Old House ESB
Townshend Brewery in Riwaka, Tasman, New Zealand 🇳🇿
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.95
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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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7.5/10
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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
5.4/10
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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
6.5/10
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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
6.1/10
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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