Schmohz Treasure Chest ESB

Bottle. A bright amber color pour with a thin short lasting soapy off white head, medium carbonation ,some jagged lacing left. Aroma is toasty with a light malty note , a little bit of yeasty fruit esters and maybe hints of caramel. Flavor is more malty than expected , a little biscut some spicy hop notes , lightly bitter , not as full or flavorful as I would like, thin mouthfeel but all in all this was a good sixer , quite sessionable . . . not too bad , give it a try .

Reddish pour with creamy tan head. Aroma is sweet, lightly spicey, with some fruit. Flavor of sweet malts, fruit, and spice. Watery, flabby mouthfeel. Decent to drink.

12oz bottle from Party World on Alpine, Grand Rapids, MI. Cloudy reddish-copper color with small, creamy tan head. Aroma is sweet biscuit and toasted malt, light fruit, slight alc. Flavor is sweet biscuit, slight alc, fruit, some chalk, actually fresh tasting spicey, herbal hops and graininess. Light and watery body. A little too sweet for the style but tasty.

On tap at Schmohz Brewing Company. Reddish copper with a medium tan head. Aroma of sweet toasted malt, fruit and toffee. Taste of fruit and malt with some light citrus mixed in, though most of the flavors were very muted. Finishes up a little dry with low bitterness.

Dark brown semi-clear with beige head. Not much aroma, some malty sweetness. The taste follows, not much, some distant malt sweetness. Also some faint hops. Thin, wont get again.

12oz Bottle. Aroma is faint and gives forth a mix of paint, dark toast, moldy grains, and molasses. Confused, it is. There might be some caramels, but there might also be a heap of diacetyl. Pours a lightly hazed ruddy-amber, dark, with a soft, frothy lace in mauve. Flavor again present an overwhelming lactic tang. Was this made with sour malt too? A puckering, lightly sweet estery mess. That sourness is just not welcome. Malts run away and there’s a palpable rich dust character to the back end of the beer. Some faint nuttiness can’t even begin to compete with the weird tang and dust in this beer. Problematic.

(Sampled 7-5-08) On tap at the brewery- transparent dull copper in appearance, a soft hop aroma with notes of malt in the background. Hits the mouth with a high-small body, malt comes through in translation rather weakly for an ESB, some hops on the finish. Rather weak in my opinion, should be much stronger in the favor aspect overall.

Vinegar taste. Amber color. I’m pulling for thiis local brewery---but this is a sub-par brew!