 zappafan99 (462), South Carolina, USA
Jul 8, 2007 Updated: Jul 4, 2008My perfect in between beer. Whether my last was hop heavy or flowery or very dark and smoky, this beer cleans the palate perfectly. I love this beer. It is a common purchase. Grapefruit with spice. This is an later add on. I have had this beer dozens of times. I still love it. It is now 10.99 a six pack. Too much for an american brew in america..hops shortage or not. Yet I seem to buy single or two a month. Lower the price please.
Tejas (693), Dallas, Texas, USA
Jul 6, 2007 Updated: Jul 9, 2007Hmmm, never tasted a beer like this one and I tend to dig ESBs. Plenty bitter with a little fruity taste too. Different ESB but still good. Don’t think I could drink more than 1 or 2 at a time though. Would like to try again too.
scottmc (167), Lakewood, Colorado, USA
Jul 6, 2007 A great beer with a huge amount of hops, not exactly bitter, the IBU’s are quite low for the name. The aroma is full of very fruity hops, mainly the crystal hops. A full bodied dark ale.
mgermani (862), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Jul 4, 2007 Sweet malt aroma with slight hops, pours an orange-yellow with a small foamy head. Tastes very boozy - some light crystal - tastes like carastan - and lots of hops! Very dry aftertaste. Light and creamy body, decent carb. A very enjoyable bitter, the hop variety isn’t exactly my cup of tea but it’s nice and crisp and bitter with decent malting just like a bitter should be.
rederic (1787), montréal, Quebec, Canada
Jul 4, 2007 Hazy yellow-orangeish hue, with a frothy white head, leaving laces, yeasty, fruity peachy nose, with a nice floral orange, citrus hop accent, with some toasted malts, a subtle herbal spiciness in the aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a yeasty, peachy character, with a flowery hop orange fruitiness, hint of candied tangerine peel flavor, with a faint leafiness accent,within a smooth mouthfeel, leading towards a fruity orange, hop bitterness finish.
PattyBoy (302), North Liberty, Iowa, USA
Jul 3, 2007 Pours kind of a copper color, nice head. Maybe I have a cold or something, I didn’t find this to be overly bitter. Not a lot of malt, but I thought the hops were manageable. I agree this doesn’t seem like an ESB. Very good!
pintocb (508), Darsville, Georgia, USA
Jul 2, 2007 Cloudy gold. Some bitterness in the smell, but mostly a yeasty bready aroma. I like the creamy flavor up front and the bitterness in the finish balances it well. Good beer.
rmalloy (195), los angeles, California, USA
Jul 2, 2007 Sure, it’s a lot like an IPA. What’s there to say? All of these IPA-inspired beers tend to vary in degree, not substance. Piney, citrusy, and bitter hops. Not-too-sweet malt to balance. A good beer; just nothing special. This tasted more like Dogfish Head 60 Minute to me than like Fuller’s ESB.
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