Bottled. Realy not quite as special as the label indicates. Pours an ambery gold. A dry waterty hoppy taste. Unremarkable.

Bottled (of course). I rather liked this. Pours a reddish darkish shade w/smallish head. Aroma is some chox & malts, and somethng else - Wattle? Who knows what wattle smells like outside of Oz? Not me. Taste I guess is similar but faintly herby? SOme very mild hops. Not too thick, not much aftertaste. Enjoyable.

I thought this was a pretty decent lager. Very smooth and drinkable. Better than most aussie export junk we get here.

Bottle enjoyed during a holiday in Australia. Backlog rating from bottle collection and historic scoring. Source not recorded. Tasting notes not kept, just rating.

From Apr 2008

This pours from 330 ml bottle(best by 04/24/08) a clear amber brown with a 2 finger head of billowy foam that doesn't appear to be going any where soon. Yep, great head retention with some good lacing.

The smell is *very* malty. I can also smell notes of milk chocolate.

The taste is on the sweet side as I'm getting some caramel malt, chocolate, and another sweetness that I can't put into words properly. Must be the Wattle seed. OK, I'm getting some nutty notes now that I didn't notice in the initial sips...kind of like hazelnut(me a big fan of Rogue HN) and that's kicking up the drinkability factor for me but just a bit. This is not something I would want to try to session on. For a lack of better words, it's too unusual.

It has a medium mouthfeel, the carbonation is lightly done, and it finishes with a mix of sweetness and nuttiness and the mf gets a bit watery. I like it but I don't think I could drink more than 1 at a sitting. Maybe it will grow on me, who knows.

Cost: US$9.99 a six pack.

From Jul 2007

Purchased at Wilbur's Liquors in Ft Collins for US$9.49 a 6 Pack.

It pours from 11.2oz bottle a hazy amber with a nice thick head of foam that hangs around forever and it has plenty of lacing.

The smell is dominated by sweet malt but I also get some good hop nose. It smells very nice.

The taste is yummy. There's the sweet malt I mentioned in the nose and *that's* the first thing I taste on the first sip. About midway through, the hops come into play mainly in the form of citrus that has a nice twang to it, and it first balances the malt and then takes the forefront in flavour. The finish is bitter and the aftertaste is long lasting and tasty. I really like this ESB and I'm glad I found this at the store. It's probably the best Aussie drop I've had to date. :^) And the low alcohol content helps to make this a great session beer. I could drink it all night long...

Bottled@EBF2008 (backlog). Pale amber colour with a small white head. Aroma is fruits, toffee and some nectary notes. Flavour is tropical fruits, wood, toffee, herbs and some mild grassy and bready notes.

Bottled@EBF2008 (backlog). Reddish copper colour, mediumsized off-white to beige head, that leaves lace. Aroma is nutty, caramelly, some crystal maltyness as well as some spicyness. Flavour follows the same pattern, but considering it’s 5.8 %, it has got a very thin palate.

Pours nearly clear amber with a short, off-white head. Scent is fruit, malt. Taste is slightly bready, overripe sweet fruit. Grassy hop bitter. Fairly decent.