2 Jan 2009
Alesmith Anvil ESB
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About: I recall my first sip of beer very fondly. At a very early age I was watching a baseball game with my father, and he noticed I was curious as to the colorful red and white canned beverage in his hand and finally offered me a sip. At that point I felt like I was a part of something special. As I was never able to touch those elusive drinks prior to that moment, I felt like a grown man, sipping the sudsy elixir with my dad watching sports on the tv screen.
That was a one time event though, and it wasnt until my teen years when I realized the magical effects beer can have at social functions. I became enamored immediately with the level of fun that can be had while drinking what I also had confessed was the most refreshing drink in existence.
After years of experimenting with every drink available to me, I have found my tastes and preferences have matured. Still, more so than ever I am driven by the quest to find the ultimate beverage. Though I know there is no such thing I am always trying something new to find my favorites. I enjoy variety, and also believe the only way to discover truly what you enjoy the most is by trying everything you can. Not only do you learn about the various styles and flavors associated with the many kinds of beer, but you also learn what you like as well as what perhaps you are not particularly fond of. There is a time and a mood for just about any style of beer crafted today, and the more you experience the better you are prepared to suit your own tastes.
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Name: Anvil
Brewery: Alesmith
Overall Rating: B-
Style: ESB
Serving Style: 220z bottle
Appearance: Nice dark brown tone, just a dash cloudy with a nice frothy head.
Aroma: Slight scent of hops and flowery aromas fill the air, very pleasant to the nose.
Flavor: Starts good and clean with light maltiness that leads into a tangy bitter bite, yet finishes with an almost stale lemony aftertaste.
Body: Very full and lively highly carbonated body.
Enjoyability: Has a good clean flavor, yet to me this just does not have the same smooth balanced goodness I have come to expect from the traditional english ESB’s, and I was expecting more from the Alesmith truthfully. With the bitter aftertaste it’s hard to rate high in the drinkability category.
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January 2nd, 2009 at 11:41 pm
FailSmith
January 2nd, 2009 at 11:42 pm
Bonus buddies might like this.