I kind of forgot about redhook, and the ESB more importantly. Although this lacks the wow factor ti used to have for me, it is truly and American icon and a very solid everyday beer. I feel that it is now a great value for what you get.

Mine poured a very cloudy copper with a head that bolted almost instantly. Nose was of malt, bakery, and caramel, but it also had notes of salt and chlorine pool water! What the fuck? Thick mouth feel, like melted caramel. Moderate bitterness. Decent after-taste lingered on the ol’ taste buds a good long time. The strangest ESB I’ve ever had, to tell you the truth.

Pours a copper color from the bottle with a trim white head and plenty of carbonation. Smells of skunky yeast and tastes of balanced malts, orange peel, and bitter hops. A tasty ESB.

Hazy copper with small fine head. I need to pull pretty hard to get much aroma but the smell is a relatively pleasant sweetness of light caramel malts. Little in the way of hops to round out the rather light beer. Dry finish doesn’t have enough clear hop range to really impress.

One of the best beers redhook has to offer, sweet taste, not too bitter, nice fruity/honey aroma, very nice to drink in quantity.