Legend ESB from Legend Brewing Company

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	58
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Brewed by Legend Brewing Company
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Richmond, Virginia USA

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Ratings Average Score Seasonal ABV Style Pctl Serve in
38 3.18/5.0 3.12/5.0 Winter 6.5% 56.7 English pint
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Commercial Description:
Winter is big beer season, when breweries bring out their heartiest and heaviest offerings, and Legend is no exception. Along with our regular lineup, we currently and proudly serve up our Imperial Stout and Belgian Tripel, with the massive Barleywine on deck for an early January release. Our seasonal beers are very popular and so with the rapid disappearance of this year’s Chocolate Porter, were faced with the need to fill a slot for a “not so big”, but still exciting beer to keep things interesting. Why not an E.S.B. (Extra Special Bitter)? This is a British style that understandably is a bit confusing by name… ”Oh, Legend makes an extra special beer…oh they call it bitter…hmmm, I’ll try something else”. Actually, an English Bitter is not what it sounds like. It is a medium bodied, somewhat malty brew with the hop character coming primarily from bittering hops. The result is low hop aroma with a little bite of bitterness on the finish. Not present are the intense hoppy flavors and aromas of a Pale Ale, for example. An E.S.B. refers to a brewery’s finest version of a Bitter, usually a little higher in alcohol and malt flavor. History lesson aside, Legend E.S.B. serves as a medium octane winter warmer that brings flavor without chaos. Legend E.S.B. pours a deep reddish orange and possesses a nose ripe with fruity aromas. The body is medium, as is the carbonation. The flavor is at first of fruit (apples, pears, berries), then turns in a warm caramel toasty direction provided by the specialty malts. The finish is dry and earthy. Malts: Two row malted barley, light roast malt, caramel malt, aromatic malt, wheat malt. Hops: British East Kent Golding Yeast: British premium bitter yeast strain Legend E.S.B. is available on draft and in 22 oz. bottles

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radagast83 (1272), Fairfax, Virginia, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

Sep 9, 2009

Bottle consumed some time ago - date not noted. Pours a solid dark orange color with a white head. Aroma is notes of citrus and hops, with a nice roasted malt aroma. Flavor is a light malted roast flavor. Not bad a beer that I wouldn’t mind revisiting some day.

Cletus (5001), Connecticut, USA

2.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.5	5/10	3/5	5/10	2/5	10/20

Aug 7, 2009

Pours orange/amber with a white head. Smells of citrus and rosey. tastes metallic and soapy with some earthy undertones.

MaltDawg (778), Richmond, Virginia, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	3/5	6/10	4/5	13/20

Jun 5, 2009

(Sample Date: 3/14/2009 Source:Legend Brewery) Pint at the Brewery. Chocolate roast aroma with some earthy hops. Clear dark amber brown. Chocolate and roast with a bit of roast astringency and dark fruit notes. Earthy spicy hop flavor. Medium body and mouthfeel. Dry bitter finish that is slightly oak and wine.

dmac (1418), Toms River, New Jersey, USA

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	6/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	11/20

Apr 22, 2009

Bottle shared at jimmacks Beer Wars preparty. Poured an orange body with a foamy white head. Aroma of citrus, apricot and grains with an overall soapiness about it. Medium body with bubbly carbonation. Flavor different then the aroma but still no real improvement, chocolate and grain. Meh average brew at best.

yobdoog (1420), Woodridge NY, New York, USA

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Apr 18, 2009

Nice pour. Good solid bitterness. Nice malts and a hint of nuts. a little bread. Not bad.

Rciesla (3500), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA

2.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.6	5/10	5/5	4/10	3/5	9/20

Apr 17, 2009

Jim Mack’s Pre-Beer Wars Gathering. Pours a brune amber body with a tan head. Burnt and toasted malt, cherry a bit medicinal with some grain and fruity finish. Not so good.

jcwattsrugger (5223), Florida and, New Jersey, USA

2.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.9	6/10	4/5	5/10	3/5	11/20

Mar 22, 2009

22oz bottle-pours a foamy tan head and amber color. Aroma is medium fruit, medoum malt-toffee, some sharpness/spice hops. Taste is medium malt-toffee, medium fruit-cherry, some sharpness/perfumy/spice hops, yeasty.

nimbleprop (819), SouthWest, Washington, Washington DC, USA

2.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.9	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	11/20

Mar 17, 2009

Was looking for something easy to drink and that would appeal to many, this fit the bill... sorta. Pours a slightly transparent, maple brown with a soft, creamy, slightly off white head. Nose is all malt, caramel, toffee, sticky fruits, but no citrus. Hmm. Flavor is all malt, brown sugar, caramel, some light toasted notes but no citrus. Finish is lasting sweetness and some sticky sugar. What’s an ESB with no bitterness? This was the sweetest damn ESB I’d ever seen in his life. The result was an OK beer, which disappointed me a bit.

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