Luna Sea ESB
Empyrean Brewing Company in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States 🇺🇸
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.11
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5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draft. Crystal clear gold color. Aroma of biscuit and honey. The taste has some apple, bread, yeast. I think they use the same yeast in all of their beers. They all have the same aftertaste. Sam Adams clone???
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Mar 2017
at 14:37
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle courtesy of HuskerTan, thanks! Cloudy deep golden amber color, off white head. Aroma of black pepper and biscuit Taste has raw biscuit dough and lots of pepper. Weird.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2015
at 18:30
1.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 1
Texture 2
Overall 1.5
Bottle. A- Grass, hay, biscuits, musty, subtle caramel. A- Dark orange color, clear liquid, off white head. T- Subtle caramel, bready, malty, herbs, grassy, slightly bitter, woody. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, musty finish. O- This sucked. I didn’t expect it to be anything but average but it didn’t even manage to accomplish that. Lots of bready, grassy, musty aroma and tastes. Just a bad beer. I’ll take a Dos Equis over this crap. If this is your pride and joy find a new profession. Extra Special...no. Extra bad....yes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Feb 2015
at 22:35
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle @ home. Hazy, dark orange appearance with an off white head. Mildly toasty, caramel malty, mild earthy, grassy hoppy aroma. Slightly citrusy, toasty caramel malty, moderate toffee, straw/grassy hoppy, cereal flavor. Nice to see Nebraskan brews finally make it to Colorado but this one is just decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2012
at 23:38
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12oz bottle-pours amber with a foamy offwhite head. Aroma is sweet grain/light/medium malt. Taste is sweet grain/light/medium malt-bready/some chocolate, some fruit/earth hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2012
at 20:30
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle thanks to John. Pours reddish amber with off white head. Nose/taste of candy sugar, roasted caramel, gummy bear and grain. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2011
at 18:06
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12oz bottle. Murky orange-brown color. Thin, patchy off-white head. Pretty standard offering, though the body is a touch watery. Easy drinking, medium bodied. On the maltier side of the equation, very delicately hopped. Somewhat nutty, with some fruity amber malt tones. Smooth and sessionable, but not so noteworthy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2010
at 22:45
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 oz bottle purchased at Beertopia in Omaha, Nebraska. Best enjoyed by 08/09 (it was notched on the line between the two) YR 09 on the label. Pour is hazed orange, golden brown with pretty settling that builds up an off white two inch head. Head falls with nice lacing. Aroma of toasty fresh malt, some soft caramel biscuit - fresh, soft and inviting. Taste is the toasted, slightly sweet caramel biscuit maltiness, along with a sharpness of hops, that was unexpected from the nose. In the aftertaste the toasted aroma turns to a bit of a burnt charred afair that detracts a bit. Palate is medium, coats the mouth nicely, medium carbonation with lingering acidic bitterness. Nice enough beer, would love to try it on draft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jun 2009
at 09:03
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Thanks to Sledge Jr for this Nebraska brew. This pours with a minimal creamy off white head that dissipates rapidly, over a dark amber body. Some light malt aroma. The slight bitterness that a good ESB should have, is replaced by an off putting sourness that also hurts the dryness in the finish. A bit thin as well. The wide variation in scores for this may suggest some inconsistencies with the brew..
Tried
on 27 Nov 2005
at 09:24