London Calling

Royal Docks Brewing Co. in Canton, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸

Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular

Score

6.09

ABV: 6.2%

IBU: 36

Ticks: 1

London Calling is our easy drinking pub staple English ESB. It has a pronounced malty sweetness, featuring notes of caramel, toffee, and toasted biscuit and a moderate, earthy, herbal hop bitterness. London, our muse, is home to a great many beloved characters; Ms. Poppins, Paddington Bear, Fagin, Mrs. de Vil, Oliver! and Mr. Bean just to name a few. Royal Docks has become a second home to a great many characters as well and we dedicate this release to all of our taproom favourites - especially Mr. & Mrs. Preston, Mr. E. Martin, Mr. B. Bailey, The Burmeisters, Mr. R. Schmidt & Co., The Sirpillas and Dr. & Mrs. Cochran to name just a small very small cast.

Note: ABV ranges from 6.2 - 6.6%

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4.3

cheap (9607) reviewed London Calling from Royal Docks Brewing Co. 2 months ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 3.5

From a pounder can. Pours clear pale with a slightly darker orange brown tint. Nose is very mild, barely detectable, sweeter bread biscuit and earthly caramel. Decent first taste, but just a tad boozy. Good level of carbonation. Getting some hints of developing cloying sweet caramel as I near the middle. Perhaps not as civilized as many real ESBs. Has a way to go to be as good as Bullseye Stone Pub, McNeill's Extra Special and Big Rail Pennsylvania. Yes, the sweetness really starts getting on my nerves as I approach the finish. Seems to get more flat as the session continues. Demeanor and attitude is a bit bearing. Some volatility shows up in the end. On par with Bass Pale, Firestone DBA and Goose Island Harvest. There, you have it.

Tried from Can from Chalet Premier on 26 Jan 2026 at 19:30