erutt1 (2), allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
does not count  | 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Feb 25, 2006 been drinking this for years and know it well. bottle and tap, unquestionably the best ale I have ever had. consider yourself lucky if you have regular access to this ale. been road tripping about 250 miles 1 way to buy quantities and visit the pub a few times/year. there is something special going on at mcniells. visit the pub, put it on the top of your to do list.
Rocco13 (4), USA
does not count | 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Oct 9, 2007 McNeill’s ESB is one of my favorite beers. The method of dry-hopping adds a pleasant floral aroma to an alreadfy seriously-hopped, well balanced English ale. Near perfect!
 DocLock (4648), Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 23, 2006 An elite ESB, and perhaps the best I’ve yet quaffed. The pour is turbid medium copper with medium off-white head. Aroma is big hops, fruit, some caramel malt. Rather dense palate with tons of complexity and balance, and a huge hop flavor matched by solid caramel malt and subtle fruit. I tasted something different with every sip of this one. Awesome!
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.
SNIAT (120), Passaic, New Jersey, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 19/20 |
Jul 30, 2001 The best American ESB I’ve had and from America’s best brewpub too!
belgianhomebrew (646), Acworth, Georgia, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 29, 2002 Great hoopy aroma, with a touch of fruitiness. Nice balance of hops in the body. A great ESB.
CamdenD (606), Madrid, Spain
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Jun 24, 2004 Perhaps my favorite american ESB. Nice undertones that remind me of a real ale from the UK -- and not a Boddington’s. Excellent off the tap as well as in their 22 oz bottle. Great feeling in your mouth. Recommended!
jeffc666 (1893), 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.
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