Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Pour is a dark but clear brown with a large tan head. Aroma is a rich malt with some toffee and caramel. Flavor is toasted malt with some chocolate and coffee but what came out of left field was the whiskey left on the tongue after the swallow. Probably some Scotch malt thrown in there gave this a unique flavor. Nice beer that got more interesting as it warmed up.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Taster pour on tap at Tapped, Maplewood. Appearance is weird pour--almost all head, 3 fingers, beige--clear brown, no discernible sparkle, trace lacing. Aroma is difficult due to the size of the head but some caramel and nut. Taste is subtle earth, bready malt, light chocolate. subtle. Mouthfeel is light side of light-to-medium bodied with thin texture, frothy carbonation, finish as taste. Overall, aroma and flavor are subtle and not complex. Fair. I think the taps are set too carbonated today. 3.5 3.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draught at the source: pours golden with a white head. Aroma is bready and light hoppiness. Taste is sweet with low bitterness.
Mansquito (19100) reviewed ESB from The Civil Life Brewing Company 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at the source: pours brownish with beige head. Aroma is toffee and caramel. Taste is lightly bitter. Fairly sweet. Easy drinking. Solid.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draught at the source: pours hazy gold with a white head. Aroma is banana and spice. Taste is sweet, lightly spicy. Solid.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
At a bar: pours dark amber, with white head. Aroma is toffee, caramel, malts. Taste is sweet, low bitterness. Plenty matly. Good body.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 12
Draft. Deep brown body with a foamy, off-white head. Aroma of caramel, toasted grain, earthy hops, nuts. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes lightly to moderately sweet and lightly to moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Taste of dark bread, caramel, hints of roasted malts and chocolate.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Pour is a clear golden with a large white head. Aroma is a slightly sweet honey and nit much else. Flavor is a pretty decent amount of honey with the accompanying sweetness. It's not a overpowering sweetness but just enough to give this a syrupy feel. Not much of a wheat malt came out but there is plenty of honey.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Sampled from the tap at GTMW 2018. Pours a clear gold with a slight orange hue and a white head that lasts throughout the beer. Aroma has a lot of straw and hay with an earthy grain backbone. Flavor has a nice light grain with hay and straw coming through and a touch of sweetness.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Sampled from the tap at GTMW 2018. Pours a clear gold with a amber hue and a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma is straw forward with hay and bread notes backing. Flavor has lots of bread and straw with a bit of sweetness underlying.