Stone Cat ESB
Ipswich Ale Brewery in Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
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6.53
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Frothingslosh (19093) reviewed Stone Cat ESB from Ipswich Ale Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
From Matt at 3R6P. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a cloudy orange-amber color with a small tan head that faded quickly and left minimal lacing. The aroma was tart and bitter fruity hops. The flavor was crisp bitter fruity and floral hops with light notes of caramel and nut underneath. The finish was medium length with caramel and floral hops lingering. Medium body. Drinks better than the sum of it’s parts.
jcwattsrugger (14787) reviewed Stone Cat ESB from Ipswich Ale Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
12oz bottle-pours a rich to rocky off white head and copper color. Aroma is sweet medium malt-caramel, secondary earthy/citrus hops. Taste is sweet medium malt-caramel, secondary earthy/herbal hops, leaning towards licorice.
ben4321 (11522) reviewed Stone Cat ESB from Ipswich Ale Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
December 2008 Beer of the Month Club
Overall Impression: Amber color and kind of sweet caramel flavor. Not exactly what you expect from an ESB, but tasty, not particularly bitter.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Pours amber into a shaker. Bright white head quickly recedes to skim surface. Caramel and mild hop aromas. Sharp and highly carbonated. Well-balanced with caramel upfront and a lasting pine hop finish.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Stone Cat ESB from Ipswich Ale Brewery 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
2003 bottle. Pours a very reddish brown, tending more towards red. Has some orange hues in it. No cloudiness at all due to no sediment :( Has a fairly sweet smell with a touch of fruity spice and some decent hops aroma, but overall the aroma is not strong, and I have to put my nose close to the beer to smell it. Begins warm and sweet. Nice caramel malt presenting itself. Not terribly strong, but very clear. Some hops flavors get in there maybe some goldings, challenger and maybe a touch of cascade, though not sure. There is a lingering yet slowly diminishing citrus flavor. Anyways, the flavor is great up front and lasts well into the body which is medium. There is a slight dry nutty flavor (the mix of the bitter hops and the caramel malt), some a tinge of dry bitter orange. Unfortunately, the beer gives out too soon and the wet texture that is fairly apparent from the early stages of sipping now turns watery, and the malt leaves altogether. I am left with that tinge of bitter/citrus hops flavor which does not go well with the watery taste. Finishes poorly. Needs some more malt and less filtration. Great flavor to begin with though, they could really go places with that. This beer could use some more bitterness as well. Not sure why they are making an ESB and bragging that it is not bitter at all. In summary I miss Ipswich ESB and will never forgive Mercury for buying Ipswich Brewery and discontinuing my favorite beer. . .