Salmon Creek Larrys ESB

Brewed by Salmon Creek Brewing
Style: Bitter
Vancouver, Washington USA

Tap@Brewpub as ESB with 6.2% ABV. Not much aroma, just light malty. Light hazy, amber colour, off-white head, good lace. Light citric, sweet, light bitter, fruity, soft hops. Easy going but there’s not much to get excited over. Too sweet and it could use a few hops.

Thanks to Brother Larry and Anna for this pint--Poured a rich deep mahogany-amber body with a creamy thin beige head. Inviting creamy nose balanced out with a mild floral hoppiness. Grainy, semi-sweet, bitter, and creamy just like a true English ESB. Alcohol presence comes to light about 2/3 the way through this beer. Subtle but bold. Good beer!
Earlier Rating: 5/18/2008 Total Score: 3.2
On tap at Salmon Creek in Vancouver, Washington--Crisp, semi-sweet beer that poured a medium amber -copper bosy with a two-finger white head. Biscuity, clean, and estery. Yum!

This was one of the better beers being served that day. Pours darker copper color with a smooth white head. Caramel and fruity flavor up front with a solid hopped finish. Piney herbal hop finish. Toasty malt start, all around nice beer.

on tap-pours a thin creamy tan head and dark brown color. Aroma is medium malt-caramel. Taste is medium malt-caramel, nutty, secondary hops bite-some citrus, some [English] flat. Solid medium body. OK carbonation.

Flat but still fragrant & malty Barely translucent dark brown, piney hops with a mollases follow. Flavor continues the piney sharpness with maple & smoke. I’d love to try this carbonated.

This was a really nice English style bitter, that I tried on regular tap and also on nitro. This had a wonderful dry malt character, some bitterness and a wonderful tea character, with a very gentle level of hoppiness. Nicely done.