Moonflower ESB
Broken Tooth Brewing

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From:
Broken Tooth Brewing
 
Alaska, United States
Style:
Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
ABV:
5.1%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.78 | pDev: 14.29%
Reviews:
9
Ratings:
21
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 26, 2018
Added:
Jul 04, 2004
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  3
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Ratings by SargeC:
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Reviewed by SargeC from California

3.95/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Appearance: Deep gold brew with a white head. Decent carbonation flow.

Smell: Clean malt with minor hop presence.

Taste: Solid malt character with a good hop backup.

Mouthfeel: Light-medium body. Finishes clean.

Drinkablity: A solid choice at Moose's Tooth. It does an excellent job washing down their pizza.
Feb 17, 2008
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by unclekeith from Alaska

3.9/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Draft at Moose’s Tooth

Slightly hazy, minimal off white head, malt and slight hops on the nose. Huge bitterness and bit green. Great example of an ESB!
Aug 26, 2018
 
Rated: 3.74 by Cpmitchno1 from Virginia

Jul 01, 2018
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Rated by DucksFan16 from Tennessee

3.6/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
02/10/2017
Feb 10, 2017
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Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio

3.33/5  rDev -11.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
I thought I wouldn't like this but I found it interesting and like that it challenged my palate. I'm a malt fan right now and that's there while it wasn't as bitter as I was expecting.
Dec 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by ZinFanDave from Georgia

Sep 13, 2015
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Rated by THoff94 from Alaska

3.88/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Very lemony. Not bitter. Decent.
Jul 25, 2015
 
Rated: 4.26 by Soneast from Wisconsin

Jun 25, 2015
 
Rated: 4.75 by ksolekjr from Minnesota

Dec 05, 2014
 
 
Rated: 4 by StL_fan from Missouri

Jun 27, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by drinkAK from Alaska

May 24, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by williamjbauer from Colorado

Apr 09, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by jennATX from Texas

Nov 02, 2012
 
Rated: 3 by mhaugo from California

Dec 11, 2011
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Reviewed by randawakes from Alaska

3.87/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
Still in search of this beers ABV.

Pours a clear orange color. Smell is mostly citrus hops, but some malt is apparent. The taste is mellow hops, but citrusy and bitter enough to be the forefront of the brew, the most extravagant aspect of the beer was the grapefruit aftertaste.

Gotta love the grapefruit bitter mix!
Dec 12, 2009
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Reviewed by ccrida from Oregon

2.92/5  rDev -22.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2
On tap at the pub, Moonflower ESB is chill-hazed burnt orange with a wispy white head that leaves scattered lace.

Smell is sweet, with citrus notes, mostly lime.

Taste is weird, with an off-putting soapiness to the hops. A nice sweetness from quality malt, with light fruity esters, citrus and apricot, save it from complete failure.

Mouthfeel is crisp, with a medium-light body.

Drinkability is not good, the soapy hops really killed it.
Jul 16, 2009
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Reviewed by MaggieReed from Michigan

3.16/5  rDev -16.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
a- deep tawny gold with a thicker head- almost nitro-like consistency
s- HOPS with a bit of the malt coming through in the back
t- OK...not anywhere near as bitter as the smell would have suggested, and where did the malt go?
m-average
d-meh...this is drinkable for sure, but not something I could get excited about.
Jun 21, 2009
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Reviewed by AKBelgianBeast from Alaska

3.4/5  rDev -10.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Moonflower is good beer, but is not quite accurate to style. A bit too hoppy as most american made ESB's tend to be. Pours a clear orange color with a fizzy white head that retains pretty well. Smell is mostly citrus hops, but some malt is apparent. The taste is mellow hops, but citrusy and bitter enough to be the forefront of the brew. Malt presence is here, but nowhere near what it should be for the style. Mouthfeel is on the thin side of the equation and is a bit too carbonated. Drinkability is quite good, very sessionable. This is a great flavored smooth beer, but just is a bit outside of the style. If your looking for a more accurate english bitter/pale, look to urban wilderness from sleeping lady.
Apr 19, 2008
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Reviewed by irishevans from California

3.56/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5
dark hazey amber off the tap, with a finger thick head and a rather thick lace. smells like a mild IPA, almost like big hop from east end, but not quite as inviting. all the bitter bite is in the beginning of the taste, the finish more smooth and malty. crisp and grainy beginning of the feel of it, which fades to a clean ending. this is a pounder of an ESB, downs like water. pretty good though.
Dec 21, 2007
Moonflower ESB from Broken Tooth Brewing
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 21 ratings