 DarkStar22769 (100), Ontario, Canada
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Jun 18, 2009
Expected a hop aroma and got a whiff of one but less than I expected. Thin, broken froth with varying bubble sizes yet a lovely dark gold/amber colour. A bit watery with some hop and malt on the back end of the drink. Mouthfeel is thin and a bit fiery at times. Reminds me of Hobgoblin to an extent, and I think that extent is the fact that the beer has traveled over 5000km to the LCBO under unknown circumstances. Not bad, but not a bargain at its price point.
gam (1112), brisbane, Australia
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Dec 13, 2009 Okay carbonation rich copper coloured ale aroma honey woody caramel mild fruit fl;avour woody toffee a bitter hops taste of fruit peel caramel flavour,ale worthy of a session finish maty and bitter but no real strength,fair sweetness goes down alright.
FatPhil (3481), Espoo, Finland
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 13, 2009 500ml bottle (K CM, Kamppi)
Rich red, thin bready head. Slightly woody aroma, some honey. Pleasant
carbonation, soft palate. Taste pleasantly bitter, some barkiness, soft
malty body with some residual sugars. Finish quite simple, a few odd
chemical vapours appear briefly, gently bitter with some drying noble
hops. Not bad for 4.4%, quite full flavoured but certainly sessionable.
liinis (721), Helsinki, Finland
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Dec 2, 2009 quite mild and a bit boring. nice hops but too little of them. mild and pleasant bitter finish. dry
tlind2 (604), Helsinki, Finland
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 |
Nov 28, 2009 500 ml bottle. Deep amber color, frothy off-white head. Slightly metallic aroma with some floral hops and malts. Slightly sharp, malty flavor with some nuttiness and a hint of leather, some hop bitterness. Fairly light body, medium carbonation. It’s ok.
Tessic (467), Brantford, Ontario, Canada
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 22, 2009 This ESB poured a dark orange colour with a nice creamy white head. To the nose there are scents of raisins, sweet dark malts, bread, hopps and a little caramel. First taste is very creamy but a litle watery. Flavours of ripe fruit and hopps are the most prodominant with off flavours of grass and wood. Finish is hoppy with ripe fruit lingering.
oh6gdx (8917), Vasa, Finland
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Nov 6, 2009 Bottled (from K Citymarket, Vaasa). Copper colour, mediumsized beige head. Aroma is grassy and floral hops along with some slight malty notes. Flavour is quite much the same with some mild nutty notes as well. Mild wooden notes as well. A bit like a lighter version of Fullers ESB.
DJMonarch (6878), Northwich, Cheshire, England
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 1, 2009 500ml Bottle at Home 27/04/2009
Floral hop aroma. Small white head. Bronze golden coloured smooth on the palate and fruity with a little dryness and bitterness in a full malt finish.
TBone (6804), Pori, Finland
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 31, 2009 Bottled (BB 04/2010)
Deep copper-amber color, small off-white head. Fruity peach aroma with sweet maltyness. Flavor is nutty-caramelly malty, some licorice like in Fullers ESB, but this has more hard candy and bitterness. Also a bit too little alcoholic for being robust ESB. Could be a bit more lively too.
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