Anderson Valley Brewing Company Boont ESBwww.avbc.com
Boonville, CA's Anderson Valley Brewing has been brewing craft beer since 1987 with a ten barrel brewhouse underneath its brewpub. The demand for their award winning brews has called for expansion twice, first to a 30 barrel facility and then further expanding with a 85 barrel and 100 barrel brew kettles. They now have over ten beers in their line and a Bahl Hornin' line of specialty brews. Boont ESB is not quite a typical ESB, but it has a higher malt profile to go with the heavy hit of hops.
It has a clear copper colour with a bit of a white head.
The aroma is filled with hops, the bitterness is the strongest scent. Undertones of malt and citrus are also present.
The hops also take the forefront of the taste. The malt comes in first and the bitterness comes in and takes over the show with the floral notes coming in and taking over near the finish with the citrus joining in at the end.
A very nice ESB, the citrus notes are a welcome addition that you won't find on many ESBs and the heavy malt start is also a nice change. If you like ESBs you will like this, if you don't, give it a try anyways, it's still a great beer and different enough from other ESBs that you may like it.
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