Extra Special Bitter
Blue Point Brewing in Patchogue, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.92
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5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draft at waterfront. Copper. Too hoppy and not wel balanced IMO, I just have a hard time with Blue point in general and this is no exception.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 May 2025
at 00:54
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
growler-thanks Ed for sharing-pours a tan head with amber color. Aroma is soft medium malt-bready. Taste is medium malt-bready/some roasty, secondary tea hops.
Tried
from Growler
on 04 Dec 2011
at 18:36
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
ohh very nice beer. Plastic sample cup at the brewery. Small head that quickly turns into lacing. Amber color and can see through it. Present aroma of light roastiness, very earthy and toasty. Nice malt in this puppy. Taste is moderately toasty sweet. Low but present bitterness at the end to round things off. Leaves a really fruity, sweet aftertaste. Really good level of carbontation allowing a proper enjoyment of this beer. This really might be the best beer Blue Point makes. I really recommend it. This also may be the best ESB I have every tried.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Sep 2006
at 17:44
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
[note - if you are not getting this beer fresh from the brewery, then you are not "getting this beer" - it just keeps getting freakin’ better - a world class session bitter if I’ve ever had one - get it from the source...right now!] [growler] Mmmm, good beer - copper/amber body with a thick, frothy head that clings to the glass - huge hop aroma, with some hints of fruit - the aroma sets up the flavor well - lots of hops with hints of malty, fruity sweetness (mostly strawberry) that weaves itself perfectly into the hop character - nearly perfect balance of malt and hops in the finish - this sample was not thin-bodied at all - the best Blue Point I’ve tried so far.
Tried
from Growler
on 14 Jul 2003
at 18:23