Clear deep copper and light bronze coloured body with a thin, single centimetre tall off-white head. Aroma of grain, pale malt, a touch of caster sugar, light apple and mellow fruits and the slightest hint of earthier hops. Light-bodied; Sharp pungent hop flavour with some astringent bitterness up front all with some mellow sugars mainly from caster sugar, but also a touch of fruits around the edges with a mellow citrusey and grainy character that shows some depth and malty flavours toward the end. Aftertaste is more pervasive in terms of the malt and astringent qualities than any hops, character or depth that an ESB should have. Overall, a pretty underwhelming beer that shows some mellow hops with no real bitterness, a touch of the citrus and mellow fruits, but not much else and no real complexity. Easy to drink, but that isn't so great when this isn't great to drink. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Greenville Beer Exchange in Greenville, South Carolina on 31-May-2018 for US$2,74 sampled at home in Washington on 03-August-2018.

Wondering if I've got a bad can, because this sucker's almost undrinkable. The opening notes of grain, pale malt, and corn are nice and gentle, but the back end picks up a strong lemon-soaked tang, much too prominent for such a subtle profile on the front end. Yeasty and citric on the finish with a modest corn sweetness in the fade. Rough stuff.

Pretty wide of the mark for an ESB, with an aggressive orange-citrus tang throwing the otherwise decent elements out of whack. Caramel and biscuits provide a solid malt base, and the mild hops add the slightest bit of floral bitterness, but holy hell does the weird citric slant crash the party. Not what I'd call "English yeast character" either, but an unwanted lemon-orange bite that royally fucks things up. Not good.