 BDR (1862), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
Jun 11, 2007 Brown color very similar to the Lightning storm I just tried. bitter hop nose with nutty caramel cutting through - the description did not disappoint. Refreshing bitter nut caramel body.
detroiter (957), Euphoria, Minnesota, USA
Feb 12, 2007 the beer is a clear copper color, topped by an inch or so of dense but smooth and creamy tan foam. Good head retention, fantastic lacing - thick like paint on the sides of the glass from start to finish. Mildly hoppy with some sweetish malt in the aroma - I think the thick head of foam may inhibit the aroma somewhat. I tried a second pint (and a third), got the same results...
Nice tasting beer, starting out with a mild caramel malt and a floral hoppiness that was more bitter than I usually find with floral hopping. A drier toasted biscuit malt came out in the finish, I really enjoyed that.
Medium bodied, fully but not exceptionally carbonated, and oh so smoooth.
pinkzambia (868), Boise, Idaho, USA
Oct 2, 2006 Tap at brewpub:Clear brown colro with an aroma of wet cardboard, pears, sucking on old-fashioned hard candy and horse blankets. The taste was British bitter along wit a real farm quality - stables, horses and hay. What the hay!
1FastSTi (2388), Glendale, Wisconsin, USA
Oct 2, 2006 Growler. Thanks Chuck. The beer pours to a ruddy copper body with a thin white head. The aroma is grassy silage. The flavor is sweet cookies, caramel, nice spicy/peppery hops. The palate is nicely textured, medium-bodied, smooth. A great ESB.
JCapriotti (1378), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Sep 27, 2006 Dusty copper body, thin creamy head. Dry slightly grainy malt with soap on top. Swirling in the snifter yields cheese and diaper. Interesting flavor. Lightly sweetened candy hops and grass. I got a hint of hopped licorice at the end. Very nice balance with slight lean towards the hops.
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