HotShot ESB
Great Divide Brewing Company in Denver, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.34
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While HotShot is one of Great Divide's easiest-drinking and lower alcohol beers, its complex flavor profile makes it the perfect session beer for craft beer lovers.
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Bierkoning (17700) reviewed HotShot ESB from Great Divide Brewing Company 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Pours an enormous frothy head, that lasts for a while. Orange blonde color. Flowery orange marmelade aroma. Flowery, hoppy flavor with hints of oil and mandarine curacao. Mint and oily hops in the aftertaste.
jgb9348 (11997) reviewed HotShot ESB from Great Divide Brewing Company 17 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 3
Clear amber/copper coloured body with a thinnish off-white head. Aroma of caramel, citrus and somewhat fresh hops - just a small amount though. Light-bodied; Sharp pungent taste of malt up front with some caramel lingering behind and a bit of cardboard - nothing great at all. No hops in the taste or even in the aftertaste - where did they go? Aftertaste just fades to an unpleasant bitter maltiness. Overall, not a good bitter - If I had to categorise this without the label, i’d deem it an amber ale. Not recommended in the slightest bit. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Chevy Chase Wine & Liquors on 10-July-2005 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
obguthr (12524) reviewed HotShot ESB from Great Divide Brewing Company 18 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 5.5
Strawberry and lemon aroma, but not strong. Orange amber color, very little head. Grapefruit and orange peel taste, bitter but smooth. Vague and subtle spice is felt in the finish.
caesar (10841) reviewed HotShot ESB from Great Divide Brewing Company 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Slightly hazy orange color, huge frothy head. Aroma of caramel malt, some fruits, hops, bit floral. Soft caramelly taste, reasonably bitter. Decently balanced, but not as overpowering as other Great Divide brews.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Hazy orange with large thick creamy and lasting head (lively carbonation). Malty caramel & fruits in the aroma. Ok mouthfeel - schockingly surprised about how little the hop performance is - very moderate. Fruity orange malty taste with the hops in the background. Good lacings. Overall im use to more from Great Divide! Drinkable & pleasant though!
saxo (29778) reviewed HotShot ESB from Great Divide Brewing Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Nice creamy long lasting white head. Color is hazy golden. Aroma is mainly hops. Taste is hoppy with a good hoppy finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Powerfull hoppy fruity aroma. Harsh bitter flavor, long bitter finish. Oily palate. Not an ESB but more like an American pale ale. Messy beer.
GRM (7527) reviewed HotShot ESB from Great Divide Brewing Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Brown bottle, 355 ml, bottle in February 2003, savoured on February 27 2007; head: voluminous white head that eventually collapses (probably because there is only one finger of beer in the glass!), golden, light effervescence, clear, lacing; nose: floral hops, and other times the hops appears slightly acrid, grapefruit, lime, light caramelized malt; mouth: bitterness attack right of the start and that slightly acrid and dry bitterness stays until the end, caramelized malt eventually appears , grapefruit, a light fruity taste as well, finale in dry bitterness with a hint of caramel, lightly astringent, somewhat harsh, slightly oily and rather thin texture, good carbonation, slightly sweet, quite bitter, medium body; overall: enjoyable FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 355 ml, embouteillé en février 2003, savouré le 27 février 2007; oeil : mousse blanche abondante qui éventuellement s’affaise (probablement parce qu’il n’y a qu’un doigt de bière dans le verre!), dorée, légère effervescence, claire, dentelle; nez : houblon floral, et d’autres fois légèrement âcre, pamplemousse, lime; bouche : attaque en amertume et cette amertume légèrement âcre et sèche demeurera jusqu’à la toute fin, apparition de malt caramélisé, pamplemousse, léger goût fruité, finale en amertume sèche avec une pointe de caramel, légère astringence, légèrement rugueuse, texture légèrement huileuse et plutôt mince, bonne carbonatation, très légèrement sucrée, assez amère, corps moyen; en résumé : bien aimée
Lubiere (24605) reviewed HotShot ESB from Great Divide Brewing Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Lightly hazed golden dark amber ale with a thick off white head. Light caramel malt with a nice piney hop in aroma. In mouth, a burned sugar and cereals with earthy hops, light orange and grapefruit, not overbearing, and very classy. Medium bodied. LCBO Private Import.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle: Poured a reddish/light brown color ale with a small slightly off-white foamy head with average retention. Aroma is slightly bitter with some semi-caramel malt. Taste is a well balance mix between some caramel malt with a dry and semi-bitter finish. Body is about average with great carbonation. Overall, probably more hops then in a regular ESB but well made nonetheless and great session beer overall.