Outliers #1 - US ESB
Beak Brewery in Lewes, East Sussex, England 🏴
Collab with: Concrete BluesBitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular
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Score
7.21
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Outliers is a new series of beers celebrating dissenters, originals and those determined to chart their own courses within the world of beer. The first release was produced in collaboration with Alyston Upshaw III, a brewer producing nuanced, British-inspired ales in Philadelphia under the name Concrete Blues. A modernised, bumped-up version of Al’s legendary 3.5% “pub ale”, Alyston’s Ordinary, this ESB was brewed with Maris Otter along with Chinook and English-grown Ernest hops for meandering, ethereal notes of apricot, orange, pine and heather honey. Best served at cellar temperature.
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7/10
Tried
from Can
on 23 Feb 2025
at 17:30
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 15/02/25.
Chestnut brown with a light beige cap that dissipates to a swirl.
Nose is nutty, biscuit crumbs, faint coffee notes, bread pudding, herb.
Taste comprises toffee, dark malts, brown bread, dates, light spice, cheesecake base, Soreen Malt Loaf.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close with a balanced bitter edge.
Solid ESB.
Chestnut brown with a light beige cap that dissipates to a swirl.
Nose is nutty, biscuit crumbs, faint coffee notes, bread pudding, herb.
Taste comprises toffee, dark malts, brown bread, dates, light spice, cheesecake base, Soreen Malt Loaf.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close with a balanced bitter edge.
Solid ESB.
Tried
on 15 Feb 2025
at 23:23
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
10th February 2025
Can. Clear amber brown beer, small bubbly pale tan head. Palate is light, has a very mild dryness and good fine minerally carbonation. The malts are light and impart a tiny amount of malt cream and a fair amount of unsweet toffee. Back end is mild marmalade and a little soft English hop orchard fruits. Light finish. Pleasant ESB. Had many with a better depth of flavour but the cleanless and drinkability of this one goes a long way.
Can. Clear amber brown beer, small bubbly pale tan head. Palate is light, has a very mild dryness and good fine minerally carbonation. The malts are light and impart a tiny amount of malt cream and a fair amount of unsweet toffee. Back end is mild marmalade and a little soft English hop orchard fruits. Light finish. Pleasant ESB. Had many with a better depth of flavour but the cleanless and drinkability of this one goes a long way.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Feb 2025
at 15:56