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Organic ESB
Lakefront Brewery, Inc.
- From:
- Lakefront Brewery, Inc.
- Wisconsin, United States
- Style:
- Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
- ABV:
- 5.42%
- Score:
- 75
- Avg:
- 3.28 | pDev: 15.55%
- Reviews:
- 229
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 26, 2018
- Added:
- Feb 22, 2002
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 19
British-style E.S.B. (Extra Special Bitter)
The country’s oldest certified organic beer with 100% organic ingredients, including the hops. Our classic, British-style extra-special bitter pours a brilliant copper with a foamy, off-white head. Organic bravo hops lend a citrusy bite to the malty flavor to yield a very refreshing taste.
24 IBU
The country’s oldest certified organic beer with 100% organic ingredients, including the hops. Our classic, British-style extra-special bitter pours a brilliant copper with a foamy, off-white head. Organic bravo hops lend a citrusy bite to the malty flavor to yield a very refreshing taste.
24 IBU
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Ratings by MadScientist:
Reviewed by MadScientist from New York
3.72/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.72/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
A: This is a somewhat hazy medium amber having a thin, persistent and creamy, light tan head.
S: Mild fruity esters of apricot and orange with a mild floral hops and a biscuity malt aroma.
T: The flavor is mostly a mix of fruity easter, a caramel and biscuity malt flavor with a moderate hops bitterness taking over at the end. The balance is mostly towards the bitter. The finish is dry with a malt aftertaste.
M: A crisp, medium-light bodied with a moderately-low level of carbonation.
O: This is a nicely balanced ESB with a a bit of fruitienss and a nice malt flavor. A little cloudy for an ESB it lost a bit on appearance.
Oct 03, 2012S: Mild fruity esters of apricot and orange with a mild floral hops and a biscuity malt aroma.
T: The flavor is mostly a mix of fruity easter, a caramel and biscuity malt flavor with a moderate hops bitterness taking over at the end. The balance is mostly towards the bitter. The finish is dry with a malt aftertaste.
M: A crisp, medium-light bodied with a moderately-low level of carbonation.
O: This is a nicely balanced ESB with a a bit of fruitienss and a nice malt flavor. A little cloudy for an ESB it lost a bit on appearance.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania
3.58/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.58/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
I seem to have a recent penchant for running through the bottle portion of my backlog. I realize that I have been neglecting The CANQuest (tm) as a result, but at the same time, purging these pesky bottles is satisfying.
From the bottle: "Brewed with Organic Malted Barley & Organic Hops"; "Certified Organic by the Oregon Tilth"; "Brewed in Milwaukee for people who like beer."
I like Milwaukee, I like beer, I like people & I like to Pop! the cap on a bottle of beer. Once this was accomplished, I used a gentle pour to fill my glass, followed by an in-glass swirl. This raised a brief finger of foamy, tawny head with low retention. Color was Amber to Deep Amber/Light Copper (SRM = > 13, < 17) with NE-quality clarity. Nose had a hay-like, grassy, bready quality, reminiscent of home-baked bread during the summer at my grandparents' house. Mouthfeel was medium. The taste was a bit sweeter than I might have liked, but it was definitely malty with a light, grassy hoppiness to go with it. Finish was semi-sweet, which is a part of the style. It caused me to realize that I do not drink all that many ESBs, but I had no problem with this one.
Oct 17, 2016From the bottle: "Brewed with Organic Malted Barley & Organic Hops"; "Certified Organic by the Oregon Tilth"; "Brewed in Milwaukee for people who like beer."
I like Milwaukee, I like beer, I like people & I like to Pop! the cap on a bottle of beer. Once this was accomplished, I used a gentle pour to fill my glass, followed by an in-glass swirl. This raised a brief finger of foamy, tawny head with low retention. Color was Amber to Deep Amber/Light Copper (SRM = > 13, < 17) with NE-quality clarity. Nose had a hay-like, grassy, bready quality, reminiscent of home-baked bread during the summer at my grandparents' house. Mouthfeel was medium. The taste was a bit sweeter than I might have liked, but it was definitely malty with a light, grassy hoppiness to go with it. Finish was semi-sweet, which is a part of the style. It caused me to realize that I do not drink all that many ESBs, but I had no problem with this one.
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
2.89/5 rDev -11.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2.89/5 rDev -11.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Auburn, light, thin white head, smallish. Not much going on smell wise.
Taste was dull, lifeless for an esb. Needs more bitter, hops. Too much wet newspaper.
Dec 23, 2015Taste was dull, lifeless for an esb. Needs more bitter, hops. Too much wet newspaper.
Rated by papat444 from Canada (QC)
3.25/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Flashback #209
Aug 19, 2015Rated by ALLISON01 from Pennsylvania
2.34/5 rDev -28.7%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
2.34/5 rDev -28.7%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
Not much flavor! Pretty boring beer. Not much going on.
Jun 21, 2015
Organic ESB from Lakefront Brewery, Inc.
Beer rating:
75 out of
100 with
383 ratings
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