turnerm5 (12), Bellingham, Washington, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
May 16, 2006 Had this on tap at Archer’s Ale House down the street. Medium amber pour with an off-white head that went away pretty quickly. A bit of a sweet citrus aroma. A very mild malt taste followed by strong bitterness that lasted for a while.
 505 (271), Echo Park, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 26, 2006 Nice sweet, caramel, floral aroma. Pours a hazy golden-orange. Taste is nice, relatively complex for an ESB, with tart notes, balanced well by the malts. Medium bodied, pretty good. I have been avoiding this in my fridge because I usually don’t like ESB’s, but they did a nice job of staying in style, while making it pretty damn good.
bdjames29 (272), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 2, 2006 Bottle. Not that is a solid beer. I took a gulp of that and said to my wife without thinking, "I want to stick my face in this." In my opinion, its that good or maybe I was just really, really thirsty. Great looking murky, amber / copper color. Nice white head that stuck around. Great flavor with some citrus and maybe a touch of pine. Terrific hop flavor. Perfect feel in the mouth, beautiful body. Very solid - my full rec.
JB175 (1664), Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 22, 2006 Updated: May 2, 2007Deep amber color with light head. Strong hoppy aroma. Flavor has a nice, smooth bitterness that would make most IPAs blush. Very complex and enjoyable. As good as any ESB I’ve ever tried.
Nephilium (558), Ohio, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 2, 2007 A sweet aroma with an underlying nose of hops starts this beer out. It pours a hazy tan color, with a quickly diminishing head. The flavor is crisp, hints at sweetness which balances nicely with the hop finish. This is a very tasty ESB, and one I’m glad I was able to find.
xav33 (313), Midland, MI, Michigan, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 29, 2007 Rogue Brutal Bitter
22 oz bomber
Moderate pour in an English pint
Recent brewing, enjoyed 04/07.
Poured a slightly hazy dark amber with a large frothy somewhat diminishing white head with fair lacing.
Smelt of moderate caramel, pineapple and lemon.
Taste was upfront strong bitter spruce and grass and moderate sweet caramel followed by a harsh spruce and dry leaves and light sweet citrus on an average length finish.
Palate was light to medium bodied, creamy, softly carbonated and strongly astringent.
Overall, this is a very satisfying beer in terms of taste. Strong flavors and aromas, brutally bitter as expected. Good stuff.
marchcow (664), Coralville, Iowa, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 19, 2007 Intense hoppy aroma, light yeasty notes. Opaque amber color with frothy white head. Flavor is bitter hops balanced with sweet malt and cream cheesy yeast. Mouthfeel is slightly thick but not too heavy. Good overall.
altonbrownd (1966), Amsterdam, Netherlands
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 13, 2009 Bottle from Cracked Kettle. Amber body with nice, rocky head. Super hopped up nose. Taste of hops and pine. Prickly texture. But smooth. Warming. With a hoppy finish.
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