Hopworks Organic Velvet ESB

Brewed by Hopworks Urban Brewery
Style: English Pale Ale
Portland, Oregon USA

sampler @ brewery - light amber and clear; aromas of mainly sweet malts are on the weak side; flavors similarly follow with some caramel in there; mildly bitter and easy drinking; as per most sampled, nothing outstanding but generally solid

Taster - Hopworks Urban Brewery - Portland, OR
Aroma – Nice malt and bitter hops. The hops had a nice bitter aroma.
Appearance – Dark Golden in color, Nice head and clear.
Flavor – Easy drinking ESB with some good caramel malts and bittering and floral hops.
Palate – Nice Mouthfeel, great texture with a good dry finish.
Overall – Decent ESB with a good amount of bittering flavor t make a good style choice. A very nice beer.

This is a really promising brewery and they made a great beer out of a style I find often to be a bit bland at most times. Cask Conditioned... Poured dark red with a soapy, white head. Not much aroma, just some faint malt. Smooth and bread like hops that give way to mild malt and a soapy aftertaste.

Light copper-amber body with a small white head. Lots of lacing. Nutty, crisp, and creamy nose. Mouth feel smooth and balanced. Clean and fruity. Not too eventful, but pretty enjoyable.

On tap at HUB. Poured a brilliant amber with light tan head. Decent bitterness but could stand more for the style, but my palate may have been blown by that point. A solid ESB.