ESB
Bluegrass Brewing Co. - East St. Matthew's

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From:
Bluegrass Brewing Co. - East St. Matthew's
 
Kentucky, United States
Style:
Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
ABV:
6.3%
Score:
+7 ratings needed
Avg:
3.8 | pDev: 3.95%
Ratings:
3 | reviews: 2
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Sep 26, 2012
Added:
Mar 12, 2004
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
 
Rated: 3.75 by freewill35 from Indiana

Sep 26, 2012
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Reviewed by ColoradoBobs from Colorado

3.64/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 2.5
On tap at the brew-pub August 14, 2007, where the spec's were listed as follows:

ABV: 6.3%
IBU: 47
Original Gravity: 1.0147
Brewed on July 27, so it's obviously not just an autumn release.

Appearance is dark amber clear, the color of bourbon, under a smallish head that fades quickly.

Smell is sweet malty vanilla, with vinous sour cherry-blueberry wine aroma. Lots of sweet and sour fruitiness. Metallic rusty pine floral hops.

The taste is a bit of sweet malt at the front, followed quickly by a big rush of bittering hops. Bitter, metallic, unsubtle & bright. Long dry-bitter finish. A bit one-dimensional. However, that's the style, right?

Mouthfeel has a surpisingly rich fullness and thickness. Nice.

Drinkability is lower due to the one-dimensional aspect of the beer: ESB's are supposed to be more balanced than this.
Aug 15, 2007
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Reviewed by Brent from Kentucky

4/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A very solid representation of the style. A nice, substantial beer. The caramel malt aspect was well balanced - it was sufficiently there to give the beer a nice body and heft, but not overpoweringly so. Hops bittering was likewise well balanced, with a firm, slightly husky bitterness. Leans a bit toward the American interpretation of the style.
Mar 12, 2004