Sweetwater Motor Boat
Many thanks to and courtesy of our Southern beer connection, everetends...got this one a while back with a BBD 12/7/2008 but just getting my sorry @$$ around to it now - since it's an ESB I'm not worried in the least...and I have a good excuse to break out my Fuller's pint glass I got from shopping wayyy too much at Julio's. In it goes... Classic ESB look - single-finger dulce de leche head topping honey-amber or pure copper body. Decent lacing and staying power. Sparse rising carbonation. Gobs of heavy caramel malt...even a little bit of pears and apples...slight nuttiness and mald fruity and piney hops. I don't hit up a lot of ESBs but this is a good one - the raw/stewed malt is so husky and the tannins are a positive with this one - they bring out the hop oils very nicely. Clean livin' right here - finish is robust. Slightly cool to the taste but solid. Husky grain has a fair amount of tannins but it works well - hop pine and grass work well with sweet oils to create a clean but viscous concoction. This is quite a good session effort - goes down easy but with enough heft to keep y'all honest. A perfect ESB for hop whores. Bring it on!