Extra Special Bitter Ale
McNeill's Brewery in Brattleboro, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.65
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
On cask at the brewpub, this was better than expected. Slight haze on a pale yellow beer. Wine like aroma. Decent mild flavors. Has a slight hint of tartness in the background. Yes, turning out to be a pretty good example of esb. One of the better esbs I think I’ve had in a while. Surprizingly good co2 effect, even on cask!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask. Dark yellow faint sweet nose. Barely any malt backbone, thin and faint sugary sweet. Dank finish
CLW (16859) reviewed Extra Special Bitter Ale from McNeill's Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
22 oz. bottle for $3.99 @ Gary’s Beverage. This was marked down and I could tell has been sitting awhile after knocking off 3 inches of dust off the bottle. Aroma is floral hops with a touch of citrus. Flavor is surprisingly bitter with lots of floral hops and some bland malt. A wet hop type bitterness. I really, REALLY wanted to like this brew but I just didn’t.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bomber from Carl K. Pours bright copper with a 3 finger frothy beige head. Aroma is floral and lightly malty with a touch of citrus. Med body. Flavor is light roast caramel with something like grapefruit rind. I have no idea where the floral went. The finish is nice bitter somewhat conquering tasty caramel. I still think there’s floral in the aroma. Nice ale.
MiP (20366) reviewed Extra Special Bitter Ale from McNeill's Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draught, 5.5%. Weak refreshing hop aroma. Cloudy grey golden colour. Slightly sweet. Good rough hop flavour. Slightly rough finish.
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Extra Special Bitter Ale from McNeill's Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
Cloudy light copper coloured body with a thin white head that leaves a nice lace. Aroma of light earthy (english) hops, strong malt, a touch of alcohol and a bunch of bright floral notes. Light to Medium-bodied; Strong assertive floral flavour with a bit of light malt, some light alcohol and a large dose of english hops. Aftertaste shows pretty much only light hops, floral notes and a light touch of malt. Overall, nice, but a bit lacking in complexity and strong flavours. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Liqour Outlet in Boonton, New Jersey on 08-May-2011 sampled at home in Washington on 04-September-2011.
ben4321 (11522) reviewed Extra Special Bitter Ale from McNeill's Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Location: 22 oz bottle from Buy Rite, 8/5/11
Aroma: The nose has some grassy and floral hops, and some caramel too
Appearance: It pours a mostly clear dark orange-brown color with a creamy beige head
Flavor: Tastes fairly bitter, lightly sweet, similar to the nose, plus some sour notes as well
Palate: The body is medium, with a somewhat sticky mouthfeel, and a tingly/lively carbonation
Overall Impression: Overall, I wanted to like this one more then I actually did. The taste just had something off about it, like an unintended sourness. I don't know if it was a bad bottle, or just not a great beer, but it wound up disappointing me just a little.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Orange with a white head. Citrus and lemon in the aroma with light sweetness. Flavor is very citrus and earthy with a nice biscuit malt profile. More bitter than I expected. Pretty solid and would be nice on a warm summer night.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle shared by Sean, thanks! Poured a clear hazy amber with a brown hue and a gray head that dissipated to the edges. Aroma had a nice citrus presence with some hay, sweet grain and grass as well. Flavor started citrus and grass which mellowed into a malt finish consisting of grain and bread.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Beer exploded on me upon opening. Pours golden copper with lots of head. Aroma is citrus spruce. Taste is pleasant bitter hop. Rated 2/21/05