Anderson Valley Brewing Company Belk's ESB

Belk's ESB

 

Anderson Valley Brewing Company in Boonville, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Rotating Out of Production
Score
6.62
ABV: 6.8% IBU: 60 Ticks: 74
Burnished gold hue with a persistent, rocky white head. Floral, spicy aroma redolent of lilacs, white pepper, and Barlett pears with undertones of blueberry honey and roses. A pleasant balance of crisp hop bitterness and clean malts adorn the spicy, herbal hop flavors lasting into a dry, refreshing finish.
 

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6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Shared 355ml bottle at Bistro Trägårn, Kiruna. A few patches at the surface of a hazy, apricot coloured body. Grainy malts and spiced fruity nose. Pumpkin, dried fruits, earthy malts and a bite of almond in the flavour character. Bittersweet tail. Ok, 27.04.2012.

Tried from Bottle on 06 May 2012 at 11:58


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

12 fl oz bottle at Bishops Arms, Linköping, on January 7, 2012Hazy amber color, big lasting white head. Malty, caramel, grainy, barley, fudge, straw scent. Some faint hops in the scent as well. Malty, sweet, bitter, hoppy taste. Moussy mouthfeel, high bitterness. Bitter, grainy, fudge aftertaste. Nice and malty, a bit too bitter for me. I’d drink it again.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Jan 2012 at 07:23


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle 355ml @ Patricks Pub og Restaurant, Kristiansand
Pours clear golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, grain and grass. Taste is medium sweet and medium bitter. Body is light to medium, texture is thin, carbonation is soft.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Jan 2012 at 06:27


6.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Clear, golden/light amber liquid with medium to big off-white head. Aroma of citrus, grapefruit and light cereal malt. Light sweet, medium bitter and quite hoppy. Medium bodied with OK carbonation. Nice esb.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Dec 2011 at 10:22


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

(Bottle, Bishop’s Arms Folkungagatan, Stockholm, 23 June 2011) Amber colour with frothy, off-white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with notes of apricots, citrus, orange and hints of grapefruit. Fruity, hoppy taste with apricots, orange and a generous grapefruity bitterness in the finish. Slightly more than medium body, with a solid malt foundation and balanced sweetness. More mellow and balanced than your average in-your-face American IPA, but it sure stands its ground well. Fresh, tasty and very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jun 2011 at 12:23


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

12oz bottle pours clear copper with firm light tan head. The mild aroma offers up spicy hops and a touch of malts. The taste has a pleasing full spicy hoppiness with equal amounts of bitterness and hop flavor. By midway it is all bitter hops getting a bit resiny at times too. Around the edges are thin layers of floral hops and faint malt sweetness. Yummy ESB.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Oct 2010 at 10:50


8.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

From a 355ml bottle on 19/10/2010. Has a pleasant, though relatively subtle sweet, fruity, floral, caramel and toffee aroma. This one is bursts with the flavours hinted at in the nose. Loads of sweet toffee and caramel malt, citrus fruit (oranges), with some bready and nutty hints. Magnificently hoppy. Think of a Fullers ESB on steroids. An outstanding brew.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Oct 2010 at 01:58


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. It’s a hazy, orange beer topped by a minimal off-white head. The aroma has some beer-stock like malts, peachy hops, some notes of tea, and when it warms, some alcohol escapes the glass. It’s sweet and piney in the flavor, a nice bitterness follows you to the finish. Medium body, smooth and nicely carbonated. A decent one, nothing special, but easy to drink. 100310

Tried from Bottle on 09 Jul 2010 at 13:35


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle at Patricks Kristiansand. Dark golden colour with an off-white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, hop. flavour is sweet, malt, fruit, hop, caramel. Easy drinkable nice beer.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jun 2010 at 23:04


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

12 fl. oz. bottle, courtesy of Patricks Pub. Almost clear, dark orange body with a thin off-white head. Aroma is mild malty with a nice fruity hop aroma. Flavor is refreshing, clean malty, sharp bitter and citric fruity. Nice balanced and really quaffable.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2009 at 11:53