 decaturstevo (2010), decatur, Tennessee, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 6, 2008 At bp. Deep amber/brownish pour with gooey white head. Rich sweet malt nose. Rich malt flavor with a very good finishing bitter, mild but lasting. Just a tad thin and carbonation is just a tad fizzy but not bad. Solid ESB with good flavor a crisp clean drinker.
CaptainCougar (5532), Rockville, Maryland, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 2, 2008 Pours a transparent dark copper amber with a stringy-lacing off-white head. Aroma of toasty nutty pale malt and some English hops. Starts semi-sweet and toasty with a bigger bittering hop presence taking over near the finish. Has some mild earthy grapefruity character as well. Pretty true to style and drinkable.
MartinT (5075), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 14, 2008 My Bottom Line:
Wooden hoppiness is carefully inserted into the toasted bread maltiness in this balanced and well-fed ESB.
Further Personal Perceptions:
-A veil of foam covers the clear copper, drawing decent lacing.
-Light caramel maltiness is found, but it barely creates more complexity.
-The finishing wooden, leafy hop bitterness is polite.
-This is very clean and well crafted, but in the end it remains somewhat forgettable.
-If this is one of their lowest rated beers, I can’t wait to try all of the other ones!
On tap at The Flying Saucer in Charlotte.
wilkie (1193), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 13, 2007 Draught at Tyr Na Nog. Pours dark brown with a medium off-white head. Aroma is malty, with caramel, some chocolate. Flavor is malty with a slight but of floral bitterness. Maltyness is well-balanced. Drinkable and fairly good overall.
SynergyXJ (506), Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Oct 8, 2007 Draught at Moondog, CLT, NC Deep maroon pour, thick lasting head. Pretty malty aroma and flavor, decent balance. Decent, probably wouldn’t try again.
DragonStout (1380), Pataskala, Ohio, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Sep 27, 2007 Sampled at the Brewpub.poured a dark amber with a small head that dissipated quickly.Cereal and nuts on the aroma. Flavor was malty with nuts and hops.The finish was bitter.
kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Sep 1, 2007 Date: 09/22/2006
Mode: Draft
Source: Mellow Mushroom, Asheville
clear dark amber, whispy head, nice bitter hop flavor with a long bitter finish, good dry carmel malt, the definitive esb
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4
tronraner (1938), Seymour, Tennessee, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jul 24, 2007 Draught at the brewpub. Pours amber with small ecrue head. The aroma is earthy with some caramel, some spice. The flavor is cedar, spicy hops, toffee, some burnt toast in the finish, and some woody hop bitterness. Ok.
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