 ClarkVV (3547), Allston, Massachusetts, USA
Jul 10, 2002 Updated: Sep 3, 2005
This may be my favorite beer. Didnt take any tasting notes when i had it a year ago, but i had a 6 pack of it and it was incredible. Perfect red amber hue, great bitter notes, with some subtle apricot/peach tones. Please do your self a favor and try this beer. I can not even imagine what this tastes like on tap. I am going to Ipswich in a month and will be purchasing as much of this as I can find. Hopefully then I can rerate and get some more specs.
Thanks to the very generous OldGrowth, I was able to try an old bottle on 5/27/2005. I can’t believe how well this aged. Tons of oxidation, and sherry notes, but I can’t find fault with that, this is a 5% abv ESB brewed around 5 years ago. Still fruity, caramelly and malty. Poured a head, with light lacing and of course, plenty of sediment. Tons of fruity yeast esters, bready and malty. Fantastic! But upon further thought, it isnt a 5, I would like to be nostalgic and give it one, but no, it aint. Damn near close though, this is still a fantastic beer.
altkencru (143), USA
Nov 3, 2005 Good ESB and reasonably priced. I can honestly say I’ve never had an ESB better than this, except maybe Weyerbacher or Flying Fish.
Silphium (2029), Lansing, Michigan, USA
Mar 14, 2005 Hazy orange body, medium cream/off-white head. Tangy, bready aroma with a touch of caramel in addition to grassy, earthy hops. Big bready/yeasty flavor with grassy hops and a hint of caramel. Yeah, pretty much what I expected from the aroma. Medium-bodied. This was a good beer, but not too different from many others of this style that don’t rate as highly. Thanks Tom (OldGrowth) for the bottle!
Slick (1956), Minnesota, USA
Jul 29, 2004 Cloudy amber/orange color.Small somewhat off white head that faded quickly leaving little behind.The aroma was Malty with a slight dried fruit maybe a hint of citrus presence and somewhat sweet as well.Malty taste with a nice mild hop presence some bitter sweetness and maybe a little toffee coming through in the middle.Nice semi bitter after taste and over all a smooth brew.Much better then i was expecting and well worth having alot more around for later.Thanks go to Oldgrowth for sending this brew my way.
JCW (1262), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Jul 9, 2004 This beer is very comparable to some of the better English ESBs I’ve had. Thanks OldGrowth. The beer is transluscent and honey colored, little head to speak of. Aroma of crystal malt and as a guess East Kent. Flavor is slightly bitter, but most malt sweet. Perfect for an ESB. Sweet finish. Great Beer.
OldGrowth (1282), Cary, North Carolina, USA
Feb 3, 2004 Bottle: Good nose. Honey and citrus,mainly grapefruit, some orange.
Brownish orange color, some sediment, though not much, small head, dissappeared quick. Again I get honey and grapefruit in the flavor. Thinner bidy, but leaves nice bitterness on tounge. Not bad considering hasn't been made in a while.
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