Lakefront Organic ESB

Brewed by Lakefront Brewery
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA

bottle. pour is amber in color with a head that faded to nothingness in seconds. there’s not much in the way of flavor here. unlike any esb i’ve ever had and hope i don’t again. not recommended.

In the bottle. Pours an orange-amber with an initially bodacious head that gives out after a couple of sips from a parched mouth. Pretty nice aroma of medium alpha hops. Palate is definitely NOT buttery and this means that I will not ever drink this again. Flavor is tart at first and then swings directly into a couple of waves of mild bitterness. This beer is, in fact, salty. The body is a little too watery for my tastes in this style. (Previous rating 2.3) UPDATE 11/2007: In the bottle from Total Beverage. Well, I proved myself wrong above and tried this again. Brownish amber with a large off-white head. Slightly roasted toffee aroma. Good malt thickness. Nice and true to style by my standards today. Very quick finish with only a residual lingering bitterness. Good malt thickness that did not exist before. Either my beer appreciative skills sucked before, or the brewer has seriously improved this beer from its previous incarnation.

Subtle aroma, but balanced betwixt the malt and hops. Clear deep copper color. Light carbonation, thin tan head. Taste is a nicely balanced mix of malt and hops. Medium bodied. Hops start out as the more aggressive profile, but the malt quickly makes itself known. Finish is slightly hoppy, citrusy and grassy. Not an overly complex beer, but enjoyable.

Looks like watered down cola - very stagnant and unanimated. Aroma is distinctly grassy, with floral hops that sweeten it as a dash of honey and a squeeze of lemon juice would. Taste is initially light and refreshing. Bready and grassy. Not only is it organic, but it tastes like a tree hugger’s paradise: very earthy, whole grains, etc. Mild carbonation up front, then the taste seemingly trails off and you’re left with a haystack / cornstalk aftertaste. I can see why this is the beer that Lakefront promotes as their summer beverage of choice. Wasn’t their best effort, though.

Light amber color with a huge frothy white head. Excellent lacing. Aroma is nice balance of sweet malts and hop bitterness.Flavor starts sweet and finish with a lingering hop bitterness. Very nice ESB. They do make some good beer in Milwaukee!

Deep orange amber color. Large white foamy head. Aroma is lightly hoppy and a touch malty. A medium bodied ESB. Malts are fruity and sweet, touch of bread. Hops are slightly bitter, touch of grapefruit. A nice ESB< good mix of toffee malts and spicy hops. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth, Aftertaste is slightly bitter.

This is about what a bitter should be. After it warms to room temp, the flavor is a little sour with malt coming through well. Palate is full with a slight bite to it. A good bitter.

Aroma is extreme grass just like after doing a slide for a ball in the outfield. Nice color, moderate head that quickly dissipates into okay lacing. The flavor is intense like the color, but unfortunately the bitters take on some salty medicinal elements, especially at the back of the mouth. Still, there’s plenty of hops in the flavor and a characteristic hoppy finish. I’d say this is one of the better American ESB’s.