Sweetwater Motor Boat

Brewed by Sweetwater Brewing Company
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Atlanta, Georgia USA

Caramel apples in the nose with some with slight resin. Brilliant light amber in color with a nice off-white head. Juicy caramel mixes with noble hops to give some citric twang. Long, balanced finish. A great beer!

Dark brown pour, off white head...Strong, hoppy aroma with a bit of sweetness...Nicely balanced, bit of malt breadiness with a mild hop finish...No bitterness...Excellent

Aroma is strong and malty with a firm hoppy undertone and a decided hint of molasses. Color is a beautiful, clear, appetizing copper with an off-white and fairly persistent head. Mouth-filling flavor is fairly but not fiercely bitter, and has just a whisper of sweetness as well as a nutty undertone. Texture is exceptionally smooth so it goes down very nicely.

Draft at Taco Macs Kennesaw location, and a 12 oz. bottle a few days later. Mostly clear, dark copper with a nice two-finger head that leaves nice lace. Earthy orange-resin and caramel nose. Hoppy flavors of tea leaf, orange-grapefruit and resin are almost balanced by some caramel, roasted nut and cocoa. Medium body is smooth and slightly dry with a light hop tingle. Excellent ESB.

Really red. One of the reddest beers I’ve seen. Great color. The small head is cream colored. Very hoppy aroma, full of centennial or cascade type hops. Good malt backbone. Reminds me of their IPA a bit, but with more of a caramel flavor. Good job. Re-rate. Had to add some points. Great beer. Comments above stand, just decided it was worthy of a higher score.

Draft at ATL airport tap. Nice dark amber red with a nice sticky top. Pleasant tacky, citrusy appeal, with a big malt backbone. Chewy even. Excellent. (#3659, 8/8/2009)

12 oz bottle. Pours a amber color with a large off white head. It has a wonderful burnt caramel and biscuit taste along with a toffee taste. The hop and malt flavors complement each other very well. I really enjoyed this beer.

12oz bottle. Pours a brilliant copper with hints of soft pinkish amber and a medium-sized, off-white head that leaves beautiful streaks and spots of lace on the glass as it goes down. The aroma is a nice balance of spicy hops with subtle citrus and sweet, honey-covered croissants. The flavor follows the nose: a nice spicy, evergreen hop note combined with delicious, sweet, caramel malts. Flavor has some nice notes of toasted bread and hints of earthiness in that delectable bitterness. At mid-tongue, the flesh is tickled by the wonderful, spicy, bitter hops and carbonation - a subtle sting that is sweet to the touch. The finish is malty and also nicely hoppy. The mouthfeel is medium in body and well-carbonated, but overly carbonated - just right for style (which is American Amber I’d say, not ESB). Overall, a really magnificently balanced, drinkable, delicious American Amber. I have fond memories of Sweetwater’s old ESB (their staple before 420 took off as their flagship). They no longer make ESB, but this makes me think fondly of it again - despite the fact that it isn’t likely anything like it and is probably much, much better (it’s been years since they stopped making the ESB, so I can’t really remember...the original ESB may have been more like... well, an ESB). Quite a treat.