Dry Hopped ESB
Bootlegger's Brewery
- From:
- Bootlegger's Brewery
- California, United States
- Style:
- Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- +6 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 2.96 | pDev: 12.16%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 28, 2013
- Added:
- Feb 05, 2011
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by brokensail from California
3.16/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
3.16/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
On-tap at Bootlegger's
A: The beer pours amber in color with a finger or two of khaki colored head.
S: Smells a bit off. Sort of funky with a bit of feet to it. There is a decent amount of toast and bready malts, but it's very sweet and has a bit of a candy smell. Smells lightly fruity, with some pears, perhaps.
T: The taste is even more strange. Lots of sugar with a big cotton candy and bubblegum flavor. Slightly bitter with some toast and bread malt flavors. There's a similar funkiness that I would say is reminiscent of blue cheese.
M: The body is medium with a moderate level of carbonation.
D: I like a good ESB, but this didn't really fit the bill. Really strange and funky, but okay in some aspects.
Feb 05, 2011A: The beer pours amber in color with a finger or two of khaki colored head.
S: Smells a bit off. Sort of funky with a bit of feet to it. There is a decent amount of toast and bready malts, but it's very sweet and has a bit of a candy smell. Smells lightly fruity, with some pears, perhaps.
T: The taste is even more strange. Lots of sugar with a big cotton candy and bubblegum flavor. Slightly bitter with some toast and bread malt flavors. There's a similar funkiness that I would say is reminiscent of blue cheese.
M: The body is medium with a moderate level of carbonation.
D: I like a good ESB, but this didn't really fit the bill. Really strange and funky, but okay in some aspects.
Reviewed by Halcyondays from California
3.43/5 rDev +15.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.43/5 rDev +15.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
On-tap at Bootlegger's,
A: Pours a light amber with a pleasing medium white head, fair lace.
S: Toasty, nutty malts with the blatanly American hop presence, intriguing but a mild smell.
T: The malt is very much English in style, with toffee, toast, and some light caramel. The American hops come in with a bang, grapefruit, unbalancing the beer somewhat, but still a good flavour.
M: Soft carbonation, lighter body than I'd expect for 6%, but an easy drinking feel which is good in a bitter.
D: Not a bad beer, an interesting mix of styles. Fans of the more Americanized ESB will like this.
Feb 05, 2011A: Pours a light amber with a pleasing medium white head, fair lace.
S: Toasty, nutty malts with the blatanly American hop presence, intriguing but a mild smell.
T: The malt is very much English in style, with toffee, toast, and some light caramel. The American hops come in with a bang, grapefruit, unbalancing the beer somewhat, but still a good flavour.
M: Soft carbonation, lighter body than I'd expect for 6%, but an easy drinking feel which is good in a bitter.
D: Not a bad beer, an interesting mix of styles. Fans of the more Americanized ESB will like this.
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