 posikyle (165), Alabama, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 |
Jul 16, 2008 I dunno, I didn’t think it was as great as everyone thinks it is. Nice brown color, malty aroma, but I thought the mouthfeel and taste were pretty watered down. Probably wouldn’t buy again.
Changed (163), Ithaca, New York, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 15, 2008 22oz bomber (hell yes). Pours a beautiful cloudy amber (a lot like apple-cider). I bought this beer not realizing it was an ESB; because I’ve never enjoyed an ESB before, I thought I’d hate it. WRONG! This is an ESB/IPA hybrid that is extremely enjoyable. Aroma is reminiscent of Stone IPA, but the taste is different. At first, tastes a bit like bread, with a bunch of sweetness, but quickly becomes more like an IPA. Nice bitter IPA finish. Lots of grapefruit presence (which is always enjoyable). This will be my go-to "ESB" from here on out!
kmeves (1080), Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 15, 2008 Pours a semi cloudy light amber with a smallish white head. Aroma is nicely bitter with just a hint of sweet. Flavor is a bunch of bitter grapefruit hoppiness but not too much as to cause unbalance. Great bitter!.
WallyWalrus (205), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 13, 2008 12oz bottle. Pours a hazy orange-amber with a thin off-white head. Aroma is light and sweet, with citrus, apricot, and syrupy hops alongside a bit of caramelized malt. Taste is fairly full for a bitter, with initial flavors of syrupy hops and apricot giving way to a bitter middle flavor of citrus, coriander, and more hops, followed by a somewhat sweet aftertaste of honey and spice. Really more of a bizzare IPA/bitter hybrid than anything else, but with good results.
Elizavyeta (110), Minnesota, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 13, 2008 A predominately hoppy and citrusy aroma with a slight bitterness. By and by a gorgeous beer, its dusky orange body is topped by an off-white, frothy head.
Flavor holds strong hints of grapefruit pith, orange, and just a hint of clove and nutmeg, giving it an exceptionally long-lasting, bitter finish.
Would be nice with a sharp, acidic cheddar to cut through this exceptionally complex and deep beer.
mfaulke (81), clemson, South Carolina, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 11, 2008 A heavy citrus component up front with a long, dare I say bitter, finish that comes in and takes charge. I haven’t had many ESBs but I can confidently say that this is not your average representative of the style. Leave it to the guys at Rogue to mix it up a bit. I bet this is a good one on tap. Cheers.
Butters (1637), Virginia, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jul 10, 2008 Orange amber pour with thin light tan head. The earthy hops were nicely balanced out with caramel malts. Decidedly piney finish with some honey.
jeckenroth (81), Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 6, 2008
Mid-Off White head, Bronze to almost red. Semi-Opaque. Smells strongly of hops and malt. Very floral.
Bitter orange peel hits the tongue first then the hops rush in. Not a ton of complexity but interesting for the style.
Thin and watery, just as it should be. Solid carbonation was a nice bonus.
Bitter isn’t my favorite style but this is a good choice for a summer beer. I had it with some scallops in a garlic parsley butter sauce, but thought it would be excellent with a semi-oily bucket of fish and chips.
Nice quality beer.
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