Thirsty Bear Meyer ESB

Brewed by Thirsty Bear Brewing Company
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
San Francisco, California USA

Date: August 22, 1998
Mode: Draft, Nitro
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: light amber, thin fine white head, thick lace
Aroma: light sweet carmel malt aroma with delicate perfume hops
Flavor: light malt body and flavor followed by a wash of short lived bitterness, too tame

Date: July 09, 2009
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
Aroma: light sweet caramel malt aroma, floral and woodsy hops
Body: creamy nitro body
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, nice caramel sweetness, plenty of balancing bitterness

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Pours reddish amber with a light hop smell, taste and aftertaste. Some honey sweetness in the nose too. Somewhat refreshing, thin, and decent. I guess about what I expect for the style.

Clear red-amber color, frothy nitro head. Light creamy malt base with a subdued bitter towards the end. It builds on itself through the glass so that the bitter becomes more complex later on. Soft texture and a decent ESB.

(On tap) Clear, amber golden with an off-white head. Lightly sweet, nutty aroma. Medium body with a very soft mouthfeel and a low carbonation. Sweetish, lightly caramelish malt base with notes of nuts. The finish is dry without much bitterness. 240307

Deep amber coloured body with a ruby tint. Very hoppy in the nose with some stronger caramel malt playing a part as well. Medium-bodied with a very smooth taste. From the beginning, you knew this was Nitrogenated and it obviously shows off in the taste too, which is a good thing. Bitterness from the hops and structure from the malt is very noticeable in this one and it works. Aftertaste shows the english hop bitterness and it’s welcomed. I sampled this beer on draught at the brewpub on 28-February-2007.

On tap @ Thirsty Bear poured a clear dark amber with a lasting amber head. Aromas of carmel, earthiness and a hint of citrus. Palate was medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of cocoa, earthiness,toffee and carmel with a smooth lightly bitter finish.

On tap at the brewpub. Orange in color with an off-white head. Good head, but no aroma. Nice malty and hoppy balance to the flavor. Great money forms on the head. Super thick lacing. Strong up-front sweetness of berries. Seems to have a quick finish for such a heavy beer.

Dark amber with a nicely broken head. Earthy hops, bread crust malts in the nose. Fairly sweet with light diacetyl in the background. Only hints of at the hops. The body is a bit syrupy. A few days young perhaps?