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Sierra Nevada Early Spring Beer (ESB)

Sierra Nevada Early Spring Beer (ESB)

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A Premium Bitter/ESB brewed by
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company

Chico, California USA

bottled
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on tap
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Broad Distribution
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5283.4/5.03.39/5.0Spring5.9%85.2English pint P  Stats

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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 omhper (10728), Stockholm, Sweden
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/515/20
May 5, 2008    Updated: Jun 12, 2008
Bottled. Hazy amber with rich head. Lovely fresh hoppy citrus aroma. Light-medium bodied with crisp malt character, but cookie malt distinguishes it from most American Pale Ales. Hops dominate thoroughly. Aromatic and resiny with bergamott and and grapefruit - this is way more US West Coast style than English. The malt character however is more inviting than most American microbrews, making it a more multifacetted beer. Long, resiny bitter finish. The best new Sierra Nevada beer I had in many years!


 Papsoe (10517), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Apr 25, 2008  
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Courtesy of joergen/BelJohansen. Clear, deep golden with an off-white head. Fresh English aroma hops in the nose. Medium body, some nutty accents and caramel with a fairly bitter finish. Actually I find it rather close to a genuine British ESB. 140408


 Oakes (6979), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
May 27, 2008  
Hazy golden-amber. Spicy-woody hop nose. Fairly bitter body with lots of woody character. Dry, with a little caramel, toast notes.


 yespr (6943), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Apr 17, 2008  
12 fl oz bottle. Pours almost clear orange with a fully diminished white head. Light spiced and almost fruity hops aroma. Light liqourice hops flavour and with a dry caramel malt base. Dry hoppy finish with a mild fruity note.


 joergen (6529), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
May 19, 2008  
Bottle. Clear orange coloured with a medium sized off white ehad. Fruity aroma of hops and pine needles. Fruity flavour of hosp and pine needles with notes of grass. Dry hoppy finish.



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