471 Small Batch Extra ESB
Breckenridge Brewery in Denver, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.78
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Keg at World of Beer Charlottesville. Clear copper, large creamy off-white head, good retention. Aroma of toffee, caramel, raisin, burnt sugar. The taste is toffee, umami, dark fruits. Medium bodied.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Draft: Tea, dried leaves, lemon zest nose. Clear ochre, medium head, good lace. Rich honey, dried leaves. Full body, easy carbonation.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
12 ounce bottle. Hazy orange brown color topped by a small bubbly, beige head. Nutty toasted malt aroma hints at soy sauce and salted caramel. Bittersweet roasted malt flavor upfront. Notes of burnt sugar, roasted almonds, dark currants and earthy hops. Finish is dry with peppery, spicy hops that fade nicely. Full-bodied and flavorful, the flavor develops complexity as the brew warms.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Location: 12 oz bottle from Buy Rite, 1/13/13
Aroma: The nose has some light malts, caramel, a little smoke, nutty notes, and a bit of earth
Appearance: Pours a mahogany color with a small beige head and some pretty heavy lace streaks
Flavor: The taste is malty and a little smokey, it is somewhat sweet, with a nice, earthy, bitter finish
Palate: The body is medium, has a smooth feel, soft carbonation, and a lengthy, slightly dry finish
Overall Impression: I thought this was a pretty solid beer. With it's malty flavors and mild smoke, it works pretty well. If the earthy hops had been more prevalent I probably would have liked this beer even more, but as is, I enjoyed it.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle. Light nutty caramel malt, prune, and molasses aroma. Brown with a small tan head, suspended sediment, decent lacing. Caramel malt, toast, and raisin flavor with a light hops bitterness. Medium body with a dry tannic mouth feel. I agree with a previous rater who compared this to a lower alcohol barleywine.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Refrigerated bottle poured into a shaker pours dark amber. Some lacing, thick/medium body, smooth/sticky texture, and light hop aroma. Taste is grainy malt, hint of alcohol, and bitter herbal hop finish. OK.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Sampled from a 22 oz brown bottle this beer poured a dark orange-brown color with an enormous tan head that lingered and produced good lacing. The aroma was malty, sweet and nutty with light notes of cherry, apple and lemon. The flavor was caramel, nut and fruity hops with a bitter presence and moderate notes of caramel and ripe fruits. Medium finish and medium body. Solid.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
11th October 2008. GABF. Brown clear beer. Nice toffeeish malt. Smooth malt finish. A little bit different.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
This might bill itself as a double ESB, but it seems very similar to an English Strong Ale to me (maybe that’s all an ESA is?) - clear dark ruby - impressive, bright white lace - fairly hoppy in the nose for a british style ale, with some yeasty notes, toffee, faint diacetyl (makes it authentically british!), and warming spiciness behind it - the flavor is equal parts bitter and roasty up front, followed by some cask/oaky notes, toffee sweetness, and again, very light diacetyl (which again, makes it taste authentic) - some fruitiness and roasted nuts are quickly followed by fairly strong hop bitterness and alcohol warmth - this might not perfectly fall into the category on English Strong Ale, but the classification certainly fits better than ESB - pretty good stuff.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Bottled at Monk’s Café Wallingatan, Stockholm. almost clear copper colour, fairly rich head. Resiny nose with caramel underneath. Toffe and cardboard simmers in molasses. Sweet with resiny hops and solid body. Warming, sure, but also rough and sketchy.