Anvil ESB
AleSmith Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.06
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Anvil ESB is our interpretation of a traditional British-style pub ale. Deep amber in color, a toasty character from British malts and a touch of kettle caramelization blend seamlessly with a mild English hop profile. Its delicate balance of flavors will keep you coming back pint after pint, making it a complex creation we’re proud to call our flagship beer.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle: Dark copper pour with a thick, creamy beige head. Nice thick lacing. Aroma is mild with maltiness, fruits, and citrus. Flavor is very well balanced, malty, florals, citrus, caramel, and a medley of fruitiness. I think this is a great example of the style and very well done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2007
at 10:14
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at Toms Ultimate Glasgow Tasting: Poured an amber with a heafty off white head. The aroma is yeasty and hops. The taste is metallic hops with lost of that carbonation which was present in the way the head reacted.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Dec 2007
at 12:26
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle courtesy of Naven: Poured a medium brown color ale with a medium foamy head with good retention and some good lacing as well. Aroma of dry malt with some fresh lightly bitter hops. Taste is also well balance between dry malt with some very light sweet notes and a dry light bitter finish. Average body with medium carbonation. Overall, I thought this was simple without much complexity but well made to quench thirst.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jul 2007
at 09:55
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Small, diminishing head atop a dark amber, murky body. The nose is mostly malty with notes of grain and cookie. Some perfume hops are part of the aroma as well. The flavor is moderately sweet and slightly bitter. Medium body and watery texture. Above-average carbonation. Thought this was fairly average and that the flavors were somewhat muddled. Nice enough to drink as a session beer.
Tried
on 29 May 2007
at 19:17
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
LIght malty aroma, hints of stone fruit, arguably a bit of yeast. Possibly some fruit hop. Coppery color with an off-white head that dissolves into lacing. Starts with malt, along with fruity notes. A bit thinnish. Fairly dry finish. No particular hop bitterness - back to the idea of fruity hop. A fair resemblance to English ales; a bit more carbonation perhaps, perhaps a bit more malt, but similar.
Tried
on 27 Apr 2007
at 22:10
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Chris_O London bottlefest March 07. Hazy amber colour with thin beige head. US grapefruit hop aroma, distinctive hop. Bit of spicy malt. Bit dull as an ESB to be honest. Hops are a little bit stale and syrupy. OK ESB, but would expect more.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2007
at 07:28
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Bevmo, Valencia; Nose of a little hops and some caramel malts; copper color with a small beige head; flavor with some spice, caramel, a little citrus, and hoppy bitterness for the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2006
at 22:42
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at brewery - Pours clear amber with a big, billowy head that leaves good lacing. It has a nice hoppy aroma with some slight spice undertones. The flavor has some caramel malts and a fine quality hops kick. Cask carbonation is light and smooth. There’s a nice balance to this ESB. It didn’t blow me away, but it’s quite good.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Sep 2006
at 17:23
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle Pours a clear orange/copper color with a small sandy head. Aromas of honey and sweet light malts. Flavor is light wody malts, light on the hops, and overall drinkable. Lively carbonation, and fairly light on the pallate. I expected a heavier bodied enty in this style but it was tasty overall. Had this sitting in my cellar before I got around to drinking it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2006
at 22:47