 doubleo (1096), San Diego, California, USA
Oct 9, 2009 Listed simply as ESB on cask at the brewery. Pours brown/amber with a big, creamy white head and good lace. Smells sweet and light, plain malts and some slight dish towel. Tastes sweet malty, smooth, kind of plain but still ok. Some nice, earthy hops as well, slight bitter on the finish. English style for shizzle. Medium body, smooth carbonation.
Hophead22 (1056), Redlands, by way of Wisconsin,, California, USA
Feb 28, 2009 Cask at the brewery. Great amber color with a nice cascading head. Nice bready malty aroma. Smooth taste with a little bitterness, pretty decent drinker.
Dogbrick (2813), Columbus, Ohio, USA
Jul 1, 2008 Sample at the brewpub. This beer is a mostly clear pale orange color with a compact and creamy ivory white head that diminishes slowly. Thin sheet of lacing on the glass. Sweet malty aroma with touches of floral hops. Medium, clean body with a balanced hops and malt profile. The finish has notes of caramel malt and resiny hops but is short-lived. Slightly above average overall.
Angeloregon (2024), Portland, Oregon, USA
May 4, 2008 On cask at San Marcos Brewery & Grill in San Marcos, CA--Bright amber-copper body with a small, frothy white head. Very creamy, silken mouthfeel. Caramel, creamy, UK yeastiness. Very smooth, very nice.
decaturstevo (1971), decatur, Tennessee, USA
Feb 16, 2008 On cask at SM. A copper pour with a frothy off white head. A hint of hops on the nose. A semi sweet malt on the front followed by a clena pleasant bitter. A bit thin but very solid and smooth. A good cask ESB smooth and drinkable.
jcwattsrugger (5223), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
Jan 17, 2008 on hand pump-pours a retaining creamy off white head and gold color. Aroma is light/medium malt-caramel. Taste is light/medium malt-caramel, faint English hops. Smooth/creamy, nice mild/ESB. Minimum carbonation.
kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Dec 12, 2007 Date: 11/29/2007
Mode: Firkin
Source: Brewpub
clear copper, creamy beige head, sheets of lace,
sweet caramel malt aroma with lots of fuggles hops and a growing touch of dyactyl,
sweet buttery caramel malt flavor, lots of earthy fuggels hops to balance to sweetness, dyactyl character does grow but stays within acceptable levels for an ESB
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4
badlizard (2324), Berkeley, California, USA
Jun 13, 2007 Tasted at San Marcos. Clear golden amber with a creamy white head. Malty aroma. Good silky palate. Well balanced with a smooth gradually unfolding bitterness and a dry finish.
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