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Sierra Nevada Early Spring Beer (ESB) 3.38 725

Sierra Nevada Early Spring Beer (ESB)

Percentile
81
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
7253.39/5.03.38/5.0Spring5.9%91.6English 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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 milljam (584), Norman, Oklahoma, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Nov 28, 2008  
Not really anywhere near an actual English ESB. Overall, nothing really stood out.


 jimmack34 (569), Lancaster, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/514/20
Nov 21, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a rich copper color with slight off white head. Smells hoppy and sweet. Tastes like bread grains, sweet malts, bittersweet hops, a little sugary. Very good.


 KnutAlbert (3216), Oslo, Norway
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/515/20
Oct 28, 2008  
Bottle from Oddbins, London. Rich, malty beer, full of grainy flavour. Ending up in a dry, well hopped finish. Very nice.


 Hansen (2284), Randers, Denmark
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Oct 23, 2008  
Copper colour and clear. Has a white head, mostly lasting. Aroma is mainly sweet, hoppy notes. Flavor starts lightly sweet and finish moderate bitter. Dry texture.


 austone (1039), Turku; Pori, Finland
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 15, 2008  
Bottle at EBF. Hazy golden, small fizzy head. Cookie like, honeyish nose, little sulphur and hops. Clean malty flavor, fruity hops, yeast. Quite boring, sterile bitter. Medium bodied, fizzy carbonation.


Uaru02 (23), Simpsonville, Kentucky, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/512/20
Oct 13, 2008  
Another solid beer from Sierra Nevada. Good for its class. Hops stand out but don’t steal the show. Nice tiny bubble head that leaves a distinct lace.


 CaryTheDude (1113), Longmont, Colorado, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/102/510/20
Oct 6, 2008    Updated: Oct 22, 2008
Crushed with Jakebra. Little chlorine on the nose with the hops, but not as hoppy as I expected. Flavor leaves a lot to be desired with a hardly-anything-there finish. A little hop bitterness, but compared to Rogue Brutal Bitter, this is nothing.


 MatSciGuy (638), Rosemount, Minnesota, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Sep 27, 2008  
[Bottle] Pours a coppery gold with a small off white head. Aroma is some citric hops and biscuity malt. Flavor matches and doesn’t have any major notable characteristics.



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