Carniola Brewery ESB

ESB

 

Carniola Brewery in Žirovnica, Upper Carniola, Slovenia 🇸🇮

  Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular
Score
6.03
ABV: 5.2% IBU: - Ticks: 8
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6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottled at Caffe Petkovšek, Ljubljana. Hazy pale orange/amber, rich firm head. Marmelade and pine up front. Mid dry with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Solid grainy malt, generous marmelady hops. Resiny bitter finish, Overall solid.

Tried from Bottle on 22 May 2016 at 13:22


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle, 500 ml from Pivoljub. Shared with Miro B. Pours cloudy golden with medium white head. Malty, some caramel, some fruity notes. Some bitterness in finish.

Tried from Bottle from Pivoljub - The First Beer Shop in Slovenia on 20 Mar 2016 at 14:30


4.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

0.5 l from Pivoljub, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Pale golden with very small off white head. Grainy, some hops, earthy. Quite balanced, light hoppy finish, but not very appetizing. Ok.

Tried on 06 Aug 2015 at 17:36


5.3
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Brežice Beer Fest. Oooh man... to say that this looked like a yeast shot would be an insult to yeast shots everywhere. Incredible, opaque paaaaaaale brown body with a small white head. Ugh. The nose, however, saves the day (kinda) by offering a nice lemon rock candy character - not spectacular but welcome. The taste retains some of it, which is cool enough, but gives away some notes of beet too, quite watery. I WILL re-rate it in the future though. Rok seems to be a very cool, friendly guy and, like all other emerging micro brewers trying to experiments, deserves our support.

Tried from Can on 22 Nov 2014 at 15:10


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from HerrBierkoenig, many thanks Damian. Hazy orange golden color with thick persistent off white head. Aroma of oranges, tangerines, mango, papaya, malt. Taste, solid malty backbone followed by fruity hoppy touch with tangerines, mango, apricots, orange zest. Fruity finish with sour notes. Overall drinkable beer in hot summer weather.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2014 at 09:52


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

A pleasant surprise in the mail. Not really the best beer I have tasted, but still an OK choice. Looks: golden and hazy with a medium off color head. The first impression - it will be a heavy and filling one. Aroma: basically hops, hops and hops, also slightly too much alcohol smell. Taste is pretty much neutral, although it appears slightly stale due to the lack of carbonation. Not really bitter, only slightly on the tongue. Slight bitter aftertaste.

Tried on 11 Nov 2013 at 10:27


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Recent rating: On tap at Pivomanija Beer Fest in Ajdovscina. Hazy dark orange color with small off-white head and average visible carbonation. Aroma of lemon, grapefruit, pine and resin hops. Taste starts with rich light sweet malt, then follows sour fruity and grainy, while finish is mild spicy and heavy bitter. Medium to full body, oily texture and soft carbonation in palate. This beer got total makeover with Pacifica hops!

First rating: On tap at Cameral Beer Fest in Koper. App: 4 - Hazy dark orange color with medium creamy off-white head and average visible carbonation. Aro: 7 - Heavy herbal hops aroma with grassy notes. Tas: 6 - Taste starts with rich and sweet malt, then followed a bit too sour and finished average bitter. Pal: 4 - Medium body, oily texture and soft carbonation in palate. Over: 13 - It's pretty cool, but too hoppy for my liking in these old days...

Tried from Draft on 26 Aug 2013 at 05:29


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

On tap at Ljubljanski Festival Piva, Slovenia. Cloudy golden coloured, small white head, hint of fruit in the nose. Moderate malty, weak fruity and light hoppy caramel taste with watery bitterish finish. Average one. 5.2%ABV

Tried from Draft on 05 Jun 2013 at 15:46