Redhook ESB

Brewed by Redhook Brewery
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Woodinville, Washington USA

This had some crispness with a minutely bitter hop quality running through but the rest of it is not noticeable to me at all.

Poured an amber brew. Had a medium white head. Had a noticeable hop aroma. Tasted solid, nice hop. An average ESB.

Draft at Costas Opa in Seattle. Well-balanced taste. Slightly bitter, yet not overly hoppy.

poured from a bottle. able to get a decent white head that quickly melted back into the beer. Nice amber color. The taste was good but with no bite and the flavor didnt last long at all. I found this drinkable but forgettable.

Bottle. Nice amber color with thin head that it didn’t retain. Decent aroma. Notes of fruit and malt. Not outstanding by any means but, drinkable.

Draft at Azteca. Not much going on here; less than I remembered, even. Pours a deep, clear amber with scant white filmy head. Neutral nose. Medium body, lightish carb. When it starts to warm up, there’s a surprising amount of c-hop in it. By "surprising," I mean "after smelling it and tasting the attack, the fact that you can tell they used *any* hops for the mid-palate and finish is ’surprising’." This is a pretty much nothing-at-all beer, but it’s way better than BMC. It’s training wheels. The only trouble with that is that people might drink this stuff and never make it on to the second semester of Craft Beer 101.

Pours golden with a a fully receding white head. Aroma of light caramel malts, ,mild piney hops, toffee, and toasted malts. Taste is lightly toasty with a faint hint of piney hops and cooked veggies, but I don’t think this is much like an ESB. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with a hint of stickiness, smooth carbonation. Not bad, but not impressed.

I like this beer. Poured out a medium amber, light notes of fruit and malts. Semi dry finish with nice lingering bitterness. Overall a very drinkable brew!