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Tugboat E.S.B. 3.21 18

Tugboat E.S.B.


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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
183.26/5.03.21/5.0-62.9English pint
Commercial Description:
This delightful copper-colored ale is spawned byt the smart inclusion of a variety of specialty English malts and a very generous portion of Cascade hops. Our thirst quenching E.S.B. had been compared favorably alongside the very best E.S.B.'s in the world. We dry hop this sweet, and spicy hopped ale in the keg, like we do most of our ales, to give you another delicious dimension to taste: a floral smell. Our approach is that brewing is more art than science. If this ale was a person, he would sprot a beret, read Chomski, and smoke cloves.
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 Ungstrup (15371), Frederiksberg, Denmark
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/101/54/103/58/20
Jul 21, 2008  
Draft. An unclear amber beer with no head. The aroma is sweet malty with primary notes of caramel as well as lighter notes of citrus. The flavor is sweet matly with notes of citrus, grass, and hops. Way above their pay- grade?


golubeer (51), Auckland, New Zealand
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Oct 22, 2007  
Nice, pleasant beer. Cloudy amber colour with ruby. Nice white head. A bit watery but very nice.


 kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/516/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Date: 10/15/1996
Source: Brewpub

centenial hops, very smooth and bitter througout

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Score: **4
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 Angeloregon (2025), Portland, Oregon, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jul 8, 2007  
Foggy copper color (at least that is how it appeared in the darkness of Tugboat’s tap house). Strong floral hops in the nose. Body a little washed in the finish. Hoped for more bitterness. A little homebrewy and under carbonated. Overall a decent drinkable beer, but nothing to write about (oh wait I am). Try it at least once. Maybe mine was slightly off.


 DrunkenWeasel (218), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Oct 7, 2006  
By far the best of the tugboat beers I had today. Strong hop taste with an almost equally full malt body. Smells of pine and caramel and taste is similar. Aftertaste coats the mouth quite well.


 JoeMcPhee (5025), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 31, 2005  
Cloudy amber colour, a bit of ruby tint as well. Pale malt, light caramel, spice/resiny hop aroma. Falvour shows light fruity malt, a bit of yeast. Spicy and resiny hop flavour. A touch of citrus in the finish. Comes across a bit muddled, but is drinkable.


 frylock (1025), Buffalo, New York, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 16, 2005  
Hazy orange-brown color. Fruity, apple like aroma. Moderate bitterness, some notes of grape skins and toast. An alright bitter, but something just seemed off about it.


 ¾ (4999), Colorado, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/513/20
Aug 15, 2004  
Slightly murky dark red color. A weird off-flavor in here... bland and stale metallic flavors. the nose is a mild hopped citrus fruit experience, like a fruity orange juice/IPA nose.



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