 Blaze312 (129), Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Jul 31, 2009 12 oz bottle. First I should say I don’t know what the hell happened to mine, but when i opened it, it exploded with foam. I didn’t shake it, so I don’t know how the hell that happened. Pours orange with heavy head. Smells sweet. Taste is slight malt up front then a sweet caramel finish. I’m not picking up much bitter here. Decent, I would say I was glad to try it before it disappeared entirely.
swoopjones (1862), Buffalo, New York, USA
Jun 30, 2009 Bottle. Light amber pour floral hop & malty aroma.. Taste is more hoppy than most ESB’s ive come across. Similar to Sierra Early Spring in that regard. Nice malt presence also. Pretty good
topherh (878), Kearney, Missouri, USA
Jun 16, 2009 Bottle pulled from a box in the basement, guess its a little old. Pours clear amber with a nice malty aroma. Flavor is sweet, malty upfront with a decent bit of bitterness in the finish. Not sure why they quit making it.
jgb9348 (2492), Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia, USA
Jan 21, 2009 Clear amber/copper coloured body with a thinnish off-white head. Aroma of caramel, citrus and somewhat fresh hops - just a small amount though. Light-bodied; Sharp pungent taste of malt up front with some caramel lingering behind and a bit of cardboard - nothing great at all. No hops in the taste or even in the aftertaste - where did they go? Aftertaste just fades to an unpleasant bitter maltiness. Overall, not a good bitter - If I had to categorise this without the label, i’d deem it an amber ale. Not recommended in the slightest bit. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Chevy Chase Wine & Liquors on 10-July-2005 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
Butters (1622), Virginia, USA
Jan 1, 2009 Bottle from my *hodge podge* box from richmond. So this was at least a year old, probably more. Poured a near clear golden amber with huge off-white head that eventually dies down. Some citrus character and light fruity hop aroma. Flavor has a nice malt backbone and actually seems to overpower the hop profile, but that could be in large part to the age. Not that bad actually.
DuffMan (2719), the land of bitumen, beef & beer, Alberta, Canada
Nov 18, 2008 Post-GABF football Sunday in an Irish pub after the Broncos game (I can’t recall the name of the pub). The server said that Great Divide allows them to serve this under the name "Max Evans Welsch Ale", but she thought it was their regular ESB. Deep copper amber, thin almond head. Sweet toffee malt, creamy mouthfeel, low earthy/woody bitterness. quite nice.
Rciesla (3500), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
Oct 21, 2008 Bottle. Pours a copper amber body with a light white head. Light fruit apple and citrus in the nose. Malt is very subtle with a fruity floral hoppy acidity. Good beer.
polomagnifico (532), Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Aug 4, 2008 bottled jan of 2003. Aroma of caramel, and citrus hops. Medium amber hue with a massive off-white rocky head that mostly lasted and left fantastic lace. Flavor is caramel malts and a nice crisp bitterness. Palate is light bodied and lively. This was an old bottle found in a bargain bin. Extreme carbonation may mean a possible contamination and there was an off flavor in there but just a hint and not enough knock it. Decent for a 5.5 year old beer that’s only 5% ABV.
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