 probstk (1064), Nepean, Ontario, Canada
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 19, 2009 500 ml can from LCBO, served at cellar temperature in a goblet. JL19/09.
App.: Deep copper and clear with a so-so off-white head.
Aroma: Inviting caramel and toffee with slight earthy tones, lightly fruity, toast, a little nutty, quite inviting.
Palate: Medium-ish body, fairly sparse carbonation.
Flav.: Burnt sugar, nutty, slightly fruity, not as sweet as the nose, some nice green and peppery hop aromas; dry with some bitterness and lingering light brown sugar.
I enjoy this on tap as well and would like to compare can to keg. Guess I’ll have to sneak a can into the bar sometime...
Ferociousaurus (35), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 18, 2009 Pour is a red amber with little head and lacing to speak of. Smell is fruity with a good, understated malt presence. Taste is very malty with a little bit of hop kick that is quite pleasant. Roasty and delicious. I’m a fan.
MrRoss (617), Delta, British Columbia, Canada
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 16, 2009 This one poured a well-carbonated clear, dark copper colour with a modest foamy tan head. The head had an all to short life, and left just a hint of lacing as it departed. Aroma was barely detectable, with perhaps an inkling of malt. Taste was much more to my liking, with some nice malting evident. A nice, refreshing beer.
Hopper (336), San Antonio, Texas, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 16, 2009 Pours amber with not much head. The aroma is fruity & nice. The taste is slight fruit & a nice bitter taste. A nice balance between malt & hops.
Listigovers (101), Ontario, Canada
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 11, 2009 500ml can. Pours a medium brown, and crystal clear. Moderate head. Sweet aroma with malt and fruit. Boring mouthfeel, very flat and smooth. Very nice long and slightly bitter aftertaste. Medium body. Well balanced, and with a deep and fairly complex flavour. Wish I had this in a bottle instead of a can... Could probably push from very good to great. Glad I picked it up despite the lack of bottles at the store.
Quack-Duck (3294), Bodensee/Schwarzwald, Germany
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jul 10, 2009 bottle, Waitrose Sidford. Clear copper orange colour with a quickly collapsing mid-sized head. Medium-bodied, malty background with interesting flavours of walnut, liquorice, caramel, bitter chocolate, old wood and coffee. Very slightly fruity, lingering hoppy finish.
Ughsmash (4072), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jul 9, 2009 Bottled. Poured clear lighter orange with a short-lived cap of white head. The aroma picked up sweet caramel, lighter fruit, and English toffee topped by a mild array of hops (floral and orange).. sweet overall. The flavor was also on the sweet side with biscuity notes and caramel at the core.. spicy floral, earth, and fruity bitterness surrounded.. finished with toasty sweetness and light bitters. Light-medium-bodied and sweeter than expected on the palate, also with less bitterness than expected.. still a decent beer. Maybe I had an old bottle...
Pawola22 (778), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jul 9, 2009 On tap at the Flying Saucer in KC. Pours a clear copper body with a creamy, beige, finger-width head that dissipates quickly and leaves a light lacing. Aroma is fainter with mostly deep caramels and a bit of fruit and hop bitterness. Flavor is much nicer. Very full malted and balanced. Deep caramels with some crystal toffees. A good amount of even hop bitterness that still goes well with the big malt body. Some fruits and a light chocolate. Finishes smooth and creamy with a slightly chewy malt before slowly drying and leaving a malty, light fruit bitterness with a medium duration. Overall, a simple, but tasty ESB. Malty with a satisfying bitterness. Nothing too crazy, but well done and solid.
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