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
6.60
ABV: 6.8% IBU: 60 Ticks: 73
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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7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

A hazy, amber-orange pour with a thin white head. The aroma has floral and grassy hops mixed with some light, bready malt. The light body has an oily texture with soft carbonation. The taste is mildly bitter with a very dry finish.

Tried on 11 Sep 2013 at 07:25


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

Bottle @ Torben Mathews tasting. Clear amber with big off-white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, caramel and hop. Flavour is malt, fruit, caramel, little toasted, medium sweet and a little bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Apr 2013 at 08:23


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle @ Torben Mathews tasting. Nice head with excellent duration. Color is golden/amber. Aroma and taste are hops, malt, fruits, caramel and pine.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Apr 2013 at 10:39


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

Bottle @ Torben Matthews tasting. Clear amber with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and light hoppy - fruity. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 170413

Tried from Bottle on 20 Apr 2013 at 06:13


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Pint at Antenna America. It poured a cloudy amber color with an off-white head. It has a nice mild hop aroma, a nice malty taste and a bitter hop finish. Very good.

Tried on 07 Apr 2013 at 03:10


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

Bottle at Antenna America. Malty English nose, earthy, grassy, hops. Light amber color with lace. Light malty sweetness, relaxed citrus hops. Low-key but nice.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Mar 2013 at 18:30


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Flaske delt med medbrygger Bråtveit da vi brygget Hulderøl i des-09, fritt etter hukommelsen: en av mange gode øl denne dagen, må prøves igjen. Fra flaske på Cardinaltreff sep-13, etter det offisielle programmet ("fra gribbebordet": aroma av syltede frukter, minner om hjemmelaget plommesyltetøy. Litt søt, passe bitter og litt fruktig - en god kombinasjon som firster til gjentagelse.

Tried on 31 Aug 2012 at 11:57


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Total Wine Fairfax 12oz ($2): Although I have had this long ago, I wanted to try it again so as to rate it. Pours a copper colour with a thick head. Aroma is caramel malts, fruitiness, and hops. Taste is quite excellent, especially for an ESB. Hoppiness is really upfront and the malt backbone carries this beer. Carbonation is soft and chuggability is high. Balance is excellent and Anderson Valley kills it with this beer.

Tried on 08 Jun 2012 at 06:25


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Flaske 0,335l på Bistro Trägårn, Kiruna 27 Apr 12. Aprikosfarget. Lite skum. Uklar. Søt fruktaroma. Plommer - også i smaken. Lite bitterhet.

Tried on 17 May 2012 at 10:53


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

12 oz. bottle from Julio’s Liquors. Served in an English pint. Transparent golden color with a light amber type hue. Fast diminishing white head, light retention. Nose of bread and floral hops. Taste is no surprise; toasted malty sweetness and a mild hoppy bitterness. Overall I don’t drink many ESB’s. I got this just as a changeup of styles. Not bad but it didn’t make me want to drink more or try more examples of the style. I guess if you drink ESB’s you may enjoy this.

Tried from Bottle on 09 May 2012 at 15:22