7.3

jerseyislandbeer (5899) reviewed ESB from BridgePort Brewing Company 1 year ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Old rating from 2002 - Pint from the tap at the brewpub, pours caramel colour with a off white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of lemon, flora, herbs, biscuit, earth, spice, caramel, toffee & malt. Medium body. Smooth moderate bitter finish

Tried from Draft on 31 Jan 2025 at 17:14

6.5

CoastGuardVet (6205) reviewed ESB from BridgePort Brewing Company 8 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Poured into an English pint glass, the appearance was a hazy burnt orange almost light brown color with a cap of a little white foamy head. Sly roaming speckled lace.
The aroma had the Fuggles sweet to estery floral/herbal qualities coming across the malts somewhat in an acceptable \"soapy\" fashion. Biscuit sweet malts plead their case for the balance.
The flavor blends all of the previously aromas together mostly sweet with that smooth soapiness coming into flow in the aftertaste and finish.
The palate was almost medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt fine. Pretty smooth all around.
Overall, as an ESB, it works, I get it and don’t mind it.

Tried on 29 May 2017 at 20:04

7.2

smith4498 (4269) reviewed ESB from BridgePort Brewing Company 15 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle from a trade with Rustyham. Pours hazy amber color with off white head. Bready malt and earthy aroma. Moderately sweet malty flavor, a little toasty with some caramel. Medium body with moderate carbonation. Thanks Nick.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Jun 2010 at 18:57

6.6

Dogbrick (24210) reviewed ESB from BridgePort Brewing Company 16 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Sample at the brewpub. The beer is a dark amber color with a medium thin and creamy bone white head that diminishes steadily. Stringy lacing on the glass. Mild hops and earthy malt in the nose. Medium, smooth body with flavors of resiny hops, earthy malt and fruit. The finish is biscuity malt with a touch of floral hops left behind. Decent overall.

Tried on 10 Feb 2010 at 20:01

6.3

Kyotolefty (15912) reviewed ESB from BridgePort Brewing Company 16 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

Cask at the Bridgeport Brewery. Faint aroma of dark fruit and caramel malt. Tart flavor, with cherry and light hops, mostly bittering hops. Cask version was rather dead. Here again, the keg version was much better, but this is the one that got rated.

Tried from Cask on 13 Sep 2009 at 18:36

7.4

Buckeyeboy (18941) reviewed ESB from BridgePort Brewing Company 18 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On CASK at BrewPub Portland OR, Pours out a hazy copper topped with a off white head. Pretty good. Some light wood along with some light hops. I think this style is starting to grow on me. Or I have just had a few good ESB’s as of late.

Tried from Cask on 10 Jan 2008 at 21:02

8

bhensonb (22605) reviewed ESB from BridgePort Brewing Company 18 years ago

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Cask at the brewpub at the brewery. Clean caramel aroma. Clear dark amber color. Off-white head that sticks around. Soft, luscious, fruity, malty with floral/fruity hop. The bitter balancing the malt does not seem to be pine or citrus. Fresh foral/fruity finish, hints of malt here at the end, mild bitter, and some possible citrus sour at the back of the mouth. Fantantastic.

Tried from Cask on 08 Jun 2007 at 18:22

6.4

djd07 (28882) reviewed ESB from BridgePort Brewing Company 18 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. Poured a cloudy amber color with a medium off white head. Had a fruity and sweet aroma with a good finish, very easy to drink.

Tried from Bottle on 26 May 2007 at 20:05

6.9

Troopie (5667) reviewed ESB from BridgePort Brewing Company 18 years ago

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. Poured amber with a thick lasting head. Faint malty aroma. Mild flavour that’s well balanced between malt and hops. A modest finish. This is a workaday unassuming bitter that is good on a warm day.

Tried from Bottle on 11 May 2007 at 14:31

5.6

JK (8181) reviewed ESB from BridgePort Brewing Company 18 years ago

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

Not bad. This is very sweet for an ESB, sweet malt rather than bitter malt. Considerable hop presence for the style. Its not bad, but too sweet.

Tried on 31 Mar 2007 at 11:23

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