TL;DR summary : Solid textbook ESB
Beer style: ESB
ABV: 6.4%
What I paid: 12.99
How it came (packaging): 22 oz bottle.
Brewery link: http://www.3floyds.com/beer/lord-rear-admiral/
About the Beer: I feel like you don’t see a lot ESBs on the
market. It’s not a hugely popular style in the US, and I’m not sure why. This
is 3Floyd’s offering. Their overly flashy site says it has complex malt
sweetness and apricot hoppiness.
Color/appearance: dark amber brown. Thick persistent light
caramel head
Aroma: lightly malty, subtle fruit hints
Mouth feel: light to medium body
Flavor: bread, malt hints, a little smoke. Dry slightly
bitter finish
Notes: pretty classic ESB. Solid not over hopped the finish
is smoky and bitter
Not my favorite from 3F but still an excellent beer. Malty
but not heavy.
Summary: There’s not really much to expand on here. This is
a good solid ESB. You can’t go wrong with it. I didn’t get the apricot notes
but it may have just been me. There are layers to the malt, and they hit you in
waves as you get deeper into the beer. At 6.4% you can probably draw out one 22
oz bottle over a long dinner or a couple hours of conversation, but this really
isn’t a session beer.
Rating : 4
1 – avoid
2 – if it’s the only choice, I guess
3 – a decent beer. Drinkable.
4 – good beer – hard to turn down
5 – great beer - One of my favorites, pour me another.
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