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The Wise ESB
Elysian Brewing Company
- From:
- Elysian Brewing Company
- Washington, United States
- Style:
- Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
- ABV:
- 5.9%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.88 | pDev: 9.28%
- Reviews:
- 133
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 24, 2017
- Added:
- Nov 14, 2001
- Wants:
- 19
- Gots:
- 10
Exquisitely balanced.
Tasting Notes: Pours reddish-copper with a thin, creamy beige head. Subtle smells of caramel, honey, citrus and grassy floral hops entice while the taste delivers a pleasantly bold hop flavor against a very strong malt backbone. Well-balanced and delicious.
Malts: Pale, Munich, C77, CaraHell and Belgian Special B.
Hops: Bittered with Chinook, finished with Cascade and Centennial.
Body: Medium.
IBU: 60
Tasting Notes: Pours reddish-copper with a thin, creamy beige head. Subtle smells of caramel, honey, citrus and grassy floral hops entice while the taste delivers a pleasantly bold hop flavor against a very strong malt backbone. Well-balanced and delicious.
Malts: Pale, Munich, C77, CaraHell and Belgian Special B.
Hops: Bittered with Chinook, finished with Cascade and Centennial.
Body: Medium.
IBU: 60
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Ratings by masikon:
Reviewed by masikon from Washington
3.86/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
3.86/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Poured a cloudy amber with a nice rocky white head with sticky lacing everywhere. Nose was mild and fruity with the hops taking center stage. taste was nicely balanced between some bready malts in the beginning which are followed by a fruity/piney hop zing which enhance the dry mouthfeel and make you reach for the next swig. Overall a very strong effort from this brewery which is a local favorite for me. (btw- i think they changed their bottles from the one shown, my bottles label is green with some type of female warrior image)
Dec 18, 2005More User Ratings:
Rated by papat444 from Canada (QC)
3.5/5 rDev -9.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -9.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Flashback #205
Aug 19, 2015
The Wise ESB from Elysian Brewing Company
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
209 ratings
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