Grand Teton Bitch Creek ESB

Brewed by Grand Teton Brewing Co.
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Victor, Idaho USA

I tried this 3 times at Oregon Brewer’s Festival, twice on Thursday and once on Saturday. It was fabulous each time regardless of which type of beer I had just got done drinking. Didn’t taste bitter to me at all and not too sweet. Half way between a very good amber, and a very good porter. Lots of flavor with none predominating, so well balanced that they’re hard to distinguish. Very smooth.

Wow, this is one really really good ESB. Taste is a little hoppy and grainy. Not really bitter but quite nice. Best beer I found on my trip to Zion National Park.

This is my kind of beer. Picked up a sixer at the local BevMo, and as much as I am loathe to support the WalMart-ization of liquor, I don’t think I would have found it anywhere else in LA. Smells sweet and nutty. Wonderful to look at. Tastes unlike no other ESB I have had -- and like no other American brown for that matter eiether. Resiny, with the smoky sweetness of which I am partial. Lovely, crisp bitter finish. I am inspirerd to discover more Idaho beer because this one -- right down to its oddly transfixing lable -- is a special Amercian beer.

Thanks to Jordan (Buck Dich) for the trade. I loved this Bitter! In my opinion much better than its site score. But that is why there are thousands of beers - to each his own. Beautiful dark walnut color. Malt present but hops still rules. Best combination I’ve had. I hate malt dominance but a lot of IPAs and Bitters have no apparent malt at all. This is like a 25/75 split. Great bite in the rear ....uhhhh I mean finish.

This beer surprised me. I really liked it a lot. A dark reddish-brown color. Not much head. Sweet aroma. I know it’s an ESB, but it almost tasted like an Extra Special Brown instead of Bitter. It tasted like a Bitter Brown Ale. Really good stuff.

Pours a cloudy coppery brown with a very creamy one finger head that settles slowly to a thick cap, leaving behind a solid sheet of lace. Smell; there’s a very nice piney hop aroma, with some light touches of citrus, and other fruits. A solid caramel malt is definitely there in the aroma. Taste; this is definitely on the bitter side, but I don’t find it to be overwhelming. The hops lean towards the piney side wih only some hints of citrus. There’s a very nice biscuit and caramel malt backbone that off sets the bitterness very well. Mouthfeel is very rich and smooth, and very drinkable. Thanks to bditty187 for this one, it’s just as good as you said it was.

Very strong nose of resiny hops, carmelized fruit, grass, and toffee. Nicely balanced-sweet and bitter in equal proportions.Hints of wood and spice with a nice finish. Hello, new favorite ESB. Yummers.

Poured a slightl ruby brown color with a finger of soft white head. The nose was mostly grapefruit hops, with some flowery hops floating in the back. The flavor starts with a burst of citrus hop, followed with a touch of caramel, finishing with a nice flowery bitter kick. The feel is thin but the drinkablity awsome. A really nice beer. The nice residual bitters that the hops leave keep me wanting more and more.