Twist of Fate Bitter Ale
Moonlight Brewing Company in Santa Rosa, California, United States 🇺🇸
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.63
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5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4
On tap in Santa Rosa. Pours a hazy reddish brown appearance with a big tan head. Toasty caramel malty nose that is awfully floral / soapy. High bitterness. Toasted grain, toffee flavor with lots of potpourri. Too soapy and bitter for my taste.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jul 2014
at 13:01
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Very dark red. Sticky head. Definitely to style of a bitter. Aroma is spot on. Really nice. Great sugary caramel malt backbone. Nice aromatic bitterness and cough drop finish
Tried
on 21 Jan 2014
at 07:07
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On cask at Toronado San Francisco, pours a clear copper with a small bubbly beige head. Nose is traditionally English, with notes of English malt, some coppery notes, and toasted rye crusty bread. Flavour brings out a mix of English ingredients and American-heavy hopping, with notes of toasted bread, piney hops, and some metallic notes, with a considerable astringency. Extremely drinkable, despite the over-the-top hopping. More abrasive than a traditional bitter, but well-executed.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Dec 2013
at 21:28
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap at Olde Depot, Oakland. Colour is clear light brown with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Fruits, some sweetness, hints of toffee, caramel, hops and malts.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Dec 2013
at 14:08
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draught @ Toronado, San Francisco, CA
Pours clear amber with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, floral and grass. Taste is light to medium sweet and light bitter. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours clear amber with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, floral and grass. Taste is light to medium sweet and light bitter. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
on 05 Aug 2013
at 07:47
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On tap at Toronado. A finger-thick off-white head sites in top of an amber body, nice curtains. The aroma is light and easy, with some fruits and some bread. There’s a pleasant and subtle bitterness in the flavor, dealing with the light malty sweetness. Some bread. Caramel hints too. Medium body, very soft. Lasting bitter finish. Certainly a nice one, maybe deserving a higher rating. 130804
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Aug 2013
at 21:40
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On cask at the Toronado. Pours with a hazed amber-bronze body and a lasting, frothy white head with a bit of lace. Aromas are sweet, earthy, a bit spicy and bready. Flavors are bitter, spicy, a touch of diacetyl, some esters, grainy, a bit of caramel. Herbal hop profile. Minimal bubbles. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 May 2011
at 10:28
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap@The Rake, London. A gloomy looking red tinged brown colour with a reasonable lingering tan head. Nose was sweetish with some citrusy hop and nut notes. Flavour had plenty of initial caramel and evolved into some resinous hoppage. Slight earthy quality. Ok in the bitterness department. Not the most subtle affair, but tasty enough.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Apr 2010
at 07:44
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Toronado
Appearance: Dark brown with a off-white head and some lacing
Aroma: Pine, bitter hops and toasted malts
Taste: Bitter hops, pine resin and toasted malts
Very nice ESB
Appearance: Dark brown with a off-white head and some lacing
Aroma: Pine, bitter hops and toasted malts
Taste: Bitter hops, pine resin and toasted malts
Very nice ESB
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Apr 2010
at 11:44
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
@Magnolias –on cask-pours an off white head and amber color. Aroma is orange/resin. Taste is orange rind bite, some medium malt.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Mar 2010
at 18:20