 jcr (1160), Jasper, Indiana, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 11, 2005 Cloudy orange with big, loose bubbled head. Hop aroma with notes of grapefruit and orange. Bitter hop flavor with a finish of sweet citrus. Thin to medium body. Clean, smooth follow-through.
yayforbeer (647), Orange Park, Florida, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 8, 2005 $9.99 for a sixpack at Broudy;s, Orange Park FL. Golden copper color beer with an off white head. Hoppy aroma. Tastes a little more hoppy than the typical ESB but has the same malt background flavor. The hops overpower the malts some, but not extremely so. Its still a fairly smooth and drinkable ESB, with a rather spicy hop finish.
willblake (2178), Belcamp, Maryland, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 |
Oct 7, 2005 09.30.05 From 12oz bottle at brewery. Grassy and mineral. Sweet malts struggle to keep up with sharp hops. Grass, wood, weeds, caramel, more grass.
brentfeesh (1038), Gadsden, Alabama, USA
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Oct 4, 2005 Served from a bottle at a RateBeer gathering hosted by the Great Divide (great time)! Pours golden copper, very clear, with minimal foamy head. The aroma, I’m sorry to say, was a bit vegy like with spicy hops riding underneath. The flavor was better with spicy hops, dull malt and a metallic hint. The body was watery but a bit dry at the finish. I’ve got to say, maybe I just don’t like ESB anymore. It really did have some flavor and a bit of a kick, but I just did not enjoy it.
IndianaRed (1555), Boise, Idaho, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 2, 2005 Bottle Pours a clear medium dark golden copper color witha large off white head and lots of lacing clinging to the sides. Aroma is a fairly strong woody hoppiness. Flavors are similar but a nice combo of the deep woody malts and the mild hops. A good match. Quite full feel and somewhat soft carbonation. I Liked it.
BückDich (4848), McCall, Idaho, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 1, 2005 Copper color with thin head and spotty lacing. The nose is a touch hoppy in an earthy way that makes it easy to interpret it into diacetyl. The flavor is fairly balanced. Compared the the previous beers this eavening this doesn’t hold much. A bit yeast, some carbonation and some waxy coating hop component that just dust over the alcohol and expect it to slide down my through like some gongbao jiding after a hard night of drinking. Wrong? not really, but not exactly right. A numbing hop sweetness experiement gone wrong, that’s all.
jcwattsrugger (5374), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Sep 30, 2005 12 oz bottle-pours an offwhite head. Color is golden. Aroma is hops. Taste is hoppy with a clean finish (mouth feel).
aussie12 (14), rochester, New York, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 14, 2005 A good example of an esb, I liken it to saranac esb, they have a very similar flavor profile. Good malty flavor with just the right amount of hops. Carbonation was a little too high for my liking. Nice, drinkable esb.
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