ESB
Holgate Brewhouse in Woodend, Victoria, Australia 🇦🇺
Pale Ale - Classic English Regular|
Score
6.03
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at Slow Beer, Fitzroy, Melbourne. Poured a clear copper colour with a thin broken white head. The aroma is malt, woody resin hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a light, crisp, light fruity, malty, light metallic hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jun 2017
at 05:37
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Copper coloured with a slight, off-white head. Caramel, red fruits, bready malts and a touch of grassy hop in the finish. Enjoyable, easy drinking.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2013
at 05:00
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
It’s all sweetness and malt on the nose. I’m not very experienced with the bitters, but it wasn’t want I was expecting. The maltiness also comes through strongly on drinking but it’s more palatable without quite as much sugar. There’s some nice, modest hoppiness at the end. Overall, it’s a nice taste but probably a little bit simple. Malt, then hop. The end.
Tried
on 14 Oct 2012
at 23:49
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
(bottle) Poured clear mahogany with slight off-white head. Lovely sweet candy aroma with floral notes. Light body and good fine carbonation. Flavour is mainly a moderately sweet maltiness with a bit of fruity tang at the start and some bitterness in the finish. Overall, a pleasant well-rounded beer but with not a lot to remark about it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2012
at 06:14
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
on tap at taps beer bar, KL. This white head. Clear golden pour. Nice bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Jan 2012
at 03:02
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
From a 330ml bottle on 31/3/2011. Pours a clear copper colour with little head. Has a very strong malty aroma with some sweet fruits and honey. It starts out with sweet caramel and toffee malts, followed by some citrus fruit and nutty flavours. It finishes with a toasty/roasty bitterness whiuch is quite firm and lasting. This is a very good ESB.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2011
at 01:27
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
(Bottle at Bishops Arms SoFo, Stockholm) Poured deep amber and clear with small and white head. Aroma contained malts and some raisin. Palate was medium bodied with quite a lot of carbonation. Flavours were malts, light roastedness, hops, fruitiness and bitterness. Aftertaste was bitter and malty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2009
at 11:09
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Nut brown. Tight, barely off-white head. Caramel and fruity malt nose, lifted by citrus hops. Very creamy mouthfeel. Tastes sweet and fruity with a mildly bitter finish. I suspect this would be better draught. Lacks the easy grace of the Mt Macedon Ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2009
at 04:06
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Pours a clear amber color with a longlasting off-white head. Has a fruity malty aroma with some hoppy hints. Fruity malty hoppy flavor with some hints of citrus. Has a fruity malty hoppy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Nov 2009
at 00:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bronze/amber pour with very small fine head.Very hoppy aroma with a fair whack of citrus, some woody notes and tropical fruit. Loads of cookie dough and noticeable toffee brings it back into English territory.Flavours are similarly malty, fairly sweet, but a prominent green, earthy hop note keeps it in check. A moderate, slightly harsh bitterness follows.Low creamy carbonation with medium body.Would have liked to see more carbonation, both for appearance and mouthfeel.
Tried
on 30 Jul 2009
at 05:03