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Elysian The Wise Extra Special Bitter

Elysian The Wise Extra Special Bitter

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A Premium Bitter/ESB brewed by
Elysian Brewing Co.

Seattle, Washington USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

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2283.54/5.03.53/5.05.9%94.9English pint P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A malty, reddish-copper-colored ale with strong hop character, allusive to the goddess Athena, patroness of warriors, weaving and wisdom. Bittered with Chinook and finished with Cascade and Columbus hops. Gold Medal Winner 2003 & 2004 GABF ESB Category.

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 alexanderj (1420), San Diego, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20

Sep 26, 2008  
On tap at O’Briens. Poured a dark caramel orange, with a smallish whie head. Aroma of toffee, caramel, grass, fruit and citrus. Flavor was well hopped for the style, almost as much as an IPA. Nice balanced flavor with caramel and then grassy and fruity. Just solid, clean flavors; really good for the style.

 cbeers21 (456), Miami, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Nov 28, 2008  
tap @ brewery. Nice golden pour with retention on glass. Restrained malts and decent hops are well balanced but a little subdued. Overall a nice brew with a clean finish after a toasty malty biscuity touch while allowing for a little hop wiggle-room.


 crazyvin (1118), New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Nov 21, 2008  
Poured a nice coppery color with a slghtly off white head that had some retention. Aroma had nice rich hop notes as well as earthy malt notes. Flavor had a decent hop kick with some malts to balance it out. The malt notes were not the sweet kind. The finish was nice and dry.


 Beardface (259), Eugene, Oregon, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Oct 26, 2008  
Big and full earthy scents with some citrus thrown in for good measure. Lightly flecked with something throughout the flavor, but whatever it is the sensation isn’t unpleasant. Well balanced and pretty solid overall.


 michael-pollack (1597), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/102/513/20
Oct 23, 2008  
22oz. Bottle: Sweet aroma. Smells of malts, citrus, grapefruit, hops, light butter, toasting, and some bread. Poured amber in color with a small, creamy, rocky, off-white head that diminished but left a film that lasted throughout. Clear. Slightly sparkling. Good to very good lacing. Tiny particles throughout. Flavor is lightly sweet. Tastes of malts, toasting, hops, pine, resin, tar, light citrus, and buttery yeast. Medium body. Thin body. Average carbonation. Malty, hoppy, finish.


 blipp (961), Grand Island, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Oct 20, 2008  
Bottle. Pours orange amber with an off white head. The aroma is floral and earthy with some sweeter caramel notes. The flavor is a tad acidic, floral hoppy and just enough malt to balance. Pretty good.



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