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Thirsty Bear Meyer ESB


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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
413.17/5.03.11/5.0-54.9English pint
Commercial Description:
Toasty red in color, this is our Extra Special Bitter. It's round, rich flavor is balanced by a subtle bitterness and a fragrant hop finish. A unique blend of nitrogen and carbon dioxide gases gives this beer a smoother, more flavorful palette and a creamy rich head without the strong bite associated with highly carbonated beers.
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 kp (8396), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/104/511/20
Sep 1, 2007    Updated: Jul 18, 2009

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


 jazz88 (2237), San Francisco, California, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Dec 3, 2002  
Tap. Dark golden color. Smooth malty body with a bitter finish.


sarie99 (49), San Francisco, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/511/20
Dec 1, 2002  
copper color, hint of ruby. nice thick head, very slightly hazy. Not much bitter notes - very slight bitterness in aftertaste. Weak body.


 jgb9348 (2500), Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/511/20
Mar 21, 2007  
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.


 tupalev (2617), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Nov 29, 2005  
On tap (nitro) at the brewpub. Dark brown, faint sweet malt aroma (nitro hurts it here). Thick nitro tan head. Decent malt taste, hops not present at all except at the end as they linger. Bland city, put this on cask not nitro and let’s see how the beer tastes.


 PilsnerPeter (2617), Flushing, New York, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/511/20
Apr 14, 2009  
Tap at the brewpub: Deep copper with a strong lacing off white head. Sweet aroma, diacetyl (like many of their beers), and toffee. Vague. Slick texture with a sweet diacetyl flavor (surprise). What’s up with Thirsty Bear and diacetyl? Tastes like they brew with buttered popcorn.


 rayOfBeer (319), El Cerrito, California, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/513/20
Dec 3, 2008  
Poured from tap at brewpub an amber color with medium off-white head. Nose of malt and bisquit. Flavor was slightly bisquity and a touch of caramel with an odd light peachy floral hoppiness. Palate was light almost watery throughout. Easy to drink but did not get my interest.


 Lubiere (4528), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/510/20
Dec 12, 2004  
Tap. Red copper ale with a faint hoppy nose. Nice floral hops in start with lightly roasted malts. Lacks in body. (June 2004).



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