2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20 JCB (3999) - Durham, North Carolina, USA - JUL 15, 2012
On tap at the brewpub, Rock Island. Well, is it an amber of an ESB? Either way, I found it beyond curious that this beer had the most IBUs of any of their staples, including the pale. That said, it was pretty anonymous. Copper pour, moderately carbonated, with a "where is it?" nose of faded hops, biscuit, and paper. Watery body, pretty generic malt and grain flavors with just enough bitterness in there to pass for hops. Pretty weak.
2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20 barleyPops (1142) - Quad-Cities, Illinois, USA - OCT 6, 2011
pint glass at the brewpub. clear amber pour with a small, very short-lived off white head. aroma is mostly cereal grains with some fruitiness lingering. flavor has some hop bitterness with a dry cereal grain backbone and a strange, almost metallic aftertaste lurking in the background. drinkable, but one was enough.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 tronraner (2459) - Walland, Tennessee, USA - SEP 20, 2011
Draught at the brewpub. Pours copper with tight off white head. The aroma is mild and slightly fruity with some butterscotch and some general malt and wood. The flavor is orange and earthy hop bitterness and some wood character. Distant catty note, dry aftertaste. Ok.
2.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20 fidelis83 (2213) - Clinton, Iowa, USA - SEP 21, 2010
Labeled Red Toad E.S.B. at Brew Ha Ha 2010. Pours a clear, fairly deep amber with a foamy off white head that has poor retention. Aroma is faint citrus, grain, caramel and some salty earth. Flavor is biscuit, caramel, bitter citrus and grain. palate is light bodied and dry with a moderate, sharp carbonation. Not bad.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 GeneralGao (3614) - Iowa City, Iowa, USA - AUG 28, 2006
Draught at the brewpub. Clear ornage color with thin white head. Distinct vanilla and malty caramel aroma. Tastes of biscuity malt and light brown sugar with a bitter grainy note.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 Crash (532) - Macomb, Illinois, USA - NOV 27, 2002
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20 JMerritt (1900) - Macomb, Illinois, USA - NOV 24, 2002
Medium garnet in color with a medium white head that dropped quickly. Aroma is sweet and malty, and slightly citric (grapefruit). Medium hop flavor with a quickly fading aftertaste.
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