Temperance Beer Co. Smittytown

Smittytown

 

Temperance Beer Co. in Evanston, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸

  Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular Out of Production
Score
7.07
ABV: 5.5% IBU: - Ticks: 4
An unreal English-style amber brewed with refined English malts then bastardized with brazen American hops for celebrating a neighborhood that doesn’t exist.
 

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7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Clear, Deep Copper Amber Color, Huge Tiny Bubble Dense Foam Head, Creamy Top, Turns Frothy, Good Retention, Thin Creamy Dashes of Lacing. Hemp Like Floral, Slight Caramel, Hoppy Aroma. Malt, Creamy, Bready, Floral, Moderate Hop Bitter. Malt, Floral, Slight Caramel, Lasting Hoppy Bitter Aftertaste. Easy Going. Nice Can Design. Good. Enjoyed It. Recommended...

Tried from Can on 19 Apr 2025 at 03:33


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

12 oz. can. Pours a husky amber body, quite hazy, under a foamy off-white head. Some unfiltered bits of malt even in the head. Thin amber malt smell, just balanced by a nose of woody English hops. Fine malty taste with a prickle of hop bitterness on the tongue. English hops grow stronger. Full mouthfeel, malty at first, then dries off after swallowing. Filling, but also easy to drink.

Tried from Can on 20 Jun 2015 at 22:40


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Location: 22 oz bottle from Gentile's, 6/10/14

Aroma: The nose is basically rye weed, this one should have been my 420th rating
Appearance: It pours a dark reddish color with a thick beige head and some fairly heavy lace
Flavor: The taste is hoppy as well, plenty of rye bread, and a nice hoppy bitterness
Palate: The body is medium-plus, has a smooth feel, soft-to-average carbonation, and a dry finish
Overall Impression: I thought this was a pretty damn enjoyable example of the ESB style. You could certainly do a heck of a lot worse, style-wise.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Jun 2014 at 19:40


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

Sample at Prairie Moon in Evanston, IL. Clear orange-amber color with a medium white head that diminishes steadily to a film. Patchy lacing on the glass. Malt, caramel and hops in the nose. Light to medium-bodied with a creamy texture and flavors of caramel malt, fruit and earthy hops. The finish is sweet with a malty aftertaste. Decent overall.

Tried on 23 Jan 2014 at 21:13