Chinook ESB
Bushwakker Brewing Company

Beer Geek Stats | Print Shelf Talker
From:
Bushwakker Brewing Company
 
Saskatchewan, Canada
Style:
Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
ABV:
5.8%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.78 | pDev: 11.9%
Reviews:
6
Ratings:
10
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 05, 2015
Added:
Jul 22, 2005
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews. | Log in to view more ratings + sorting options.
 
Rated: 3.71 by mistahmojoryan from Canada (SK)

Dec 05, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by NorthernSoul from Canada (SK)

Mar 14, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by Idrankthat from Canada (SK)

Feb 26, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by mikemueller2112 from Canada (AB)

Aug 03, 2012
Photo of Derek
Reviewed by Derek from Canada (BC)

3.53/5  rDev -6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A: Copper-bronze with an off-white head, light retention & lace.

S: A sweet aroma of marmalade and sponge toffee.

T: Grapefruit rind with a bit of pine, biscuity malt with a hint of sponge toffee, balanced light fruityness and a slight hint of diacetyl.

M: Light to moderate body, modest carbonation, fairly smooth.

D/O: A decent drinker. It doesn't have the amount of hop flavour that their pales do, but it's a nicely balanced brew. It actually seemed lighter than 5.8%.
Aug 19, 2011
Photo of Phyl21ca
Reviewed by Phyl21ca from Canada (QC)

2.65/5  rDev -29.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Bottle: Poured a lightly hazy amber color with a medium off-white foamy head with average retention and not much lacing. Aroma of grainy malt and light citrus hops is OK. Taste is dominated by grainy dry malt notes with some bitter citrus notes. Body is quiet full for style with average carbonation. Too dry and not enough hops - average at best.
Nov 09, 2010
Photo of aychbomb
Reviewed by aychbomb from Canada (ON)

4.25/5  rDev +12.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
Apperance: light amber color, big chunky head, medium retention, leaves full lace coverage that sticks to the side of class

smell: big citrusy hop aroma, moderate toasty malt, floral.

taste: Assertive hoppyness, citrus, moderatly malty. hops are dominate but allow maltyness to come thru

mouthfeel: smooth, dry, lightly carbonated,pleasingly bitter, slightly puckering.

drinkability: a hoppy good brew, tasty, well ballanced, refreshing. a nice after work pick-me-up. (after a couple of these after work i would have to call my wife to pick me up)

cheers
jh
Oct 19, 2006
Photo of Noxious26
Reviewed by Noxious26 from Canada (SK)

3.96/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
650ml bottle poured in a pint glass.

Clear, red-orange amber colour. Off-white to light beige head is 1/2 inch on the pour. Recedes to a splotchy thin cap with a variety of big and small sized bubbles. Some sporadic lacing.

Aroma is pretty mild. Light hops and a mild bready malt that gives it an almost dusty quality.

The taste on the other hand is exactly the opposite. Hop and malt together at the start, mostly bitter, but with a hint of sweetness. Quickly changes to a solid bitterness. Persistent, but not overbearing. Finish is hop bitter, a bit piney and a bit floral. Aftertaste is surprisingly mild, but pine and floral hops none the less.

Medium bodied and mildly carbonated. The hop bite gives it a nice crisp and clean feel.

This brew really surprised me. (I was a little intimidated by the whole ESB thing. I thought that the bitterness would overwhelm or be too much for me. Perhaps in the past half year that I've been expanding my taste buds I've come to now handle the bitterness better.) The best attribute of this beer is it's balance. The malt sweetness just cuts the hop bite enough to keep it restrained without tempering it away. Another winner from Bushwakker.
Nov 12, 2005
Photo of fisherman34
Reviewed by fisherman34 from Canada (MB)

3.5/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Orange in colour with minimal carbonation and a malty aroma. Malty flavors dominate as well, with hints of orange, a bit of spicey hops, and a restrained bitterness. It could have used a bit more fruit flavor and a bit more bitterness, but that’s just my taste. Well balanced.
Aug 26, 2005
Photo of BigBry
Reviewed by BigBry from Canada (AB)

3.97/5  rDev +5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Served on tap with lunch at the brewpub, presented in Bushwakker pint glass. A clear amber-orange color, with a small white head. Foam shrinks away to a thin covering, no lacing left on the glass. Nice aroma of bitter hops and bready malt. The bitterness is in the flavor, but not overdone, very well balanced with malty sweetness - A very nice blend. Full body with bite that cleanses the palate, and leaves floral hop aftertaste.
Jul 22, 2005
Chinook ESB from Bushwakker Brewing Company
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 10 ratings