 frankenkitty (1798), Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA
Jun 21, 2006 A thin tan head over a light-hazed copper/whisky body. Aroma is strong lemon nail polish remover covering caramel malts that I can just barely detect beneath. Potent and thickly malted body with a decent hop balance before a dry, phenolic linger.
On tap at Goose Island Beer Company (Clybourn), Chicago, IL 60614
RAYBOY01 (1630), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jun 19, 2006 Non-traditional twist on the style, which I appreciated. Big PNW hoppiness...pine and grapefruit all the way. The underpinning of substantial caramel and toffee maltiness anchors the whole thing nicely. Good spin on a traditional ESB.
Cornfield (4343), Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
Jun 1, 2006 What I liked about this one was the untraditional hops used. Looks good, a deep caramel body with an off-white head. Pleasant, creamy and well-rounded malt presence, caramelly and sweet. Then the hops kick in, pine with grapefruit and a clod of earth, bittering the flavor nicely and lingering long into the finish. Well brewed. Goose Island Beer Company - Clybourn, Chicago, IL
StewardofGondor (1934), Washington Heights - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
May 30, 2006 Clybourn. Translucent and deep copper in color with a bubbly tan wrung that lies thickly on the outskirts. Desirable sweet aroma of sugary hops, tropically sweet mandarin & apricots, and a grapefruit-watermelon Jolly Rancher experiment. Flavor affirms that this is grapefruit flavored toffee. Oily hop juices slide down caramel cubes with some pulpy orange contributions and a sweet peach motif. Butterscotch with a little fire and a cosmic earthen nut grain stance. Caramel excessively added to a fresh batch of poppycock with a citric cooler to chase it into paradise. Oily, justly carbonated trickles to titillate the palate. Toffee, caramel and orange-papaya bitter interjections wrap it up. Quite the delicious anniversary ale.
El_Borracho (472), Chicago, Illinois, USA
May 26, 2006 On tap at the Clybourn pub. Pours a dark copper with amber hues and a big rocky head that fades quickly. Sweet and sticky caramel malts along with mild fruit notes. Finishes with a subtle bitterness. Complex for the style.
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