Restored Hop(e)
Central City Brewers & Distillers (Red Racer) in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Special|
Score
6.46
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Grassy hops, bready, biscuity malts, creamy mouth feel and solid carb. Medium bitterness, wonderful UK hop presence, and satisfying malts. Excellent example of a classic Esb.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
330ml bottle. Pours a clear amber with a medium, frothy, long lasting, off-white head that leaves plenty of lace. Sweet aroma of bready malt, wheat and caramel. Sweet flavour of biscuit malt, caramel and orange with a hoppy, bitter grass finish. Medium body with an oily texture and average carbonation. Enjoyable.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle from the LCBO (Central City Across the Nation Collaboration pack). Clear medium copper with a small slow fading off white head. Nose is light caramel, dough, grass, some spice and light fruit. Flavour is a bit more assertive than the nose with a light toffee sweetness and medium- grassy hop bitterness with some mineral bite and a touch of spice. Mouth is medium creamy with average carbonation and a lingering bitter finish. Decent ESB. 6+/3+/7+/4/14+
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle: Poured a clear light brown color ale with a medium size foamy head with light retention and minimal lacing. Aroma of light dry caramel malt with some soft floral hops notes. Taste is a mix of light dry caramel malt with some subtle floral hops notes. Body is average for style with good carbonation. Enjoyable but not really spectacular.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Sparkling amber,small beige head.Vague nose. Light malt start, balanced mid. Nice lasting bitter hop finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draught at Red Racer Restaurant, Vancouver
Clean amber color. Lean biscuity Amber ale, not an ounce of Bitter character though.
Pleasant beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Golden-amber. Touch of fruitiness, and a bit crackery. Touch fruity, not bad.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
On tap at Central City on Beatty, pours a clear copper with a small white head. Aroma brings out light English bready malt and a touch of earthy hops. Flavour is along the same lines, with subdued English hops and bready malt. Pleasant but lacking in depth. It's okay.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Draft - Malts and a touch of twig. Clear gold with a decent white head. Upfront bitterness and I am getting coffee notes as well.