Beer # 315 Equilibrium ESB
Brewery: Nickel Brook Brewing Company
Type: Independent Microbrewery Est.: 1992
Location: Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Beer Style: ESB
ABV: 5.5% IBU: 34
Format: Aluminium Can Size: 473 ml
Cost: $2.90 CAD Purchased At: LCBO
Getting down to the crunch... Everyone have their shopping done yet? If anyone needs a hint for me, I'm rather partial to beer. Especially ESBs. Maybe it's the old british blood sloshing around inside me but a good English style beer is a joy to behold. and tonight... I be-holding this beer. Nickel Brook certainly has made a name for themselves in the Bitters game, well they should as they grew out of a company called "Better Bitters." Their hoppy beers are very much on point and I'm sure this one will be no exception.
Onto our beer..,
Pours a dark amber with a short off-white head made up of small bubbles. Nose is a spicy caramel with funky medicinal hops and a slight marijuana scent. First sip is caramel and biscuit with a good hit of carbonation. Light fruit in the back ground, some raisin and currants, mild sweetness. Aeration is wheaty and bready, with hints of biscotti.
Impressions: Fail, So-so, Pass, Exceptional
Cost: 5/6 PASS
Colour: 5/6 PASS
Beer Style: 5/6 PASS
Re-Order: 5/6 PASS
Experience: 5/6 PASS
Christmas Cheer: 5/6 PASS
Final Thoughts:
Another great ESB. I can feel the echoes of a solid British beer in there. The only thing I can lament about is, that beer here in Canada is such a different experience to England and the UK. The predominance of the cask ale, and correct serving temperatures for ales is vital to the British beer experience, So very hard to capture in a can. Perhaps we really need a cask ale festival in Canada... I know I would go. But, I digress. Short of hopping a flight to London, this is a great way to experience a well put together ESB... go get one.
Cheers
CJT
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