Naughty Hildegard
Driftwood Brewery in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
7.46
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Showcasing Mosaic hops and a delicate blend of malts, this Extra Special Bitter was brewed with the very finest ingredients available. Naughty Hildegard ESB supports big flavours of guava, mango and citrus to deliver a juicy hop-malt balance that is deceptively easy to drink. A Pacific Northwest jam on a UK classic.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Part of a flight at the brewpub on 12th August 2025. Clean amber body, off white crown. Malty with an earthy hop bite, light citrus flavours arrive late on. Nice take on an English ESB.
Tried
from Draft
at
Driftwood Brewery
on 12 Aug 2025
at 14:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Devil's Elbow. Pours cleae gold with a white head. Lots of pine and resins on the nose. Flavour has tons of pine and bitter resins. I wouldn't have necessarily guessed that this is a bitter, it's well-done regardless.
Tried
from Draft
at
Devil's Elbow Ale & Smoke House
on 29 Jul 2025
at 20:56
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
0.473l can, courtesy of CanCrusher. Aroma of caramel, dried fruit and flowers. Pours clear brown amber color with large soapy off-white head and sparkling appearance. Taste starts moderate sweet toasted malt and caramel, following is herbal, medicinal and dried fruity, mouthfeel is smooth, while finish is dry and bitter. Medium body, oily texture and average carbonation in palate. Naughty by nature…
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jan 2025
at 20:26
8/10
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 19:02
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Good foam on a copper body, smells of hops mostly with very vague bready malt hints in the right setting. Flavour is plenty of chewy malt with soft hop notes. Finish is very nice, good oiliness mixed with malt sweetness. Very fine, kind of strong for an ESB but they manage to pull it off well.
Tried
on 06 Jul 2019
at 07:23
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
I was skeptical an ESB could be rated so highly but this beer definitely exceeds the common ESB. Pours dark amber with good fluff of head. Potpourri and some citrus. Light bitter end. Bomber.
Tried
on 25 Dec 2018
at 01:28
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from The Beerhive. Clear amber body with a thin off-white head. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of caramel, weak coffee and fig. Flavour of wood and peppery rye. Medium body with a slick texture. Soft fizz. A classy beer. It’s nice to have a hoppy beer that’s not an IPA or a DIPA.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Dec 2018
at 22:41
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Tap at Beer Bistro, 9th July 18. Pours golden, fluffy head. Aroma is caramel, hops. Taste is excellent, hoppy, cararmel, smooth, yeast. Lovely
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Jul 2018
at 22:04
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from my best buddy in Vancouver. Aroma is barely noticeable. Glorious ale colour. Taste is well hoppy. I can't help but feel I'm drinking an APA. It is an aggressively hopped bitter and sure it's very nice but is it what I want in an ESB I dunno...
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2018
at 02:17
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Brown bottle, 650 ml, trade with Dustin Sepkowski (thank you!), savoured on May 26 2017; eye: caramel with a golden hue, hazy, no effervescence, ring of beige head, light lacing; nose: hops, orange, malt, slight Cointreau, tangerine; mouth: hops, orange malt, slight Cointreau, tangerine, caramel, alcohol, finale in malt-fruity with light presence of acridness, medium body, good carbonation, lightly bitter slightly sweet, lightly alcoholic texture; overall: quite likable
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 650 ml, échange avec Dustin Sepkowski (thank you!), savourée le 26 mai 2017; œil : caramel avec une teinte dorée, trouble, pas d’effervescence, anneau de mousse beige, légère dentelle; nez : houblon, orange, malt, très léger Cointreau, tangerine; bouche : houblon, orange, malt, très léger Cointreau, tangerine, caramel, alcool, finale en malt-fruité avec légère présence d’âcreté, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation, légèrement amère, très légèrement sucrée, texture légèrement alcoolique; en résumé : bien aimé
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 650 ml, échange avec Dustin Sepkowski (thank you!), savourée le 26 mai 2017; œil : caramel avec une teinte dorée, trouble, pas d’effervescence, anneau de mousse beige, légère dentelle; nez : houblon, orange, malt, très léger Cointreau, tangerine; bouche : houblon, orange, malt, très léger Cointreau, tangerine, caramel, alcool, finale en malt-fruité avec légère présence d’âcreté, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation, légèrement amère, très légèrement sucrée, texture légèrement alcoolique; en résumé : bien aimé
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2018
at 16:45