 thill25 (218), Orlando, Florida, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Jan 26, 2009 12 oz bottle...pours amber w/ a slight crimson hue. Slight off-white head with a fair amount of retention and lacing. The initial smell was very fruity but that soon gave way to a floral hoppiness, and some caramel malts. The flavor leaned a little too much towards the hops causing the beer to be a tab bit more bitter than expected. Combined with a the medium body and moderate amount of carbonation it drank more like an APA than an ESB. I prefer my ESBs to be a little more balanced. Not a bad beer, just not my ideal ESB.
guzzler67 (1283), Hanover, Maryland, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 23, 2009 Clear amber appearance with an average size, off white head and a fair amount of lacing. Caramel malt aroma. Slightly grainy, toasted malt taste with a low keyed hop presence lingering in the background. Medium bodied, well carbonated mouthfeel with a short lived finish. Decent session beer.
rocbyter (921), Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 14, 2009 Malt and light fruit hop aroma. Clear orange color with a medium white head. Sweet hop flavor with a light amount of citrus that lasts into the finish.
swoopjones (1917), Buffalo, New York, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 5, 2008 On tap Mr Goodbar, Buffalo. Pretty basic& rather boring beer. Drinkable but little going on here. Sort of shocked its labeleed as an ESB. Little bitterness if any. Mild to medium caramel malts. Easy to drink but little else
Slipstream (769), USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 9/20 |
Nov 29, 2008 Updated: Dec 1, 2008Sweet malt and hop aroma. Malty Coca-Cola like flavor - smooth and sweet. Light on the palate. This doesn’t really seem like a bitter - not sure what to call it except average.
Radek Kliber (3962), Toronto (Can) Krotoszyn (Pol), Ontario, Canada
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 16, 2008 Bottle 355 ml
Appearance: Clear brew of amber color, large, rocky , stiff and creamy head with half and half lacing 4-
Nose: Sweet pale-amber malts with green , fruity hop feel. Hint of green apple and spice.
Flavor/Palate : Medium bodied. Unusual fruity green hop accents. Black teas like follow up. Fruity bitter mid-end. Decent but it feels like it was not sure what it wanted to be. British ale with amber America funk?
JPDIPSO (4926), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 9, 2008 Lightly hazed, light orange umber color. Taller light taupe head. Decent lace. Earthy caramel and some sour dough aromas. Toasted biscuits and some dried flowers as well. Light caramel, floor malt and herbal to floral hops float about in the mouth. Very traditional. Hints of hazelnut in the background. A little sharpness, as in the sourdough aroma, come in play in the flavor as well and distracts slightly. Otherwise a nice traditional esb.
JCB (1781), Durham, North Carolina, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Oct 7, 2008 12oz from Once Upon a Vine, Richmond. I hate to say that when you put the word "special" in your beer’s name you’re setting yourself up for harsh reviews, but . . . well, there it is. Anyways, a decent looking beer, amber and nicely carbonated. Moderate head. Nose is soft and fruity, and these elements combine with strong malts in the taste. Bready without feeing washed out, but there’s still not a whole lot of piquancy to the flavor. Average amber more than a solid ESB. And no, not special.
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