brewpub in Bend. Fresh, nutty, and balanced ESB. Great session ale, still I’d rather have the Yards ESA.
smackie (45), St. Augustine, Florida, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 6, 2005 Nice all-around ESB. I used to like Redhook, but this taste a little more crisp and fresh. Not overpowering or stale like Fuller. Frothy head, nice lacing. Each one tastes better than the last.
fuzzywasabeer (28), boise, Idaho, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 25, 2005 12oz bronze in color, 1/2 inch head, faint orange blossom smell, tastes of bread, good even palate, hard to go wrong with deschutes.
Eyedrinkale (3209), Astoria, New York, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Apr 15, 2005 Bottle. Amber color with a rich head, producing a nice lace throughout the glass. Mellow hops and taosty malts dominate the nose. The first tatse lets me know I’m drinking a world class ESB. Silky smooth on the sweet side with bisciuty malts, and roasted grains. An awesdome use of the hops makes this my favorite ESB. Just freakin fantastic.
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