King Of The Who? Harvest ESB
Forked River Brewing Company
- From:
- Forked River Brewing Company
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
- ABV:
- 5.6%
- Score:
- +6 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.58 | pDev: 5.59%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Oct 16, 2014
- Added:
- Oct 27, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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King of the Britons! King of the Who has made a comeback this year and it's better than ever. Still made with a ton of our homegrown fresh hops added at the end of the boil. A great rich beer with an assertive bitterness makes this a perfect fall bitter.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by MasterSki from Canada (ON)
3.74/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bottle from the brewery. Big thanks to my wife for picking it up. Served in a Cantillon tulip.
A - A finger of white foam settles to a near-complete cap, thick collar, and splotches of lace on the sides of the glass. Lightly hazed dark amber-brown body.
S - Biscuit and toasty malts, with a dollop of honey and caramel. A bit of nebulous red fruit, and some earth and slightly zesty hops. Pretty much on point for the style and avoids the diacetyl I dislike in other ESBs.
T - Taste is a tad less sweet, with more toast and grain notes. Some definite hop bitterness late that is a bit more than anticipated but nothing excessive. Not overly exciting, but nothing really wrong either.
M - Surprisingly active carbonation for an English-style beer. Medium body, with a toasty texture. No alcohol, as expected. A touch of lingering stickiness.
D - This is a good representation of the ESB style, although I expected more from the 'fresh hops'. There's a bit more bitterness, but not much in the way of hop aroma or flavor. I like it a lot more than most ESBs, but it's not a style I enjoy much in general.
Oct 16, 2014A - A finger of white foam settles to a near-complete cap, thick collar, and splotches of lace on the sides of the glass. Lightly hazed dark amber-brown body.
S - Biscuit and toasty malts, with a dollop of honey and caramel. A bit of nebulous red fruit, and some earth and slightly zesty hops. Pretty much on point for the style and avoids the diacetyl I dislike in other ESBs.
T - Taste is a tad less sweet, with more toast and grain notes. Some definite hop bitterness late that is a bit more than anticipated but nothing excessive. Not overly exciting, but nothing really wrong either.
M - Surprisingly active carbonation for an English-style beer. Medium body, with a toasty texture. No alcohol, as expected. A touch of lingering stickiness.
D - This is a good representation of the ESB style, although I expected more from the 'fresh hops'. There's a bit more bitterness, but not much in the way of hop aroma or flavor. I like it a lot more than most ESBs, but it's not a style I enjoy much in general.
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