Redfish Old School ESB

On tap at the brewhouse, bright honey gold-amber color, with a white head, nice mild floral hop nose, with a fruity, citrusy, grapefruit accent, and a hint of grassy, leafy spiciness in the aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a crisp, fruity, honeyed pale malt character with a flowery hop leafy citrusy, and mild apple note, leading towards a fruity, dry hop bittering finish.

Tap @ brewpub. Clear golden color, short head. Moderate hoppy aroma. Decent bitter taste with a malty body. Decent ESB.

Draught at the brewery. Beer is clear, medium golden-brown with a small, creamy beige, diminishing head.<P> The aroma is malty with a moderate note of toasted grain, light note of caramel; Hoppy with a light-to-moderate note of resin/pine; Yeasty with a trace of sweat; Light miscellaneous note of peach.<P> The flavor is moderately sweet, lightly bitter with a short, light-to-moderately bitter, moderately sweet finish.<P> The body is light-to-medium, the texture is velvety and the carbonation is lively.

on tap-pours a light tan head and copper color. Aroma is sweet medium malt. Taste is sweet medium malt, faint hops with slight bitterness. Smooth. Mild carbonation.

Decent, grainy malt body, with a bit of sweet fruitiness, lots of grapefruit induced hoppiness, creamy mouthfeel, with a bit of a a bitter dry finish. Just a really decent session beer, not too light and over powering, just well balanced and easy to drink.

4 oz sampler at the brewpub, 4/14/06: Shiny red color with a decent lasting head. Enjoyabe. Citric-hoppy drink. Slippery. Good.

Draught at Redfish in Boulder. Pours amber with a small tan frothy head; decent spotty lacing. Citrus hop and pine aroma with roasted caramel malt notes. Grapefruit flavor, fizzy and spicy, with a pine hop and caramel malt body. Medium bodied and creamy palate.

A hazy amber beer with no head. The aroma is very light, with some notes of hops. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of hops and nuts, and a dry end. Nice.