3 Buoys ESB
Fair Winds Brewing Company
- From:
- Fair Winds Brewing Company
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.6 | pDev: 8.89%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jun 17, 2017
- Added:
- May 02, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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Marris Otter malt and a kiss of Gambrinus Honey malt bring out a caramel rich flavor and mouthfeel. A light lemon floral background of Centennial hops to balance the brew.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by cjgiant from District of Columbia
3.87/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.87/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Had the non-oak version in a sample after my initial review:
A copper/gold hybrid with nice lace-producing head. Nose is a tad floral with a honey malt aspect. Taste is honey to caramel, with a nice earthy to twig-like herbal bitterness that swings the beer from sweet without overpowering it. Quite enjoyable without the oak influence (though there was a hint of wood in the aftertaste, oddly).
Full disclosure, this is a variant on the beer that seemed essentially retired. The key aspect to my review is that complete fermentation was done in oak barrels.
On tap at brewery:
Pours a brown orange, more deep than burnt. Head is off white and nice, but not much lacing.
Nose is mainly oak, not normal for an ESB, but nice for an oaked beer. Down side, hard to get past the oak, but a floral to grassy hint and a toasted white bread malt note.
Initial sip has a nice toasted cracker note, but the oak interferes (if we're thinking straight ESB) early. The combination of grassy notes and oak originally had me thinking an odd hop variety like Sorachi Ace might be involved.
The oak seems to add a depth to the medium/medium light beer. As it warms, I get a little more of the base, resulting in a sort of tea-like impression just past mid-taste. There's a light lingering tingle from somewhere in the end.
Not sure how this beer will move forward, but I'd love to try the base, now. I think this version is very interesting, and wonder where others sit. Guess I'll know if they bring it back.
Jun 17, 2017A copper/gold hybrid with nice lace-producing head. Nose is a tad floral with a honey malt aspect. Taste is honey to caramel, with a nice earthy to twig-like herbal bitterness that swings the beer from sweet without overpowering it. Quite enjoyable without the oak influence (though there was a hint of wood in the aftertaste, oddly).
Full disclosure, this is a variant on the beer that seemed essentially retired. The key aspect to my review is that complete fermentation was done in oak barrels.
On tap at brewery:
Pours a brown orange, more deep than burnt. Head is off white and nice, but not much lacing.
Nose is mainly oak, not normal for an ESB, but nice for an oaked beer. Down side, hard to get past the oak, but a floral to grassy hint and a toasted white bread malt note.
Initial sip has a nice toasted cracker note, but the oak interferes (if we're thinking straight ESB) early. The combination of grassy notes and oak originally had me thinking an odd hop variety like Sorachi Ace might be involved.
The oak seems to add a depth to the medium/medium light beer. As it warms, I get a little more of the base, resulting in a sort of tea-like impression just past mid-taste. There's a light lingering tingle from somewhere in the end.
Not sure how this beer will move forward, but I'd love to try the base, now. I think this version is very interesting, and wonder where others sit. Guess I'll know if they bring it back.
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