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RATINGS: 17   MEAN: 3.24/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.11   EST. CALORIES: 172   ABV: 5.75%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Our ESB is deep amber in color and has a nice toasty/malty sweetness, a signature of the English Crystal and Amber malts. Generous quantities of Galena, Norther Brewer, Styrian, Goldings and Centennial hops will certainly be a favorite with fans of a slightly more aggressive style.


4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Darkmagus82 (2056) - - FEB 8, 2015
Poured from can into a pint glass Appearance – The beer pours a lightly hazed deep amber color with a huge billowy off white head. The head has a fantastic level of retention, slowly fading to leave a great level of foamy lace on the sides of the glass. Smell – The aroma of the beer is quite heavy of a caramel smell mixed with some aromas of some hops of a more herbal and earthy nature. Mixed with these smells comes aromas roast as well as some nice smells of a more grainy and grassy nature. Taste – The taste begins with a slightly more malty and sweet flavor with a decent dose of caramel mixed with a lightly roasted and toasted malt flavor. As the taste moves on toward to the middle, the sweeter flavors of caramel intensify and are joined by a little bit of dark fruit taste. After this point however, the sweeter flavors fade a bit all while some hop flavors of a more earthy, herbal, and grassy nature come to the tongue. With all the transitions that occur throughout the taste, one is left with a nicely balanced sweet, roasty, and hoppy amber flavor to linger on the tongue. Mouthfeel – The body of the beer is on the medium side in terms of its thickness and creaminess with a carbonation level that is rather average overall. For the mix of hop, roast, and sweet the feel is fantastic and makes for a very easy drinking brew overall. Overall – This is a rather flavorful and drinkable red ale that has a nice blend of sweet, roast, and hop all while maintaining a respectable abv. of 5.25 %. If you get a chance I would say try it out and see what you think, as I rather liked it.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
mbgrayson (641) - Anaconda, Montana, USA - NOV 23, 2014
Must have been a badly shaken up can, lots of tan head. Rich aroma of hops. Taste is slightly malty, with a nice hoppy kick. A decent amber ale, a bit hoppy than my favorite ambers. Still, thumbs up.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
beernovice39 (3270) - Montana, USA - AUG 21, 2013
On tap. Clear amber with a thin off white head. Nose is fruit and caramel. Taste is caramel with an herbal bitter finish.

3.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 7/20
Westchesterco (1478) - mclean, Virginia, USA - JUN 27, 2013
On tap at the brewery cloudy amber with slight white head ara of malt some citrus taste of citrus and overtones of citrus and slight bitterness on the palate

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Iphonephan (4797) - McLean, Virginia, USA - JUN 27, 2013
On draft at the brewery. Pours a cloudy amber with an ecru head. Mild malty aroma. Thin mouthfeel and flavor of caramel with some hop bitterness in the finish.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
snoworsummer (3540) - baltimore, Maryland, USA - MAR 6, 2013
Growler from the brewery. Wonderful hop smell. Very low bitterness. Smooth and delicious.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
sonnycheeba (4396) - Federal Hill, Baltimore, Maryland, USA - MAR 1, 2013
Growler from brewery. Pours clear caramel/amber with thick, frothy white head; decent retention and lacing. Aroma is grass, citrus and floral hops, caramel, toasted and biscuit malt, dates, spice, and some barnyard funk. Flavor is grassy hops forward (light bitterness) with supporting bready malts (mostly toast), light fruit esters, and some spice; dry, chewy malt finish. Medium body and low carbonation.

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
daknole (10346) - Scottsdale, Arizona, USA - AUG 8, 2012
Caramel colored. Caramel hops. Crackers, bready, biscuits. Very average beer.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
savnac (2391) - Anchorage, Alaska, USA - JUL 12, 2012
22oz bottle. Reddish brown with a big foamy head. Aroma of toffee, biscuits and nuts. Flavor is rich biscuit and toffee with a mild hop bitterness. Medium body with soft carbonation. Decent beer, has some brown ale qualities.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
DuffMan (8208) - the land of bitumen, beef & beer, Alberta, CANADA - MAY 11, 2012
Bottle, shared with Parksy. Very lively pour, dark orange amber with a volcanic off white head that takes three installments to complete the pour. Aroma is toasty caramel and plastic phenols. Very lively mouthfeel, over carbonated. Flavours of toast, toffee, earthy hops, and more plastic. I just can’t get over the carbo-- this thing is a gas bomb!


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