Maritime Pacific Salmon Bay ESB

Tap at columbia city ale. Loghtly cloudy orange with tons of lacing, ef. Malt presence to go with a bigger than expected hop nose that doesn’t falter.

On tap at the Jolly Roger Taproom. Deep amber color, good clarity with a smooth white head. Doughy malts, fruity and a soft citrus hop character. Malts didn’t provide the depth and character that I associate with an ESB, more like a sweeter NW pale.

Draught @ Jolly Roger Taproom, Seattle. Pours a clear amber color with a longlasting off-white head. Has a malty hoppy caramel aroma. Slightly sweetish malty hoppy bitter caramel flavor. Has a malty caramel finish with some hoppy hints in the aftertaste.

Pint - Eastside Tavern - Olympia, WA
Aroma – Nice fruity malt with a light hops aroma.
Appearance – Amber in color, hazy with a thin head.
Flavor – A decent beer this was far from a ESB. The flavors where just more like a good amber ale. Very light with bitter hops.
Palate – Nice Mouthfeel, decent texture with a good dry finish.
Overall – This was a nice beer just not a ESB to style. Very easy to drink for a warm night it was good not to style this beer was off.

On nitro draught at the Jolly Roger brewery/taproom grill in suburban Seattle, WA. Pours a clear copper amber brew with a creamy and thick off-white head that has some nice retention and sticky lacing. Aroma of caramel malt, a touch of pear, white pepper and some flowery hops. Taste is smooth and creamy (from nitro draw), with flavors of light toasted dark malts, and a hint of citrus. Finish is slightly metallic, with a mild bitterness and toasted malt aftertaste. The nitro pour was a nice touch.

Nitro pour at Maritime in Seattle. Deep copper color, fluffy head with perfect lacing. Just a bit sweeter than the typical ESB. The hops swept evenly along the tongue however, balancing out the maltiness rather well. I wanted to sample this non-nitro, but other brews beckoned. I’ll just say: if you can sample this on nitro, do it that way. Really tasty!

On cask. Light aroma of caramel, toffee, pale malts, and some pepper and floral hops. Pours copper with a nice fluffy cask head. Flavors of caramel, toffee, a little bread, English malts, and some peppery floral hops in the finish. Nice drinkable cask ale.

on tap-pours a thin white head that laces and amber color. Aroma is light caramel, citrus. Taste is medium malt-caramel/nutty, balanced nicely with (English and northwest?) citrus hops-slight bitter. OK/mild carbonation.