UPDATED: AUG 6, 2020 Pours a dark brown colour with a beige coloured head with a thin look Notes of roasted coffee and cocoa coffee and vanilla Cask beer

Bottle: Hazy brown-amber with a small tan head. Very fruity aroma....pear, peach..... Taste is slightly tart and sweet, fruits and citrus, caramel malt. Very lively......pretty good.

Bottle. Orange, peach, sugar, toffee malt, and grass aroma. Slightly hazy amber with moderate head. Mild sweet tart citrus/peach, toffee malt, mild sour citric acid, and mildly bitter hay flavor. Nice body. Very fruity. Interesting.

I kinda liked this one, rather interesting. My one complaint is that it was exceptionally foamy upon pouring, which took a long time to disapate. Aroma of apricots, citrus,coriander, and a slight peach presence. Body was a murky amber- tan with a monster head that eventually faded, not much lace left behind. Flavor was interesting with citrus hints and an almost spicy/earthy flavor being the most noticeable. Overall a pretty good beer that is worth a try. Originally rated on 10/15/08.

Amber, cloudy color with a relatively thick white head. Aroma is a little sweet and musty. Flavor is a bit sweet, notes of honey dominate the finish for me. Mild hops up front and pleasant bitterness. Biggest issue is the finish is a little off, slightly watery with a little funk. Not bad, just misses the mark a little. Wife: 3.6

Pours clear, coppery amber with a thick but effervescent pale buff head. Fruity aroma is not strong or promising, but give it a fair shake. Malt comes forth in the flavor, which is bolder than the aroma; more than a hint of hops peeks through as the ale rolls across the palate. Mouthfeel has average body and fizz. If nothing remarkable, still refreshing on a torrid August day.

What the hell! They bamboozled me into buying an esb! Busted this out and took a sip I was all huh.... This tastes like an esb but it’s supposed to be a pale ale. No! It’s an esb! I hate esb! Aroma is Belgian like. Herbaceous. Looks just like an esb. Darker. Nice head. Amber brown. Tastes like an esb. Not as bad as others. Skunky but not terrible. Nops lingers but not terrible. Lemon note on the back of the throat. Palate is smooth. A little stale tasting like how the esb do. Overall this is a pretty enjoyable esb. Not my favorite style but I think it will surpass drain pour.

UPDATED: APR 9, 2015 .5L bottle. Pours with a medium amber body and a rather weak head. Minimal lacing. Aroma: sweet caramel, baked bread and faint spicing. An unusual ESB, it is quite fruity and there’s some light coriander spicing that mixes nicely with the load of caramel malts. Lightly sweet this would probably benefit from a stronger hop load.

bottle @ Vino Bellissimo / Lima OH --- Clear medium amber with a heavy creamy tan head, small streaks of lace. Taste is malt with spices that turn bitter in the palate, cruising from there to an unchanging finish. Not a very appealing example of a malty, spicy, hoppy brew.

bottle. hazy amber with small head. has an odd flavor that reminds me a bit of overbrewed iced tea. slightly sweet and fruity at first, but then finishes bitter with a hint of sourness. light carbonation. unique, but not good.