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07-09-2011 14:48
At the beginning i would like to introduce myself for those who would like to read this post, am a very loyal nokia user although what ios & android have reached till now as all followers know and have seen like the new iphone5.
OK, we are happy to see that nokia is producing a lot of devices to meet all people's expectations, and also phones like N8 with fantastic camera and flash, also the recent phones like 700 600 with NFC technology and symbian belle.
I'm mentioning all this because of what am going to say, So you don't think that am an apple or android fan and am here just to criticize and make fun of nokia,
Till when, users should be patient about the issues with each new device. just for example, the N8 when you decided to release a device like they call it the best mobile phone camera, can you tell me why the night pics & videos are a dissgrace on this phone.
Till when users should be patient about this weird system of going forward then wasting what you made. just for example, zenon flash can you plz tell me what's really wrong with you why don't you keep it in all your devices at least in your Nseries.
Till when users should be patient about waiting for a loooooooooooong time to get a new device with at leeeeast 1 GHz proccessor or 1 GB RAM, (thanks God just recently)
Till when users shoud be patient about A company spending 40 million a week on R&D could not fix the date/alarm bug in the E50 which meant that the bloody alarm never went off on a Monday morning and needed to be reset? Seriously, 40 million a week? What the hell were they doing?
I really do want to love the N8 but you only have to use it for ten minutes and you want to drop it in a crusher. Read the Nokia forums - the number of posts from frustrated, angry customers is frightening. Nokia has ended up making too many similar phones with the new **bleep** confusing names without concentrating on three or four core models. They've produced too many turkeys that in their heart of hearts they must know are **bleep**
And the list won't has an end, At the end i want to say that i spent these few minutes writing this post because i do care about the future of this big company and i would like to see it standing up against all it's competitors, and i hope to see a real awesome stuff at the coming Nokia World.
So hopefully any of nokia's management or if anyone can deliver this to them, try to listen more carefully to your consumers, cause companies are nothing without people to buy their products.
I thank you very much for reading this and i apologize for taking too long.
07-09-2011 16:40
Must be very hard to be an engineer at Nokia.
They work a lot developing fantastic hardware and (more or less) stable software, meanwhile, their chiefs decide to develop one new phone per week with one diferent name for it and diferent name for its OS. The customers are going to be crazy.
Even now, they choose the operating system with smaller market share: Windows Mobile. And, at the same time, they publish new version of Symbian (Anna) for some phones (not for all) and announce another new version soon (Belle).
Is there any sane manager at Nokia?
07-09-2011 17:14
Well, if you're dropping your N8 in the bin, drop it my way. My wife is ready to chuck out her iPhone and needs something decent.
Old iPhone 3G, but less stable and less capable than the N8, and the N8 is getting better with each update.
p.s. why aren't sleeping screen, bubbles, bigscreen, and so on installed as standard? You may have a point about some of Nokia's management.
07-09-2011 17:46
No thanks
I'm more or less happy with my new N8 (although Exchange connection doesn't work since upgrade to Anna), but I do not understand the leaders of Nokia.
It would be better to have a small group of smartphones and make a continuous improvement of them. What would you think if you could not install Symbian Belle on your N8? Have you tried to find one cover for your Nokia's Phone?
I dare to make a few suggestions:
1. Small group of smartphones: I see 3 options:
- nPhone (the standar). Like N8. 12mpx
- nPhone mini (Cheaper). 8mpx
- And nPhone "Touch & Type" (with keyboard). Like E7. 8mpx
2. Minimal variations of them (memory 16 or 32Gb) like iPhone.
3. Easy name Policy (like iPhone). nPhone 1, nPhone 2, nPhone 3, etc.. 5800, N900, N8, N9, N86, C6, C6-01, X series, E series, and now 500, 600, 700, 701, Nokia is going crazy customers!
4. Easy name policy for OS: Symbian 1, Symbian 2, Symbian 3, etc...The people can not remember Symbian S60 3th, 5th, Symbian^3, Symbian Anna, .... Ask people: What version of Symbian have you in your Nokia's phone? Few people will tell you. Try with iPhone owners: they now if their phone have IOS 3, IOS 4.
There are more suggestions, but I have to go.
07-09-2011 18:17
(teko5 was ready to crush his N8... funny, usenet had threading sorted out decades ago (my first usenet post was in 1990... anyway...).
esr86 - Yep, nothing for me to disagree with there! Apple seem to make *one* phone at a time.
Must be really hard for nokia's software engineers to keep up. So many slightly different models, but there isn't a 'one size fits all' solution... not sure how you can solve that. Apart from the approach of 'like it or lump it', which apple get away with, somehow.
Right, must go wash my keyboard. Typed the 'A' word far too many times now!
08-09-2011 18:32
esr86- I totally agree with you, i believe that there are a lot of brilliant thoughts that can save & improve nokia's current situation like the few you mentioned.
domble- As i see you left all what am talking about and focused on just the part of dropping my N8 don't worry am not insane and sorry for not helpingng
I meant from what i said before that it's ok there's nothing perfect but we all should be seeking it as much as we can, and that's what global companies are aiming for.
And once more i wish that the coming nokia world will come up with new & interesting news.
09-09-2011 19:35
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Recent activity in the court rooms suggest Samsung are in serious danger of loosing a hell of a lot of money. You can read all about it HERE and HERE.
It's a good job I never rated my SGS very highly so if Apple are fully successful I will at least get £400 back from Samsung or a new phone from Virgin Mobile (fingers crossed).
At least Nokia can't be accused of blatant design copying (apart from the Belle GUI) and do actually produce some unique and good looking handsets.
14-09-2011 14:20
First of all i want to say am not just criticizing without information, all problems that i mentioned i brought it from a lot of forums and websites from really angry users, Personaly about 15 peolpe i know them they turned from using nokia phones to iphone & samsung, So we can't ignore the fact that undoubtedly nokia is suffering now.
Once more to make it clear am very happy with my N8, and it's really a good device with symbian anna and the coming belle, but let me ask you why there's always a problem somewhere, why nokia's users should feel like they are lower than the other brands users, they are coming at the second or third place unlike the golden age.
Now let my reply on your post,
1. About the night shots, i was refering more to "night video", ok am not expert to argue with you on this but the colours get mixed toghether and pixelated in night shot, without enough light source like i said before an old TV strugling to get signal, you are talking about settings adjustment, any recommendations are welcome.
2. You are saying "Xenon flash cannot be used as flashlight, and is more expensive than LED" can you tell me if you are right how many nokia devices has Xenon!!?? it's only about 2 phones if it's about money why there's no more, of course you know the problem that all smartphones batteries are facing because of the high consumption, so a video assist light at the meanwhile won't be possible.
3. On this point i agree with you because symbian is lighter, but it would be smoother, better in use and whatever this can't last forever.
About my suggestions:
1. I love and support this very effevtive strategy on market share, but i meant nokia is exaggerating in producing countless phones, you should balance between all your plans not just on one path, i won't explain more just i want you to check iphone 5 concept features then, tell me with what device nokia is intending to compete with this!!
2. I can totally say that about 90% or more of nokia users do not know anything about the new names, at least when you want to make such weird thing like this you have to inform your coustmers what does it mean, "thanks to you for explanation"
At last, there is no company will stay on the right track without users reviews, and this's what i hope that nokia is doing.
Best regards for my favorite company
14-09-2011 15:10
rayhipkiss: It's the first time to know this!!, but it's a littile bit weird action from apple, cause it's a big company it shoul better concentrate on innovation not complaining like kids
14-09-2011 15:56
15-09-2011 11:48
Perfect answer by .. chanchan05.
however I Personaly feel that Nokis should have consider the 1 GHZ Processor and touch quality on its phone.. OVI was also going far better and they stopped it.
and i bet if Nokia put their Symbian on any 1 Ghz Process hardwared phone no other phone can beat it. and it will be prove when Nokia 500, 700 will launched.
Tha stability of symbian is far better then other Os's its test in a past long term (more then 10 years) and other OS are just growing up
I am still looking a E7 with 1 GHZ process hardware and symbian Belle or later version of it . .
15-09-2011 16:46
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02-10-2011 10:53
Interesting that nobody has complained about the primary function. Remember, it's a TELEPHONE! It isn't a camera, a video camera or a web browser, but a telephone. The camera is better than the average cheap point and click digital camera, the video quality is better than a cheap camcorder but the audio quality on phone calls is vastly superior to that on an iPhone. Can you make and receive telephone calls? Can you understand what the other person is saying or is the audio muffled or they sound like they have their head in a bucket (in which case they are probably using a Samsung if the audio quality from the one my daughter had is anything to go by)? The answer is yes, it does what it was designed to do. Something Nokia do not appear to have forgotten unlike other manufacturers.
If you want to take good quality photoraphs, buy a DSLR, if you want to take decent video, buy a good quality video camera. If you want something to use for the odd snapshot, use your phone but don't expect perfect results under anything other than perfectly lighting.
02-10-2011 11:21 - edited 02-10-2011 11:21
People are now buying convergent phone, keep connecting people in different aspects. Therefore iphone and Android have both successfully yield a lot of market share from Nokia in the past several years.
Nokia's future is rely on how many people will continue to buy its phone. Apple is likely to release a low end iphone into developing countries. This is what Nokia just remain. I don't see Belle upgrade will reserve the existing Symbian user nor the Microsoft phone will attract a lot Symbian user to switch to. Nokia wish Q3 result and the coming Windows phone will stop the market drop. I just wish Nokia CEO will give Nokia a new direction.
02-10-2011 11:54
Gilbertd wrote:
Interesting that nobody has complained about the primary function. Remember, it's a TELEPHONE! It isn't a camera, a video camera or a web browser, but a telephone. The camera is better than the average cheap point and click digital camera, the video quality is better than a cheap camcorder but the audio quality on phone calls is vastly superior to that on an iPhone. Can you make and receive telephone calls? Can you understand what the other person is saying or is the audio muffled or they sound like they have their head in a bucket (in which case they are probably using a Samsung if the audio quality from the one my daughter had is anything to go by)? The answer is yes, it does what it was designed to do. Something Nokia do not appear to have forgotten unlike other manufacturers.
If you want to take good quality photoraphs, buy a DSLR, if you want to take decent video, buy a good quality video camera. If you want something to use for the odd snapshot, use your phone but don't expect perfect results under anything other than perfectly lighting.
I tend to agree, and for me text messaging is important which the N8 does very well.
However, more and more people expect more from a touch screen mobile phone these days and seem to think they should be as powerful as a computer.
My first PC had 64 Megabytes of RAM, a 166 MHz CPU and a 2 Gigabyte HDD. Compare that to the N8's 256 Mb RAM, 680 MHz CPU and 16 GB inbuilt storage and it's easy to see why people think their mobile phones are portable computers and expect them to be able to do more than just make and receive calls and texts.
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Get harmony back!
Original post made by Pingyu Liu on Sep 24, 2007
Since last year, I've noticed that the Mandarin Immersion (MI) program has became more and more of an issue. Although the board voted to adopt MI, the issue was handled in a way that led to many unwanted consequences, such as many unhappy parents, a divided community, and an overworked school board.
Let me say up front that MI would not benefit any of my children. It's having a scientist's conscience that has driven me to want to serve my community. I have used my research approach to study the MI issue. First, I put the MI issue into the category of "foreign language education for K-12." Second, I searched for all related historic and current information I could find in that category. Let me briefly present my research results here.
1. On January 5, 2006, President Bush launched the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI). Chinese is listed as a "critical need" foreign language. NSLI provides $24 million to help critical need languages education in K-12 through FLAP (Foreign Language Assistance Program) grants.
2. On May 19, 2006, the Department of Education's OELA published a notice inviting applications for new FLAP grants.
3. In fall 2006, many school districts received FLAP awards:
Saint Paul Public School District was awarded a FLAP grant of about $680,000 for the Chinese Articulation Project.
Michigan's Lansing School District received an $801,556 three-year grant. The grant will fund the expansion of a program in Mandarin Chinese.
These facts show that MI supports the national strategic interest. While PAUSD's school board was fighting over the MI issue, other school districts in the nation were rapidly advancing in Mandarin Chinese education with the help of federal grants. My observation is that the board did not properly handle the MI issue. This mistake cost us dearly. It cost time, resources, and harmony in our community. This was partially due to board members not having solid experience with handling federal grants. This lack of relevant experience limited their vision to have only a local (rather than global) perspective. A board with members having diverse backgrounds and experiences could have prevented this kind of mistake. An independent scientist would be a good choice for the board.
I was invited to be an NIH grant review panelist. I know that federal grants not only provide financial assistance but also support strategic directions and critical needs of the nation. I want to contribute my experience to PAUSD.
Let's look forward. The nation is giving PAUSD another chance!
Recently, California Congresswoman Susan Davis introduced legislationthe U.S.-China Language Engagement Actwhich provides $20M for 2008, and $25M for fiscal years from 2009 to 2012 for K-12's Chinese language education. PAUSD cannot afford to lose this new chance to win a federal grant for its Mandarin Chinese education. My experience in handling federal grants will help tremendously for PAUSD to win in the next round of FLAP grants. Winning a grant would save PAUSD a lot of time and resources. There would be no more fighting over the MI issue.
In 2008, we will start two MI pilot classes. I suggest that the admission policy should include two clauses. First, applications from non-Mandarin speaking families should be accepted with priority. This is designed to guarantee a fair and general access to Chinese language education. Second, students from Mandarin speaking families should constitute at least 30% of the total enrollment. This will make the "immersion" environment more realistic and challenging.
I believe that with all these done, we'd have harmony back in the community!
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Gosh, that didn't rate being editted! And another post just disappeared!
Ok, to re-phrase - that analysis seems way off base and simplistic to me, missing a lot of aspects that drove the debate MI. Whether you praise or condemn MI, I don't think that's the approach to thinking or problem solving that one would want to see in our elected councils.
on Sep 24, 2007 at 7:08 pm
If the taxpayers and voters of Palo Alto want a language program that is funded entirely by our citizens and our government, I have no problem with that. What I have a problem with is accepting money from unknown sources to sponsor a trip and feasibility study, and ultimately educate a select number of students for this program.
I have done quite a bit of research on this myself, and what I have discovered is shocking.
I plan on contacting officials in Washington, D.C. to clear this up, because there may be some violations regarding agencies accepting money from a Communist government to influence the minds of our young children. This includes the College Board.
The Chinese government has been spending millions of dollars to launch Mandarin programs all over the world.
If the money came from Hanban or the Confucius Institute Project, this is the "Chinese Government Office of Chinese Language Council" - this is the Beijing government - a communist government.
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The money would therefore be coming from a Communist source.
I would prefer that my child's education not be influenced by any foreign country, especially a communist country.
The Confucius Institute is extremely wealthy. If you do some research, you will see that they are violating other things (in Hong Kong).
While I love languages and speak another tonal Asian language, I think the way that China is going about this is insidious. They are finding loopholes in our government and public school systems to influence the minds of our children.
If we voted for a language program, and received a grant that was funded by our government, I have no problem with it.


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This extraordinary project is located north of Widecombe in the Moor on Dartmoor, Devon. Constructed by Henry Bruce from green oak, it stands in a superb location overlooking the surrounding landscape.
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For the first time in his three-year career, Chandler Parsons wore a big smile following a game against Tennessee.
The Gators snapped their six-game losing streak to the No. 19 Volunteers and took a giant step closer to earning their first NCAA Tournament bid in three years with a 75-62 win Tuesday night at the O'Connell Center. Only senior Dan Werner was still on the team the last time the Gators beat the Vols in February of 2007.
"It definitely feels good," said Parsons, who led the Gators with 19 points and 10 rebounds. "Especially for myself. I've lost to them five times in a row, so of course you kind of have a bad taste in your mouth every time you play them."
Florida didn't just end its six-game losing streak to Tennessee. The Gators (20-8, 9-4) jumped ahead of the Vols for sole possession of third place in the SEC East, defeated an RPI top 50 team for the first time in seven tries (Tennessee entered the game at 15) and, with an NCAA Tournament selection committee member in attendance, all but sealed a bid to March Madness with three regular season games remaining.
The Gators also fought off fatigue to win their third game in six days.
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He told a legislative committee yesterday in Minot that lawsuits from Canada and the state of Missouri continue to keep NAWS stalled.
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Head chef Paul Peters and the team at The Black Swan, Helmsley, have earned a three rosette rating from the AA for "The Gallery" restaurant.
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When the federal Farm Bill expired in October, the programs that protect dairy farmers expired along with it. A dairy industry without a farm bill could lead to much higher milk prices in the US.
For 24 years, Dale Gaul has been feeding his family by feeding his dairy cows and selling the animals' milk.
However, the drought this year plus other factors have driven up the price of feed.
"You went from $4.5 to $6 corn to $7.5 to $8 corn, and hay probably about doubled, the proteins about doubled," Gaul said on his dairy farm Wednesday afternoon.
He said he's in favor of market forces driving the prices of milk, but dairy farmers have, for decades, had the safety net of federal programs when milk prices plummeted. Until now.
"There's been various programs," ISU Extension and Outreach dairy field specialist Larry Tranel said, "like the CWT, where they pay farmers to sell cows, reduce production. There's been various supply management type schemes. There's been the MILC, the Milk Income Loss Contract... They would actually pay dairy farmers if milk fell below a certain price."
Tranel said all the programs that kept farmers safe in times of need expired with the Farm Bill in October.
"Dairy farmers are sitting there right now, thinking, you know, 'What's happening in the future? There isn't a farm bill, we don't have a safety net. We think we're going to have some kind of insurance program, but until the House and Senate get together and do some kind of Farm Bill, basically, when you take a look at the future of it, we're not exactly sure what's happening,'" Tranel said.
If the federal Government doesn't pass a new Farm Bill by January, the industry safety net will default to a program from the 40s that could effectively raise the price of milk to anywhere from $6 to $8 a gallon.
"I don't think it's real realistic because somebody's gotta do something," Tranel said. "I don't think they're going to let it revert back."
While crop farmers have more federal safety nets, dairy farmers such as Gaul know the dairy industry is different.
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It's an industry hoping for an uphill climb soon.
"There is a serious issue in the dairy industry right now," Tranel said. "We've got high feed prices, and there's a lot of reasons why we have high feed prices, and milk prices kind of need to respond to that."
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The mother of a disabled boy allegedly abused at a Fulton County middle school said the district offered her $200,000 to settle a lawsuit if she wouldn't talk about the abuse.
"I guess that would be considered hush money," said Judy Marshall, whose son Jake attended Hopewell Middle School in Milton from 2004 to 2007.
Marshall said she turned down the deal to protect other students.
"I don't want this to happen to some other child and if nothing is done to stop other events like this, that would continue to happen," said Marshall.
Former special education teacher Melanie Pickens was indicted last year on child abuse charges after a CBS Atlanta News investigation revealed the Fulton County School District covered up the abuse and Fulton County School police repeatedly failed to investigate it.
A Fulton County Schools spokeswoman denied the district offered the Marshalls hush money.
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Reviews by neonbrown82:
3.53/5 rDev -4.3%
This is a pretty good beer. Funny what people try and pass off as an ESB these days, however. Anywho....
The beer pours to a dark mahogany color, fairly clear when held to the light. No visible carbonation. The head is about 3/4 inch, though it quickly falls to a film in less than a minute. Just a little bit of lacing.
The smell is the best part of the beer. Has some very spicy, herbal, piney, herbal hops the likes of which my nostrils haven't taken in for quite some time. Only a small hint of the juicy, citric hops that have been dominating the hoppy beer scene lately. The malt has some depth to it as well. Dark toasted caramel and toffee with a bit of molasses and fig. Sweet with some doughy biscuit aromas as well. I would probably call this one a winter warmer as opposed to an ESB (and not just because it is grossly overpowered for the style).
The taste itself seems kind of underwhelming when compared to the nose. The hops that are present in the nose are almost completely devoid the flavor. The malt is still there, and it's still very interesting, but without the hops there with it, it just isn't as good as I had expected. Sweet with molasses and fig, a cabinet full of spices, and toasted biscuit, caramel and toffee. A light bitterness in the finish. A hint of alcohol burn as well. Definitely more of a winter warmer than ESB (even if you tack on the ever-convenient "Imperial" moniker).
The mouthfeel is good. Obviously thicker than your regular ESB, but I like a full body. Just a lightly crisp carbonation. A good balance of sweet and bitter, though I would like to see more of a balance between aroma and flavor hops on top of that. Afterall, the aroma is very good and hoppy, but it tastes more like a malt bomb. It would definitely be much more drinkable if it were built more like a traditional ESB.
02-25-2008 04:56:27 | More by neonbrown82
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3.35/5 rDev -9.2%
Had a 1pt 6floz bottle of this. It's a beer that is interesting to me because it doesn't make a whole lot of sense.
- Their website says it's the 471 ESB Small Batch but the new bottles have done away with any reference to 471 in the design
- It's called an ESB but apparently it is not. Their site identifies it as a Scottish Ale and reviewing it shows it to be a Scottish Ale.
OK, let's forget the 471 and let's forget the ESB. Here's my review of Breckenridge's Small Batch Scottish Ale
A: Deep dark copper. Almost dark brown at the top and copper colored at the bottom. There is a good amount of clarity except for the top where it is very dark. It delivered a good finger cream colored head. It dissipated to a dusting and a ring and then to nothing toward the last third. There was some spotty lacing at the early part of the drink but it disappeared.
S: A hint of diacetyl and almost metallic initially but this was not apparent as the drink progressed. Nice caramel malt. Very bready too. Creamy, slightly smokey and nutty. Some alcohol was present as the drink progressed which was a nice balance to the malt.
T: Very bready initially. Some tart diacetyl. Some sweet plum and sweet caramel. Slight roasted malt smokiness in the finish. The second pour tasted much more watery although the alcohol taste became more prominent.
M: It's on the full side of medium bodied. There is medium carbonation that keeps it lively. It's very dry on the palate.
D: Nothing to write home about here. It's a decent beer but I won't be re-visiting it.
08-19-2009 01:53:00 | More by sgoodship
3/5 rDev -18.7%
12-09-2011 17:12:15 | More by iemailjack
3.85/5 rDev +4.3%
A: Pours a very deep amber with a creamy off-white head that stuck around for seemingly ever.
S: very bready and biscuity with dark fruits and a hint of alcohol. Reminds me of Sam Adams Double Bock
T: The taste follows in line with the smell and it begins with a complexity of melanoidan rich flavors and moves to a darker fruit flavor. The aftertaste gives you a warming sensation from some hot (maybe just warm) alcohols.
M: Medium-light body, finishes slightly sweet
D: the alcoholic aftertaste makes this a little harder to drink, but i personally think this is a pretty good beer.
08-28-2009 23:02:18 | More by LyonsHead
3.5/5 rDev -5.1%
07-30-2013 02:19:57 | More by Cynic-ale
3.25/5 rDev -11.9%
09-22-2013 16:42:16 | More by rwilde
West Virginia
3.73/5 rDev +1.1%
Pours a deep mahogany brown with strong ruby highlights when held up to the light. Light beige head forms nicely leaves fine speckled lacing behind. Aromatics offer up some nice earthy hop accents amongst a nice brown ale/nutty slightly smokey malt backbone. Impressive to find this in West Virginia, all I saw was the ESB I wasn't paying attention to the Extra. Not so much an ESB I'd say Scottish ale is definitely more appropriate if I had to slap a label on this one. They did away with the 471 no it's just their Breckenridge symbol. I had a nice meal with some good beer about six years ago at the LoDo brewpub across from Coors Field. Slightly tart semi sour malt, a bit astringent with dark tea tannins. Nutty dark malt semi bitter finish, tea leaf, tobacco, and earthy smoked peat malts pave the way in this Extra ESB. Mouthfeel is bit thin I could use more body to match up to the bold flavors but it makes it drink pretty easily, mild carbonation. Drinkability is solid I wsa surprised by the alcohol by volume it doesn't seem like a 7.8% abv brew but it's a start for getting WV folk into these types of brews.
05-08-2010 14:54:06 | More by WVbeergeek
3.9/5 rDev +5.7%
Bottle purchased from Hop City in Atlanta.
Pours a brownish-copper color with a one-finger tan head. The head recedes into a patchy layer on top leaving solid lacing.
Smells of lightly toasted and slightly grainy caramel malts with somewhat faded citrus and herbal hops.
Tastes similar to how it smells. The hops are a bit stronger than the smell intimates, joining toasted caramel malts midway through the sip. The hops then carry through to a mildly bitter ending.
Mouthfeel is good. It's got a solid thickness with moderate carbonation.
Drinkability is good. I didn't have a problem finishing my glass and could have another.
Overall this was a good ESB although I'm a bit curious as to how fresh it was. Still, either way it's worth a shot.
12-16-2009 01:11:06 | More by glid02
3.5/5 rDev -5.1%
06-10-2013 01:41:11 | More by Beer21
3.43/5 rDev -7%
(Served in a nonic)
A- This beer has a crystal clear cola brown body with a strong carbonation of tiny bubbles. There is a spongy off-white head that has a few large bubbles but last a good bit.
S- The smell of big resiony earthy hops has a slight floral quality to it. There is a soft lightly toasted malt aroma like a good floor malted barley.
T- This beer has a big pungent dandelion hop bitterness at the beginning of the taste. This is followed by a soft caramel roasted malt flavor that comes through stronger as my tastebuds go numb from the hops. The soft taste of floor malted barley comes through with a light fruity quality which fades to a hop bitterness that lingers after the finish.
M- This beer has a medium-light mouthfeel with a creamy texture.
D- This beer has a big and bitter hop flavor that overpowers much of the malt flavor. I think this beer might improve with age as the pure bitterness might die down a bit.
10-23-2007 03:02:21 | More by rhoadsrage
3.15/5 rDev -14.6%
12oz bottle
A - Redish brown colour, head quickly become lace
S - Maltly smelling, you can tell its higher in alcohol
T - the higher alcohol is visable, not enough hops for my taste, still it could be considered balanced by some im sure
M/D - slight hop aftertaste
07-25-2008 02:55:15 | More by dohastmich
4.25/5 rDev +15.2%
03-19-2013 02:12:46 | More by imbuckeye
3.38/5 rDev -8.4%
Pours copper/caramel with 2 fingers of puffy sand colored head. Average lacing & head retention
S: Grainy & a bit of breadyness
T: Breadyness & boozey warmth up front. A bit of fruittyness fights through the booze hotness, along with some caramel & leafy hops & oaky dryness. Finishes with loads leafy hops, caramel & a touch of brown sugar
MF: Medium bodied, slick with low carbonation
Drinks alright, but the hotness never completely fades. Will sit on my remaining 4 for a few months & see if this evens/smooths out
11-21-2007 04:34:18 | More by russpowell
3.75/5 rDev +1.6%
03-08-2014 21:58:53 | More by Fr0stb1te
New Jersey
3/5 rDev -18.7%
08-18-2013 03:34:44 | More by timjim1327
3.8/5 rDev +3%
Poured from a bottle into a pint glass.
A - Deep amber red with a half-finger rose-colored head that just sort of sits at the top of the beer, not doing much of anything. Clarity and carbonation are a doubleplusgood. Lacing just coats one side of the glass. Attractive!
S - Smells like bitter hops layered on top of a caramel apple. A nice mixture of earthy tones and sweetness, overall.
T - Incredibly potent taste of sweetness dies out quickly. Then the bitterness keeps ramping up as it slides to the back of tongue. As it warms, the malts reach an even keel with the bitterness to make for a really good tasting brew!
M - Creamy-smooth body with a tingly carbonation. Finishes off with a dry kick that really caught me off-guard.
D - The dry finish and bitterness will probably turn off some. Once it warms up a bit, though, it gets a bit easier. A fun challenge, so to speak.
Overall/notes: I though I bought 3 ESBs this year... I got one ESB, an American Brown Ale, and a Scottish Ale. Anyways, the beer itself is pretty damn good. It lacks the sophistication needed to be a really good brew, but it tasted better as it went on. Give it a whirl if you can find it.
12-14-2010 23:38:24 | More by bbkd3b
3.5/5 rDev -5.1%
07-21-2014 01:37:40 | More by hoppy91
3/5 rDev -18.7%
01-09-2012 04:14:51 | More by GRG1313
3.06/5 rDev -17.1%
Poured from a brown 12 oz. bottle. Has a dark bronze color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell has some malts and alcohol. Taste is dominated by alcohol, a bit of malts, very boozy and unbalanced. Feels light in the mouth and overall not terrible, but a bit to strong alcohol taste for my liking.
05-18-2013 16:18:39 | More by tone77
2.7/5 rDev -26.8%
Pours out like iced tea with no bubble action and a thin frothed milk head that doesn't do much. Leaves some decent lacing, though. Smell is sweet, heavily toasted, citrusy and piney frmo the hops, and has a medicinal cherry cough syrup aspect. This tastes rather messy with it starting off really sweet with an odd and certainly out of place banana flavor. The esters in this one are weird. Finishes with a bit of citrus and pine and with an assertive bitterness. Very mild acidic edge in the finish as well. Warms the throat with alcohol. Mouthfeel is nearly flat with a light yet slick body. Not a fan of this.
09-30-2007 04:00:57 | More by goochpunch
3.8/5 rDev +3%
A - poured into a tumbler with relative clarity. not much head and little retained. some carbonation moving thru glass
S - mild hoppiness, slight skunk but not a bad skunk
T - not overbearing - pretty good balance of flavors that would seem to go good w/ any food paring
M - carbonation not overbearing - pretty smooth
O - my overall is higher than any of the original ratings because I felt this was a very nicely balanced beer
04-03-2013 23:46:21 | More by Segelstrom
5/5 rDev +35.5%
06-19-2012 01:18:51 | More by stampfler07
3.68/5 rDev -0.3%
Pours a hazy bronze color with a small off-white head that leaves little lacing.
Smells of rich toasted caramel malts.
Tastes of the rich toasted malts with some earthy hops. Sweet caramel malts with toasted notes. Notes of earthy hops add a bitter counterpoint. Some sour metallic notes as well.
Mouthfeel is medium with a smooth amount of carbonation.
07-30-2010 02:17:45 | More by ocelot2500
4.63/5 rDev +25.5%
A - Poured a deep amber color with a two finger head that dies down in a minute or two. Nice, persistent lacing as I proceeded through the glass.
S - Nutty, malty aromas come out strongest, followed by citrus and hops.
T - A (IMO) well balanced hop / malt character with some interesting citrus notes. At one point I think I got a little cantaloupe (!) taste. Mildly bitter finish, though less so than an IPA.
M - Very pleasant, almost creamy. Makes mouths happy.
D - Very drinkable, seesionable even.
I love this stuff. I admit my experience with the style is limited to this beer, but I think this would hold its own against all comers. I keep this in my regular rotation.
03-20-2009 02:53:38 | More by Trappistfan1
3.25/5 rDev -11.9%
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I attended a Human Resources conference recently, the main theme of which was Employee Engagement, and was struck by the number of speakers who spoke of a desire to create resilience in their workforce. The second thing that struck me … Continue reading
Suarez: Talent vs Values
Luis Suarez the Liverpool striker bit an opponent on the arm in Sunday's encounter with Chelsea. He apologized immediately afterwards, Liverpool FC has fined him and the FA has banned him for ten games. On Monday the Club's Managing Director, … Continue reading
Human capital number 1 in the top 10
CEO Challenge 2013, a survey of CEOs globally by The Conference Board identifies what Chief executives see as their top challenges this year. At number 1, up from 2 last year is Human Capital (hopefully used in the correct context). … Continue reading
WARNING: Some employee engagement rhetoric may contain horse-sh*t
I guess it was inevitable. As the employee engagement movement gathers momentum and more jump on the band-wagon without fully appreciating the implications, we start to see all kinds of nonsense in the name of engagement. Games, events, fun activities … Continue reading
Engagement in the news
HR Network Magazine this month features an interview with Alan Crozier talking about employee engagement. In it he describes 'engagement' as a philosophy rather than a strategy; and significantly that it is a systemic issue rather than a tactical intervention. … Continue reading
Why would employees buy in to this Mr Osborne?
Is the Chancellor really that far out of touch? The Government has opened a consultation on its proposed "employee-owner" status, designed to "give businesses greater choice about the contracts they can offer individuals", while ensuring that "appropriate levels of protection" … Continue reading
5 ways to improve performance management – Part 5
Over the last week or so, I've highlighted some key ways in which companies can improve performance management. I hope they've made you pause and think about how effective or otherwise your own arrangements are. My final tip in my … Continue reading
5 ways to improve performance management – Part 4
Over recent posts I've summarised ways to help improve performance management, including aligning your outcomes to business performance, checking your results are consistent and rewarding performance. Here is number 4 of my 5 ways to improve performance management. Deal with … Continue reading
5 ways to improve performance management – Part 3
Last week I provided a couple of ways to improve performance management that are not widely used by companies. My third way to improve performance management is much more common. Reward performance This isn't new. Many organisations (particularly those in … Continue reading