 GMCC2181 (862), Bear/Elkton, Delaware, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 29, 2009
Bottle picked up at SL, drank at home, intially shared by roberto! Nice orange color, good head. Aroma of roasted malts and some hops. Taste close to the nose. I am not a fan of ESB’s but this is really nice. Nice maltiness, nice hop balance, floral and some piney notes. Medium texture, easy to drink. Overall I was really impressed with this beer.
willblake (2177), Belcamp, Maryland, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 15, 2009 20091115 12oz bottle from State Line. I’ve been hoping to come across something from these guys to help decide if I want to make the 2+ hr trek to the brewery. Dark amber, the color of a beer bottle, with a medium to small but lingering off white head of tight, lacing foam. Aroma is toasty and fruity, bread with marmalade, basic forest-like aromas. Body is a bit spritzy and somewhat light bodied, or at least it feels that way due to heavy handed carbonation. Flavors in line with aromas, light late malt sweetness is cut by eff and a quick leafy bitterness. Nice enough beer for a quaff but I bet it would be worlds better on cask where the mouthfeel could be toned down a bit. I don’t think a drive down to the brewery would be a mistake, that’s for sure.
Cletus (5055), Connecticut, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 17, 2009 Sample at the tasting room. Pours amber/mahogany with a tan head. Smells rosey and earthy. Tastes of caramel, some earthy hints, some floral elements. Enjoyable.
NomDeBeer (400), Maryland, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 12, 2009 Taste is caramel and citrus hops. Medium body and carbonation. Smooth easy drinking beer, pretty good.
scottw86 (182), Maryland, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 9, 2009 Draft at Phillips. Poured a dark amber with a large off-white head. Aroma is mainly of darker malts and pretty sweet. Some slight fruit as well. Taste is sweet with lots of caramel. Some spices and grassy flavors. Finish is hoppy and more bitter. It had a strange fruity characteristic that I couldn’t put my finger on. Overall pretty good.
CaptainCougar (5472), Rockville, Maryland, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 3, 2009 On tap at Frisco Grille: Slightly hazy dark copper amber with a well-lacing airy froth of light tan head. Has a lightly sweet grainy dark caramel and toasty pale malty nose. Starts with good malty fullness with some dark caramel and light fruity sweetness with good resiny piny hop balance with a hint of milk chocolate before a drier bittersweet finish. Pretty good and drinkable ESB.
l1br4r14n (286), Washington, Washington DC, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 22, 2009 Fits the profile of an ESB pretty well, nothing outstanding except an emphasis on the hop bitterness.
KnN (738), Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 21, 2009 On tap at the Tasting room in Delmar. Poured a nice dark golden color with a thin off white head. aroma was some nice cirus hops with a good biscuit malty background. Finish was the perfect amount of bitterness for an ESB. Very nice offering from this brewery.
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