 TimE (1368), Tokyo, Japan
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 27, 2009 Dark amber color. Apricots and raisins dominate nose. Solid malty backbone with apricots and cracked wheat adding significant depth. Malt focused. Moderately bitter finish. Excellent take on the style.
angryrobot (17), Australia
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 24, 2009 On tap at The Healesville Hotel, ESB? nope. good? yes! amber orange colour, aroma of passionfruit and cirtus fruits, big passionfruit in flavour again along with caramel malts. Moderate/big bitter finish. I would say this is overtakes LCPA.
davidm (205), Melbourne, Australia
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 11, 2009 Updated: Nov 21, 2009Tap. Deliciously bitter. Great in the nose, with floral, spices, and caramel aromas. Flavour is bitter and long-lasting. Orange colour, with a white frothy head. Medium body, and velvety in the palate.
DonBirnam (89), Wellington, New Zealand
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 30, 2009 Beervana 09. More like an A/IPA than an ESB. Golden orange. Big hope nose with a noticable citrus character. More citrus hop in the flavour. Lasting bitter finish.
nate2g (1150), Brisbane, Australia
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 22, 2009 Draught at Grumpy’s Green, Melbourne. Pours dark amber with a medium white head. Aroma and flavour of tropical fruit, caramel malt and grass. Great bitterness and it’s surprisingly smooth. Agree that it’s an APA rather than ESB as packaged. A tasty beer.
Dredd (496), Ormond, Australia
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 31, 2009 Pine orange and ginger aroma, orange appearence with minimal head. Flavour is a burst of tropical fruit with a big punch of resinous hops that leaves a long finish.
bluevegie (2230), Perth, Australia
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 1, 2009 Tried on tap at the Taphouse St Kilda. Slightly hazy dull orange body with short head. Well balanced beer with the hops just in front of the malt character, passionfruit and citrus. After just having the Hopmother this was a lot smoother and more restrained. Told this was version 2 but who knows though it was delicious!
kearnsy (65), Melbourne, Australia
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 28, 2009 had this one on tap at the tap house. Nice golden colour, excellent head. Earthy, grassy and hop resin aromas, smells good. Nice hints of malt in the flavour, well balanced ale. Just tastes similar to a lot of ales out there at the moment.
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