Farmhouse Rye ESB
Long Trail Brewing Company in Bridgewater Corners, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.99
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from the mixed 12 pack from Market Basket. Deep copper color with a good sized long lasting off white head. Aromas of spice and toffee and caramel with just a touch of earthy hop. Sweet bready light caramel burnt sugar maltiness with just a hint of resin and spice. Pretty tasty ESB.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a nice looking semi-dark hazy burnt amber to red color with a foamy and bubbly head that dissipated within less than about forty seconds leaving a foamy and bubbly white head that clung nicely.
The smell started off with a sharp sweet toasty caramel embracing a nice semi-sharp sweet and spicy rye to blend. Crisp light breadiness blends into balance appropriately.
The taste was moderately sweet carrying a light spice of the rye into the full flavor and on into the aftertaste and then into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. Carbonation runs fairly smooth allowing a gentle creaminess to impart on my tongue.
Overall, I dig it. Long Trail took a dying style and gave it a new \"kick.\" I’d have again.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle in pint glass from Downtown Discount Beverage, Dover NH. Aroma is caramel and bready malt and subtle yeasty earth/dough. Appearance is mildly hazy light brown with nice sparkle and small fluffy off white head with nice lacing. Taste is moderate sweet fruitiness with a little bit of nuts and bitter finish. Palate is medium bodied with thick and little bit slick texture and lively carbonation. Overall, there is a fair amount going on here.