The Wise ESB
Elysian Brewing in Seattle, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.85
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Pours reddish-copper with a thin, creamy beige head. Subtle smells of caramel, honey, citrus and grassy floral hops entice while the taste delivers a pleasantly bold hop flavor against a very strong malt backbone. Well-balanced and delicious.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft. nice chocolatish aroma I thought to make nice sessionable ESB. I likey.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 May 2025
at 00:51
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft pour at Elysian Capitol Hill. A golden orange pour, with a soft haze. Extra bitter indeed. Some orange peel like bitterness throughout. Quite a bite. Some nutty grain underneath. Decent beer as an overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Mar 2018
at 22:51
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Elysian Fields. Pours a hazy copper with medium frothy off white head. The aroma is grass and earthy malt. Medium body, nice hop bite, earth, bitter finish, good.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Nov 2016
at 14:11
7/10
Tried
on 22 Oct 2016
at 10:16
6/10
Tried
on 04 Nov 2015
at 21:28
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On June 25, 2015. At Elysian Capitol Hill in Seattle, Washington.Clear copper to amber color, yellow head with lacing. Hoppy, fruity taste. Light pith aftertaste. Medium mouthfeel, medium bitterness. Malty scent.
Tried
on 11 Jul 2015
at 00:57
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
On tap @ the brewery during 7/5/2014 Seattle beer tour. Pours a burnt orange appearance with a cream colored head. Earthy, caramel malty nose with a hint of citrus. Nice mouth feel. Medium body. Fairly sweet flavor. Caramel and oranges. Fine.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jul 2014
at 16:55
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap @ McGivney’s.
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a nice looking hazy orange to brown color with a good bar pour that didn’t yield any head, however, there was a decent amount of light clingy lacing sliding into the body.
The aroma smelled like any other typical ESB (British malt-like but not soapy).
The taste was malty with a little bit of light apples here and there. There was a nice light malty aftertaste that ended up leading towards a malty dry like finish.
On the palate, it sat about a light to medium and showed a decent sessionable quality running over my mouth and tongue.
Overall, I say this was a pretty good ESB well worthy of having again.
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a nice looking hazy orange to brown color with a good bar pour that didn’t yield any head, however, there was a decent amount of light clingy lacing sliding into the body.
The aroma smelled like any other typical ESB (British malt-like but not soapy).
The taste was malty with a little bit of light apples here and there. There was a nice light malty aftertaste that ended up leading towards a malty dry like finish.
On the palate, it sat about a light to medium and showed a decent sessionable quality running over my mouth and tongue.
Overall, I say this was a pretty good ESB well worthy of having again.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jun 2014
at 00:58
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft at the source. Clear golden color, medium white head. Aroma of grapefruit and pineapple. Taste is crisp bitter fruit.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jul 2013
at 13:14
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at Elysian on E Pike, Seattle, 27/05/13. Lightly hazed golden amber with a good sized off white head that retains well. Nose is hops, grapefruit, bitter orange, caramel malt. Taste comprises orange pith, light grapefruit notes, grass, hop bitterness. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light hop bitterness in the finish. This is a tasty drop but way too hoppy to be considered an ESB ! Dear brewer ... come to England and try some ESB’s - not knocking your beer I enjoyed it but not what it says on the tin my old bean !
Tried
from Draft
on 29 May 2013
at 15:58