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Sierra Nevada Early Spring Beer (ESB) 3.38 728

Sierra Nevada Early Spring Beer (ESB)

Percentile
81
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
7283.39/5.03.38/5.0Spring5.9%91.7English pint
Commercial Description:
Our ESB blends the best of English tradition with the boldness of West Coast style. A blend of malts featuring British-grown Maris Otter is balanced with the earthy spiciness of hand-selected English and US hops. The ale is left unfiltered which enhances mouthfeel and hop aroma creating a slightly reddish copper hue.
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 smith4498 (960), Miami, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
Mar 11, 2009  
Pours clear copper with off white head. Floral hop and bready aromas. Caramel flavor with mild hop bitterness. Medium body with average carbonation and a slightly bitter aftertaste. A nice session brew.


 BustedFlat (554), Edina, Minnesota, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Mar 9, 2009  
Poured copper color with a light tan head. Aroma of grassy hops. Some sweet caramel notes up front, but those quickly disappear. Earthy hops with a hint of spice and a pronounced bitterness as it warms.


 coldbrewky (742), Saugerties, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Mar 9, 2009  
Bottle: this is pretty good aout of the bottle and improves a bit in the glass, but not by much. Pours an unburnished copper. Typical dense head that leaves little lacing. Nose is of watery, sweetened grapefruit. Malt and hop tones are weak in nose. Body is medium and has a fair flow of carbonation when in the glass (thanks John). Mouthfeel gets going right away with the well rounded malts in a dervish with a slight yeast tang (not the unfiltered I am used to) and rounds out with a solid hop finsih. Goes down easy and nice with pizza.


 Arayaga2 (1001), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Mar 8, 2009  
Slightly opaque amber with almost no head. Aroma is faint and sweet with a bit of caramel. Taste is very malty, but clean with just a little caramel sweetness, and balancing bitterness in the finish. $2/12oz


 ljstephenson (114), Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/58/20
Mar 7, 2009  
Clear yellow-golden pour with an off-white head, aroma is slightly malty and grassy, taste is hoppy, crisp,finishing dry and quite bitter.


 Elwood (684), Leesburg, Virginia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/103/515/20
Mar 7, 2009  
12 oz. bottle. Pours a deep copper color with very little head. Leaves behind a very little bit of lacing. Earth and spice are the two big notes on the nose. Some pine and floral notes as well. Brisk carbonation with a malty mouthfeel. Nice hop bitterness with spicy notes. Malt sweetness helps balance things out. A lingering bitterness remains in the aftertaste. Slightly different from the everyday and well constructed. A very solid beer.


 mmmbeer (766), Austin, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Mar 6, 2009  
12 oz. bottle served in pint glass- poured somewhat transparent golden brown color, medium carbonation, very nice one finger white frothy head formed and tried to steal my dog. Aroma of malt, pine, and citrus. Hits the mouth with a low-medium body, pine taste comes in from the start (hops used, I know), malt is there and holds up until just past the middle, finish is bitter and asks you why just have another sip. Good sessioner.


 tdcritch (112), Missouri, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/514/20
Mar 5, 2009  
Bottle. Pours an orange color, large white head with lots of lacing on the side of the glass. Has a bitter aftertaste. Very drinkable and easy on the palate. Great beer.



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