 argo0 (6958), Washington DC, USA
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 9/20 |
Nov 15, 2005 (cask) Lightly hazed amber body with beige head. Aroma is mild, medium sweet, grapefruit. Taste is medium sweet, mild, earthy/grapefruit. Watery light body, drinkable. Not much here.
hopdog (5606), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 22, 2006 22oz bottle shared courtesy of zrrbrrt. Poured a deeper amberish color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas and tastes of light bread, citrus, and toasted malts. Lots of dark malts. Thinner body.
jcwattsrugger (5532), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
May 21, 2009 on tap-pours an off white head and copper color. Aroma is medium malt-peat, herbal hops. Taste is medium malt-peat, herbal hops. Semi-dry finish. Some Irish red character.
MartinT (5068), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
May 25, 2009 My Bottom Line:
Toasted and caramelized malts benefit from sturdy, spicy hopping and firm leafy bitterness, building a resolute pint of Extra Special Bitter.
Further Personal Perceptions:
-A veil of foam sits atop the nearly clear copper.
-Even though the flavor profile is much hoppier than their Pale Ale’s (which is not usually the case in the USA), I found it to be still balanced.
-The mouthfeel is healthily lean and softly carbonated.
-The hop bitterness is both leafy and earthy.
On tap at the brewpub.
Cletus (5057), Connecticut, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 15, 2009 Cask sample. Pours copper with a creamy white head. Smells of caramel, rosey, earthy. Tastes sweet and malty with an earthy finish.
JoeMcPhee (5010), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
May 28, 2009 Very deep amber coloured beer. Thin white head. Aroma is quite sweet and malty. A touch of caramel and some soft light cocoa. A touch of soft earthy hops as well. Flavour is pretty pretty solid as well. Sweet and toffeeish but there aren’t any off-flavours. A lingering sweet caramelly finish with a little bit of light stickiness. A decent, if slightly too sweet, sessionable beer.
muzzlehatch (4427), Burlington, Vermont, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 14, 2007 22 ounce bottle from Ryan and Casey’s Liquors in Greenfield, MA (January 2007), imbibed from a Samuel Smiths pint glass at a bit below cellar temperature. Nearly opaque caramel-mahogany, totally unfiltered and thick, with a massive lasting bubbly cumulous cloud of a tan head, lots of lacing.....nice earthy nose with hints of orange at first, some interesting cherry-vanilla develops after a few nosings....body is thick and chewy, earthy to the point of muddy, with some overdone minerallic-rusty notes, low dry hops and faint bitterness, juicy and fruity throughout....low carbonation, fairly soft and a bit slick; seems just a bit underfermented and worty overall, loose and sloppy; but it’s drinkable and not far from very good. Will definitely try this on cask if I get the chance at the brewpub, it might well be spectacular in that medium.
Sammy (4030), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 |
Jul 15, 2007 Had on cask at the brewpub. Kent and Goldings hops were promising. Light amber colour. Low carbonation of course but also quite understated hops. Sessionable, average cask ESB.
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