Additional notes 06/27/23 (pictured)

500mL bottle as usual, from Jungle Jim’s last weekend. L24 222.

I stand by everything written below. This is one of those beers where notes from 16 (gulp!) years ago seem to be precisely what I would say today. Still not a ‘brown ale’ to me, still ESB-like and still beautifully balanced with grace and strength. Lace is still a nice feature, so pleasant on the eye and on the palate. Oh for cask versions of beer like this one.

Original notes 01/07/07

500mL bottle, Green’s on Ponce, Atlanta, GA, USA. $4.95.

OK, first off I’m of the opinion that this fits much better in the category of English ESB. It lacks the truly “brown” appearance of a classic English brown ale (don’t get me wrong it still looks great) and has much more of a dark orange amber pour with great, dense head and some really nice lacing.

Very full bodied, smooth as silk, malts and hops balance and a really prevelant residual sweetness. The nuttiness is apparanet in the sweetness – super. Absolutely delicious. Biscuit malts are in abundance and the drinkbility has me gulping this! A great beer.