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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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a deep amber color ale with a relatively large foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of earthy bitter hops with light dry caramel malt notes. Taste is also a well-balanced mxi between some earthy hops with some citrus bitter notes with a solid dry caramel malt backbone. Body is above average for style with good carbonation. Very enjoyable beer with nice earthy hops mix but not sure it has much to do with actual Bitter anymore.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2013
at 09:07
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
650 ml bottle. 2012 vintage. Pours an orange amber with a light head. Sour malty aroma with hops and caramel, almost like a barley wine. Flavors of fresh dark fruit, orange peel, toasted malts, and little bit of brown sugar. Nice carbonation. Light bitter finish. Much better than the 2011.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2012
at 18:33
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hazy amber,lasting tan head.Complex earthy carmel citrus hop nose.Faint carmel start medium citrus hop profile.Too citrusy for style
Tried
on 17 May 2010
at 20:11
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at the Alibi Room, pours a hazy orange with a small white head. Nose brings out lots of oranges, resinous hops and British caramel malt. Flavour is along the same lines, with loads of resinous hops, caramel malt, British bready malt and oranges. Not an authentic ESB, but more like an IPA. Resinous and orangey on the finish, with ample sweetness. Very nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Feb 2010
at 15:53
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Golden-amber. Bright woodsy hop aroma with earthy, caramelly malt. Bright, woody, earthy palate with a hint of citrus. Complex, nice yeastiness. Has new world character with an old world sense of balance. Interesting.
Tried
on 17 Feb 2010
at 01:27