Hale's Ales Special Bitter (Cream HSB)

Special Bitter (Cream HSB)

 

Hale's Ales in Seattle, Washington, United States 🇺🇸

  Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular Out of Production
Score
6.13
ABV: 4.8% IBU: - Ticks: 13
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jerseyislandbeer (6316) reviewed
Special Bitter (Cream HSB) from Hale's Ales
1 year ago
7/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Old rating from 2002 - Pint at the brewpub, pours light brown with a light beige head. Aromas & tastes of fruits, cherries, coffee, chocolate, caramel, nuts, toffee, earth & roasted malt. Medium body. Dry moderate bitter finish
Tried from Draft on 31 Jan 2025 at 17:19
iphonephan (11567) reviewed
Special Bitter (Cream HSB) from Hale's Ales
8 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
On nitro draft at Next Door Gastropub in Port Angeles. Pours a clear copper with a creamy ecru head. Aroma of biscuit and caraeml. Flavor is moderately sweet caramel with some hop bitterness. Creamy mouthfeel. Smooth finish.
Tried from Draft on 23 Apr 2018 at 02:18
gnoff (11189) reviewed
Special Bitter (Cream HSB) from Hale's Ales
11 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
On June 24, 2015. At Hales Ales Brewery and Pub in Seattle, Washington.Clear copper to amber color, off-white head. Malty, herbal taste. Herbal aftertaste. Medium mouthfeel, medium bitterness. Malty, cream, herbal scent.
Tried on 10 Jul 2015 at 12:41
VastActiv (17595) reviewed
Special Bitter (Cream HSB) from Hale's Ales
11 years ago
6.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Tap at Beveridge Place, Seattle. Colour is clear orange with small creamy white hear. Aromas and flavours: Fruits, dryness, some caramel, hints of hops and malts. Quite good session beer.
Tried from Draft on 22 Feb 2015 at 18:55
beastiefan2k (4724) reviewed
Special Bitter (Cream HSB) from Hale's Ales
11 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
5oz at brewpub. Pretty nitro head from the nitro pour. Amber-copper clear beer. This tasted more like an English Pale than bitter to me. Aroma has hops present, despite the nitro. Nice English bright and clear minerally and earthy hops. Dusty, earthy malts below that. Low bitterness in both nose and flavor, which is nicely clean. Again, slightly dusty but clean malts with an apparent English hoppiness. Finishes clean. Soft nitro body. Good stuff.
Tried on 02 Jan 2015 at 20:29
Travlr (34369) reviewed
Special Bitter (Cream HSB) from Hale's Ales
12 years ago
1.3/10 — Appearance 2 Aroma 1 Flavor 1 Texture 2 Overall 1
The server warned us about this one. But we just had to have the sampler - and this was the price we paid for that decision. Almost colorless, almost flavorless, with subtle hints of metal and cardboard. No. 2.
Tried on 22 Aug 2014 at 10:59
fiulijn (28377) reviewed
Special Bitter (Cream HSB) from Hale's Ales
12 years ago
5.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Draught at Hales Ales Brewery and Pub, nitro
Hazy amber color with creamy nitro head. Almost no aroma. Light caramel flavor, dry mouthfeel, a bit of toasted nuts, ordinary bitterness, and some metallic aftertaste.
Stop nitro!
Tried on 12 May 2014 at 12:30
Dogbrick (24514) reviewed
Special Bitter (Cream HSB) from Hale's Ales
14 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Sample at the brewpub. The beer pours a slightly hazy dark golden color with a medium thin white head that evaporates steadily to an outer ring. Spotty lacing on the glass. Aroma of fruit and malt. Light-bodied with flavors of bready malt, ripe fruit and a touch of grassy hops. The finish is mildly bitter with a short hoppy aftertaste. Average overall.
Tried on 19 Sep 2012 at 13:17
yespr (55614) reviewed
Special Bitter (Cream HSB) from Hale's Ales
14 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
From tap at the brewpub. Pours clear and golden amber with a small,creamy and tan head. Aroma is toasted malty and light caramelish. Bitter, toasted malty and light caramelish to breadish. Ends bitter and dry.
Tried from Draft on 07 Mar 2012 at 16:03
omhper (46303) reviewed
Special Bitter (Cream HSB) from Hale's Ales
16 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Draught at Elk Public House, Spokane, WA. Clear copper colour, creamy head. Fruity with creamy balck currant. Sweet with medium body. Sugary and very fruity with canteloupe, red currant and green apple. Mild resiny bitterness.
Tried from Can on 19 Jul 2010 at 21:23
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