Spruce Tip ESB
Moon Under Water Brewery in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.81
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Made with locally foraged spruce tips, it's malty and full-bodied while still being sessionable.
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7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver
Opaque mahogany color with compact head. Mild caramel and biscuits character, a bit nutty, with light yeast esters.
I’m not sure I would classify this as ESB, bit it’s a good Amber Ale, and there is almost no evidence of spruce.
Opaque mahogany color with compact head. Mild caramel and biscuits character, a bit nutty, with light yeast esters.
I’m not sure I would classify this as ESB, bit it’s a good Amber Ale, and there is almost no evidence of spruce.
Tried
on 04 Oct 2016
at 18:27
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at St. Augustine's, pours a deep dark orange amber with a medium beige head. Aroma brings out fairly restrained spruce tips, along with caramel malt and light English hops. Flavour is a little more pronounced on the spruce, but it melds nicely with the caramel malt and fairly potent English hopping. Big chewy body. Works well together. Not usually a fan of spruce tip beers, but this is well-done.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Oct 2016
at 17:01