ESB Amber Ale
Flying Fish Brewing Company in Somerdale, New Jersey, United States 🇺🇸
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.51
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This ESB is a classic British extra special bitter made fresh with an American slant. A beautiful copper color with an amber head, this classic style features five different malts, including imported English malts, and three hop varieties. The rich malty start features caramel notes that develop into a smooth, pleasurable hop finish.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a hazy orange-amber color with a small orange-white head. The aroma was tart, fruity, hoppy and had a touch of caramel. The flavor was sour, nutty, bitter and had a fruity hops presence and a rich malty undertone. The finish was long sour fruity hops and sweet malts. Solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2009
at 03:25
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 oz bottle courtesy of eaglefan538. Pour is hazed golden orange with a two inch off white head. Nice streaked lacing left behind as the head falls. Aroma of toasted malt, some light biscuit sweetness. A bit of earthy hops present as well. Taste is the toasted slightly sweet maltiness from the nose. The earthy hops are a bit grassier in the taste. Nice mineral finish. The palate is unfiltered yet smooth, though perhaps a bit watery. Overall, a nice session beer. Thanks Brian.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2008
at 12:46
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Thanks to decaturstevo for sharing this one. Clear light amber body under a firm, creamy head of off-white. Malty aroma. Flavor is firm malt with well balanced supportive hops. Good for style.
Tried
on 19 Jul 2008
at 16:59
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours and amber body with a quickly descending head. Normal fruity aroma. The first thing you realize while drinking this beer is how thick-bodied it is. Then you wonder why it has the taste of a dubbel or european strong lager (I am not sure what that taste is, but I know those two varieties have it). Maybe it is the Belgian hops? It is kind of on the bitter side of things and a bunch of hops hop about. Interesting.
Tried
on 18 Jul 2007
at 23:00
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap. Strong malt aroma with light sweet cherry tones. Reddish amber color with small head. Sweet malt and moderate piney hops flavor and high carbonation. Nicely blended. A nice easy drinking beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 May 2007
at 06:31
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Basically, this is an American version of a bitter, meaning more hops. The aroma is hopy, not floral or bitter but definitly hoppy. Body is light, color is light copper. Finishes with a nice bit of bittering. I would think that maybe the macro drinkers may not find this offensive. Overall, for its style I think its good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2006
at 19:15
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
12 oz bottle-pours an off white head. Color is amber. Tastes malty, good carbonation. Finishes slightly bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jul 2005
at 19:13
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Clear copper with moderate lacing - woody aroma with a hint of bitterness - pretty average flavor, nothing special - actually, it kind of tastes like a so-so homebrewed ESB - nothing worth having more than once.
Tried
on 21 May 2005
at 19:09
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Amber ale with a nice caramel nose, and some citrus. Nice maltiness , but agian not very bitter, as the hops do not come out very well.
Tried
on 24 Nov 2003
at 21:07
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Great amber colour with a dense off-white head. Pleasant aroma, nice malt/hop balance, showing english hops and even a mild berry aroma. Medium-bodied; Initial flavour is fairly bland - but some malt, sweetness and hops are noticeable. Aftertaste somewhat spicey and then left mild. Overall, not a bad beer, not great nor true to the style! I got this twelve ounce bottle at Chevy Chase Wine & Liqour in Washington, D.C. and sampled it on 10-October-2003.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Oct 2003
at 21:19