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Portsmouth ESB


 Percentile 
49
overall
Brewed by Portsmouth Brewery
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB

Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
133.18/5.03.04/5.0-39.9English pint

Commercial Description:
An ESB is typically hoppier than its cousin, pale ale, and ours is no exception. This recipe is a variation of one of the several prototype versions of Smuttynose Shoals Pale Ale that were brewed here in 1994.
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 malrubius (969), Valley Stream, New York, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Jul 31, 2009  
Time to catch up before BCTC. Bottle at PilsnerPeter’s Spring Throwdown. Thank to everyone who brought great beer and ribs and pickles and everything! Amber with ring and lace. Mild if any aroma. Toasted caramel and nuts with medium bitter clean dry finish. Ok.


 decaturstevo (1971), decatur, Tennessee, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Jun 20, 2009  
Medium brown pour with hints of red. Medium caramel malt with a hint of pine on the nose. Slight sweetness, light caramel malt, and a nice finishing bitter. Thin and watery with good carbonation.


 jcwattsrugger (5223), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/103/511/20
Jun 18, 2009  
@Pilsner Petes East Coast Gathering-22oz bottle–pours a tan head and copper/amber color. Aroma is sweet medium malt, some herbal. Taste is sweet medium malt, some herbal/spice, alcohol. Thanks fredandboboflo & lilbeerdoctor for sharing.


 JoeMcPhee (4893), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jun 7, 2009  
Bottle at PilsnerPeter’s Ratebeer Spring Gathering. Deep amber pour. The aroma is nutty and lightly sweet. There is a bit of earthy sweetness with a bit of light spice. Flavour is a little bit watery but there is a nice light sweetness and a bit of bitterness. There is a light astringency, but it’s not bad.


 LilBeerDoctor (1480), East Setauket, New York, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Jun 4, 2009  
Bottle at PPRBSG09. Pours a clear brown with a small head. Aroma is rich and malty with some diacetyl. Flavor is sweet and bland--not much going on here really. Not bad, not good, just a boring beer. 6/4/6/3/12 (3.1/5)


 argo0 (6861), Washington DC, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Jun 3, 2009  
(PPSG09, 220z bottle) Large beige head atop crystal clear copper body. Aroma is moderately sweet, floral, caramel, some molasses/candi sugar. Taste is moderately sweet, caramel/molasses, floral/earthy, light cherry. Light-medium body.


 yobdoog (1426), Woodridge NY, New York, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jun 1, 2009  
I was rooting for this one. Wasn’t a fan though. Metallic bitterness and almost rotten grain taste. Some brown sugar sweetness and not much else.


 j12601 (1151), Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
May 31, 2009  
Bottle at PilsnerPeter’s Spring Gathering. Pours a clear cola brown with orange highlights and a light white head. Sweet malt with a touch of hops and caramel on the nose. Medium bodied and a bit malty. Finishes with a light bitterness. Definitely sessionable, but rather boring.



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