Alehouse ESB
Pyramid Breweries, Inc.
- From:
- Pyramid Breweries, Inc.
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- +3 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.12 | pDev: 14.1%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 24, 2020
- Added:
- Aug 16, 2001
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Ratings by beerguy101:
Reviewed by beerguy101 from California
3.29/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
3.29/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Light brown gold color, medium white foamy head. A light bodied ESB ale. Milder flavor, nice mild hop bitterness. Nice malts, slightly sweet. Kind of mild for a West Coast/American ESB, more in the English style. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter
Sep 16, 2003More User Ratings:
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.27/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.27/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
For whatever reason, back in the 90s, we had more esb's on the shelf than we do now. I dunno, maybe esb was the introductory level ipa if you will.
This one came in somewhere between a dark gold/light amber and beige head (1/2") kind of color. Mild toffee/caramel nose. Hint of a plum like fruitiness.
Taste was bitter for my palate at the time, but nothing like what craft ipa's ibu wars became (or even the non 100+ibu ones). Still getting that hint of now the plum is morphing into pluot, again, its super mild and totally underneath the chalky mild toffee/tobacco note and stronger bitterness. Probably a little more carbonation than most esb, but they also tend to be a little more carbonated in the bottle setting. Might have a touch of black or chocolate malt beyond the pale/amber/crystal malt combo typically used.
This was I guess to compare to a contemporary example, this was like Honker's ale with less fruitiness, but darker malt usage.
Jan 24, 2020This one came in somewhere between a dark gold/light amber and beige head (1/2") kind of color. Mild toffee/caramel nose. Hint of a plum like fruitiness.
Taste was bitter for my palate at the time, but nothing like what craft ipa's ibu wars became (or even the non 100+ibu ones). Still getting that hint of now the plum is morphing into pluot, again, its super mild and totally underneath the chalky mild toffee/tobacco note and stronger bitterness. Probably a little more carbonation than most esb, but they also tend to be a little more carbonated in the bottle setting. Might have a touch of black or chocolate malt beyond the pale/amber/crystal malt combo typically used.
This was I guess to compare to a contemporary example, this was like Honker's ale with less fruitiness, but darker malt usage.
Rated by jdhilt from New Hampshire
2.5/5 rDev -19.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 3
2.5/5 rDev -19.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 3
Okay, not really an ESB fan.
Sep 01, 2001
Rated by Brent from Kentucky
3/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Moderate hops and slightly sweet. Brewery seemed to strive for mildness, but came up a little short and bland.
Aug 16, 2001
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