 craftycarl21 (560), South Hero, Vermont, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 7, 2009
Clear gold pour, minimal head. Aroma holds tons of tangerine and grapefruit, honey, tree sap, pine resin, and tons of other hop characteristics. Tough to get past the hops to the malt; perhaps a bit of caramel and other sweet malt. Flavor is marked by a combination of American and English hops; aroma really reminded me of a big IPA, but the flavor betrays its English roots. Excellent bitterness, flavors are toned down from the aroma, but still very tasty; lots of evergreen and citrus still. Palate is light, smooth, and very drinkable; would love to put down a 6 pack of this stuff. Really nice brew, one of my favorite ESBs in recent memory.
mjs (1502), Helsinki, Finland
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 6, 2009 (Bottle at Pikkulintu) Poured pale golden and clear with small white head. Aroma contained hops and fresh grain. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were malts, grass, hops, grain, light sweetness and bitterness. Aftertaste was bitter and grainy.
faroeviking (6083), BjórtjóðveldiðBjórheimBjórsins, Faroe Islands
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 4, 2009 Botella. Golden colour, medium nice steady white ehad. Pleasant hoppy sweet fruity aroma. Good mouthfeel indeed. Very pleasant and refreshing flavour: some exotic fruits, good hoppiness, pleasant sweetness, bit of pine and a good fruity bit dry finish.
plovmand (1700), Helsinge, Denmark
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 1, 2009 Bottle. Clear golden with a medium white head. Caramel, spicy hops, peach, mango and light barley aroma. The flavour is very fruity and piney with notes of peach and pineapple. Caramel, pine and barley in the finish. Very lovely brew.
KornDogg (210), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 30, 2009 Bottle. Floral/hop aroma. Light golden body- thin head. Nice hop flavor with hints of malt. Dry finish with a bitter aftertaste
caesar (3034), Bunnik/Utrecht, Netherlands
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 28, 2009 Bottled. Clear golden color, short white head. Aroma of grainy hops, some malt. Bit dryish grainy taste, quite bitter, slight sweet. Dry palate.
Dedollewaitor (3737), Odense, Denmark
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 28, 2009 Bottle @ Hj Hansen, Odense. Pours clear golden with a small white head and lacings. Nose is freshly hopped. Citrus and pine. Medium bodied. Dry bitter and crisp flavor. Nice.
Heathen (800), Riverside, New Jersey, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 1/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 |
Nov 21, 2009 THOUGHTS: Not at all what I was expecting. It really didn’t seem at all like an ESB. More like a British pale ale, but just slightly British at that. Not an awful beer, but it really missed the mark.
TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a slightly hazy, light gold with barely any head that left barely fair lacing. The aroma was light bread, caramel and biscuit; moderate to heavy pine, grapefruit and lemon hops; slight honey; and apricot. The initial flavor was sweet, slightly bitter and a little acidic; while the finish was acidic and bitter with a fairly long duration. It was nice but a little watery. There was light caramel malt, light bread and biscuit, lemony, piney hops, some yeast, metallic hops and perfumy hops. The light to medium body leaned more to the light side and was a little syrupy and then fairly dry with fizzy carbonation and a metallic and lightly dry finish.
thewolf (5764), Kolding, Denmark
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 17, 2009 Bottle, bought @ Ølbutikken, Cph.
Pours clear, dark golden with a fine, creamy, white head. Lovely hoppy aroma. Lots of grapefruit, light piney, peach and oranges. Medium carbonation, finde creamy mouthfeel. Light dryness. Flavour starts with a lots of fat maltiness, rather sweet, some caramel. Then a lots of grapefruity, resiny hops. Light oranges and lots of dryness in the rather long finish. Nice.
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