 beerbuzzmontreal (2921), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 30, 2004 Aroma of powerfull hops with some caramel. The flavor of great hops bitterness is followed by a nice, sweet, malty, caramel flavor. A very rich, complex ESB.
Rastacouere (5563), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 15, 2004 Light bronze body, bottle-conditioned with tons of sediments. Light beige head, big and medium lasting. Very citrusy aroma: grapefruit, orange, peach, lemon) but also a great malt counterpart of molasses and toffee by masses.. Palate is also very citrusy with a very direct bitter bite, quite citric/tart like a mild grapefruit juice, lemony. Not quite up to the superb aroma in my opinion. Medium bodied with just the right carbonation. Quite an extreme rendition of the style which you can't help, but appreciate.
jeffc666 (1895), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 24, 2004 What a pour! Perfect clear sparkling copper body with lively bubbles rising to the top to form a very nice rocky light tan head that forms big sheets of lacing. Looks awesome! The aroma is beautiful citrus, grapefruit, slight cinnamon, sweet malt. Yum. Finally the first sip, sweet caramel up front then develops into a good bit of citrus hops that provide a medium amount of bitterness. Towards the end of the swallow a good bit of raosted malt nutty flavor kicks in. The body is medium-full and almost creamy. The finish is dominated by the nutty roasted malt flavors with some bitterness lingering. This is the only flaw in an otherwise masterful beer.
Eyedrinkale (3209), Astoria, New York, USA
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Jan 12, 2004 GABF '03. Tasting notes didn't have anything good to say, so I will censor them for this site. &^$*@#(!@^*)%& . How's that?
Schroppfy (1813), Ohio, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 29, 2003 Wow! A true English style bitter without all the Americanized hop presence. Malt is perfect, providing sustantial body. The hop/malt interplay becomes lemony. Yeasty as hell (sedimentary), but rather neutral in taste. Up in the pantheon of three American takes on the English style (an exception is the more Americanized Schafly, IMO) - a triumvirate including Ballast Point's and Alesmith's.
heykevin (1269), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 7, 2003 Big juicy english hop aroma. Light undertones of sweet malt. Great malt smoothness. Nice yeast profile. Great bitter.
freekyp (903), Thomasville, North Carolina, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 6, 2003 Cask-conditiioned version** Dark amber with frothy heaping head. Spicy aroma. Creamy mouthfeel with long sharply bitter finish. Excellent lacing.
frylock (1026), Buffalo, New York, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 30, 2003 Tap. Clear dark amber apperance. Mildly hoppy aroma. Clean hop flavors, both piney and citric. Not bad.
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