13 Rebels ESB
French Broad River Brewery in Asheville, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.11
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5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On tap at Taco Mac. Pours a clear amber orange with a near white head that lasts throughout the beer and laces. Aroma has a bit of a smoke note and is full of earthy grains and hay. Flavor is full of the same earthy notes throughout with hints of must and smoke in the finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jan 2013
at 11:37
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft at the source. Clear amber color. Aroma of black pepper, straw. Taste is peppery caramel.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Jul 2012
at 12:39
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bomber from Bruisin Ales. Pours clear copper with a 3 finger foamy beige head. Aroma of mild roast malt with some herby/floral hop. About med body. Flavor is mild roast caramel and some herby/floral hop. It is most definitely bitter in the finish. Maybe a bit more bitter than our cousins would enjoy, but perhaps not. I’m betting this would be superb in a cask version.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Apr 2012
at 16:09
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22oz bomber. Clean orange-tan, big fluffy off-white head. Medium bodied, very clean. Definitely has some caramel tastes going on, but the malts are so clean that it really works. I could have gone for a little more a hop kick, but this seems pretty true to style. I could session these all night, really enjoyable.
Tried
on 13 Jan 2012
at 23:32
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a hazy golden orange color with a longlasting off-white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy caramel aroma. Fruity malty caramel hoppy flavor with hints of grapefruit. Has a fruity malty hoppy carramelfinish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2011
at 00:37
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Decent ESB from NC, albeit a very, very malty one. Very malty. Almost as if it’s the antithesis of what you’d expect an ESB to be going on title alone. Not that it’s a bad beer, just one that flirts too closely with mediocrity. The feel is too thin for such a roasted-toffee flavored soul, causing the beer to grow slightly saccharine as it warms. I wish the hops were more prevalent and the carbonation heartier, since 13 Rebels does get rather hard to put away as the pint empties.
Tried
on 08 Apr 2011
at 20:38
4.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 4
Known old bottle. Weak grass aroma. Hazy copper, huge yellow head, good lacing. Sweet malt flavor, dirty, yeasty, with cocoa notes. Tinny finish. Harsh mouthfeel. Neither a good ESB or a good beer. I don’t think I would like it fresh and will not re-rate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2010
at 19:26
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Orange with a huge off white head. Sweet and fruity aroma with yeasty and malty notes. Flavour went the same way.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2009
at 12:35
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Bottle 22fl.oz.Unclear medium to orange color with a average, frothy to creamy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, dusty, moderate hoppy, light yeasty. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. [20090922]
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Nov 2009
at 23:29
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled. An unclear dark golden beer with a small sediment floating around with a bubbly off-white head. The aroma has notes of dusty hops, malt, fruit, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of hops, bread, citrus, caramel, dust, and malt, leading to an orangey finish. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2009
at 13:21