Stoudt's Scarlet Lady ESB | Stoudts Brewing Co.
Brewed by:
Stoudts Brewing Co.
Pennsylvania, United States
stoudtsbeer.com
Style: Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.00%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
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Added by BeerAdvocate on 11-12-2001
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Ratings: 673 | Reviews: 373
3.86/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
warning, if you spill this beer on you - you will smell like beer like a skunk smells like a skunk after it has been hit by a car. There's no hiding it. THis FINE BREW is what the long-time beer drinker wants... just beer... choco and piney hops and a bit of metallic funk(phenols?) that somehow just add to the ridiculously wild and flavorful beer bomb. Not as sessionable as their helles(one of the finest american lawnmower beers to be had), but for someone weary and tired of all the fancy-pancy, fruity-tooty, same-old-same-old... well... this is wayyyy past due. GRAB A FEW! Grainy? Yes. Malty? Yes. Hoppy? Yes. ANy questions? No. You drink your raddler or sour, and I'll drink one of these...
SHow me a 5 percenter with more "beer" flavor... let me hibernate.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
warning, if you spill this beer on you - you will smell like beer like a skunk smells like a skunk after it has been hit by a car. There's no hiding it. THis FINE BREW is what the long-time beer drinker wants... just beer... choco and piney hops and a bit of metallic funk(phenols?) that somehow just add to the ridiculously wild and flavorful beer bomb. Not as sessionable as their helles(one of the finest american lawnmower beers to be had), but for someone weary and tired of all the fancy-pancy, fruity-tooty, same-old-same-old... well... this is wayyyy past due. GRAB A FEW! Grainy? Yes. Malty? Yes. Hoppy? Yes. ANy questions? No. You drink your raddler or sour, and I'll drink one of these...
SHow me a 5 percenter with more "beer" flavor... let me hibernate.
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3.94/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance - Pours deep copper color with thin quickly dissipating off white head. Spotty lacing all around the glass.
Aroma - Light malt aroma mixed with some floral notes. Caramel finishes off the nose.
Taste - Nice malty, slightly bitter nutty flavor. There are mild flavors of caramel and some floral flavors as well. All the flavors other than the malts are well balanced, the malts do not over power but are more prominent.
Feel - Medium body soft carbonation, pretty dry finish, bitterness lingers a bit.
Overall - A solid ESB, great flavors well balanced a very easy drinking beer.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance - Pours deep copper color with thin quickly dissipating off white head. Spotty lacing all around the glass.
Aroma - Light malt aroma mixed with some floral notes. Caramel finishes off the nose.
Taste - Nice malty, slightly bitter nutty flavor. There are mild flavors of caramel and some floral flavors as well. All the flavors other than the malts are well balanced, the malts do not over power but are more prominent.
Feel - Medium body soft carbonation, pretty dry finish, bitterness lingers a bit.
Overall - A solid ESB, great flavors well balanced a very easy drinking beer.
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3.84/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a dark burgundy with just a little fog to it. Finger and a half of off-white head, with good retention and barely any lacing. Aroma is toasted, and nutty malts with a bitter bite. Flavor profile is a non-dynamic display of toasted, and nutty malts with pine hops. Nothing very loud, just a consistent flavor profile from start to finish. Mouth feel is medium-thin with a slightly watery edge. Overall, a beer that drinks simple enough to be easily sessionable, or an easy-going, post-work beer.
Served in a 12oz snifter.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a dark burgundy with just a little fog to it. Finger and a half of off-white head, with good retention and barely any lacing. Aroma is toasted, and nutty malts with a bitter bite. Flavor profile is a non-dynamic display of toasted, and nutty malts with pine hops. Nothing very loud, just a consistent flavor profile from start to finish. Mouth feel is medium-thin with a slightly watery edge. Overall, a beer that drinks simple enough to be easily sessionable, or an easy-going, post-work beer.
Served in a 12oz snifter.
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3.4/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
4.27/5 rDev +18.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
3.74/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.5/5 rDev -3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
4/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12oz. bottle poured into a tumbler glass
A- A dark copper brew with a light tan head, and very good lacing.
S- Some solid biscuity malt notes, with some herbal English hops. Slight caramel note.
T- Not as rich as something like Fullers ESB, but a nice mix of caramel, biscuity malt, and a light herbal english hop note. A very nice intro to the style.
M- Medium bodied, and medium carbonation.
O- Very sessionable, and pleasant intro to the style. Far too few ESB's out there, but a nice change up from the hop bombs.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12oz. bottle poured into a tumbler glass
A- A dark copper brew with a light tan head, and very good lacing.
S- Some solid biscuity malt notes, with some herbal English hops. Slight caramel note.
T- Not as rich as something like Fullers ESB, but a nice mix of caramel, biscuity malt, and a light herbal english hop note. A very nice intro to the style.
M- Medium bodied, and medium carbonation.
O- Very sessionable, and pleasant intro to the style. Far too few ESB's out there, but a nice change up from the hop bombs.
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4.47/5 rDev +23.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
3.36/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.73/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Amber in color with a fingernail of tan head rests on top. Heavy lacing is present. The aroma is of amber malt with a lightly copper note and delicate earthy German bittering hops. The taste is a subtle, yet the amber malt is the dominant player. The grassy German hops and noticeable in the back of the palate. The mouth has a smooth profile with a light creaminess.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Amber in color with a fingernail of tan head rests on top. Heavy lacing is present. The aroma is of amber malt with a lightly copper note and delicate earthy German bittering hops. The taste is a subtle, yet the amber malt is the dominant player. The grassy German hops and noticeable in the back of the palate. The mouth has a smooth profile with a light creaminess.
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3.58/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
1.25/5 rDev -65.4%
look: 1.25 | smell: 1.25 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1.25
look: 1.25 | smell: 1.25 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1.25
3.78/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a bottle into a pint glass.
L: Pours a clear deep copper color with thin tannish head. Surprisingly good lacing.
S: Biscuits and fresh cut grass on the nose.
T/F: Malts and grains form the backbone, but there is some hops for balance. Not a hoppy beer per se, but it definitely cleans up the brew and prevents it from being too sweet. Slightly herbal. Sharp carbonation and a bit sticky on the mouthfeel. Finish is dry, not unpleasant.
O: A fairly easy drinking ESB, great for a session but not one that will blow you away. One I will probably revisit.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a bottle into a pint glass.
L: Pours a clear deep copper color with thin tannish head. Surprisingly good lacing.
S: Biscuits and fresh cut grass on the nose.
T/F: Malts and grains form the backbone, but there is some hops for balance. Not a hoppy beer per se, but it definitely cleans up the brew and prevents it from being too sweet. Slightly herbal. Sharp carbonation and a bit sticky on the mouthfeel. Finish is dry, not unpleasant.
O: A fairly easy drinking ESB, great for a session but not one that will blow you away. One I will probably revisit.
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4/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a 12 OZ bottle into a pint glass. Appearance- the color is a reddish amber with a medium sized white head. Aroma- full of malt and bread. Taste- malt and a mild hop finish. Overall, a real good ESB
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a 12 OZ bottle into a pint glass. Appearance- the color is a reddish amber with a medium sized white head. Aroma- full of malt and bread. Taste- malt and a mild hop finish. Overall, a real good ESB
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3.61/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
9.28.15 bottle @ plan B West Hartford, CT
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look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
9.28.15 bottle @ plan B West Hartford, CT
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4.18/5 rDev +15.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Great ESB. Still learning how to describe things - malty? Caramel? Just a well done, consistent ESB and different from any other local offering. Stoudts does a great job crafting distinct flavors across their offerings.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Great ESB. Still learning how to describe things - malty? Caramel? Just a well done, consistent ESB and different from any other local offering. Stoudts does a great job crafting distinct flavors across their offerings.
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3.44/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.75/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.62/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Stoudt's Scarlet Lady ESB from Stoudts Brewing Co.
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673 ratings
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