Bomber from Liquid Solutions. 3" of ale and 5" of head! Aroma of floral hop. Reddish tinged amber color with a truly humongous off-white head. Medium bodied with vigorous carbonation. The flavor is floral hop backed by caramel. There’s nut and citrus and pine, but it’s best to see it as floral. S’wonderful. The finish is nicely balanced with malt and hop. Seems a bit thinner at the end, but it’s still incredibly tasty. The English could learn from this.

On tap at Elysian Brewing Seattle, pours out a amber topped with a off white cream head. Nice malt along with a touch of wood on this one. A little hop bitterness makes this a very tasty ESB.

Bottle courtesy of SS: Poured a deep copper color ale with large fluffy head with average retention. Aroma of NW bitter hops is dominating with some nice caramel. Taste is probably bitterer then the style would suggest but who cares. Caramel malt is present and provides a nice balance. Good carbonation with a full body.

On tap at Elysian, Seatte. Red/brown with thin beige. Earthy hop aroma. Lots of hop. Some good malt but then a huge chunk of hop on end. The 3 Cs I guess. Nice, but my god, the hops.

tap at the brewpub - Pours coppery with a thin head. Malt and hops are equally represented in a fairly light aroma. The flavor is good and hoppy with a medium body, light carbonation, and a lingering bitter finish. It’s a pretty good ESB, though nothing really special.

Amber orange ale with a thin white head. Sweet caramel malt aroma with light C-hops. In mouth, a light sweet malt with floral hops, burned caramel and a smooth medium body. Mondial 2006.

Nice copper/amber color with an ample tan head. Aroma is hoppy, so is the taste. Taste is a blend of hoppiness, malt, caramel, and fruity tones. Nicely balanced flavor in this esb.

Draught No head left; amber-foxy beer. Hoppy, discreet USA hops and some cookie malt, even caramel. Nutty, grapey, hoppy flavours. Bitterness makes up the finish. Slick, slightly oily, smooth. Sweet aftertaste, strangely enough. Very good ESB, no diacetyl, bravo!

Draught at the brewpub. Clear amber. Laid back grapefruity ho aroma. Sweet with clean mouthfeel, some syrupy notes. Meduim bodied with plenty of hops. The finish holds licorice and grapefruit.

Draught Pint at Redbones on 11/17/05 with OldGrowth. On the border between transparent and transluscent, this amber to cherry-red and beige colored beer invites a beige colored head to dinner and the two chat in to the evening (alternatively, the head is well-retained). Spotty lacing evident on the glass. Very respectable appearance for a pressurized, low gravity draught. Aroma has a touch of earth to it, lightly musty notes arise as well, and then a hint of cherries, dry peaches and finally soft caramel. Only a smattering of orange-peel-like citrus notes are apparent at first, but after warming, evolve to a more broad orange and light grapefruit variety. Flavor combines medium-dry caramel with light oranges and a touch of minimally sour, munich-like grains. Supportive malting mixed with low carbonation produces a lightly creamy texture. Strong dryness on the finish suggestive of dusty yeast, dry grains and light hop bitterness. Fresh, and with more yeast character than your average American ESB. Lightly sweet toffee lingers on the aftertaste.