Old House ESB

Townshend Brewery in Riwaka, Tasman, New Zealand 🇳🇿

Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular

Score

6.95

ABV: 5.3%

IBU: -

Ticks: 5

This malty and complex Extra Special Bitter has been traditionally brewed to help cure Brit’s homesickness. A beer with a deep copper colour reminiscent of a beautiful English sunset and a mouthwatering bitterness that pairs perfectly with your Sunday roast.

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TheFosseDog (2) ticked Old House ESB from Townshend Brewery 1 year ago

Tried from Cask at The Free House on 25 Feb 2025 at 22:16

7.5

explosivedog (14050) reviewed Old House ESB from Townshend Brewery 7 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

On handpull at the Beer Spot. Pours amber. Walnut, orange, raspberry, cherry, biscuit, hedgerow earthiness, toffee, touch of walnut bread. Good soft body. Very nice.

Tried on 12 Jan 2019 at 06:44

5.4

TedE (2767) reviewed Old House ESB from Townshend Brewery 9 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Taster at Belaire Tavern, Nelson. No obvious aroma. Light brown beer with small white head. Low carbonation. Malty, smoky, bitter. All very restrained. There’s a touch of pepper and sourness in the finish.

Tried on 16 Sep 2016 at 03:41

6.5

hawthorne00 (9781) reviewed Old House ESB from Townshend Brewery 14 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Cloudy dull amber with a coat of off-white head. Fruity aroma with apples, pears, oranges and a little toffee. Lovely soft mouthfeel. Taste is strongly malty with sweet - and slightly buttery - toffee and fruit before a decent whack of slightly spicy bitterness. The finish doesn’t emerge seamlessly - there’s a bit of a lurch. [3.2]New look bottle, 5.3% ABV. Pours bright this time. Aroma is fruity but subdued (-1), taste is a little cleaner and less butterscotchy (+1). Firm bitterness. No great magic to it, but a pretty solid strongish bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Mar 2012 at 03:09

6.1

TimE (11146) reviewed Old House ESB from Townshend Brewery 14 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Copper color. Earthy, malty. Decent backbone with some soft hops. Nice, but not setting the world on fire.

Tried on 01 Oct 2011 at 00:44