XS

Hop Studio in Elvington, North Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular Out of Production

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6.31

ABV: 5.5%

IBU: -

Ticks: 26

Strong and complex, our extra special ale contains an array of malts, hops and our english ale yeast to provide the palate with a great depth of flavours including hints of dark fruits, floral and citrus notes from the generous addition of New Zealand hops late in the boil.

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5.2

Fergus (31537) reviewed XS from Hop Studio 7 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask at the Peterborough beer Festival 2018. A light hazed amber coloured pour with a scummy white head. Aroma is sweet sweaty. Green hop, toffee, sicky. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, nutty malts, raisin sweaty grass. Palate is semi sweet, flabby,

Tried from Cask on 26 Aug 2018 at 20:10

Deanso (15822) reviewed XS from Hop Studio 7 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Pint at the Six Chimneys. Medium creamy white head. Hazy amber pour. Lovely bitterness. Very good

Tried on 04 Aug 2018 at 17:44

WingmanWillis (38720) ticked XS from Hop Studio 8 years ago

Tried on 09 Jul 2017 at 08:28

6.8

Stuu (34178) reviewed XS from Hop Studio 11 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle at home. Pours hazy amber, nose is toffee, floral, taste is very sweet, not too bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Mar 2015 at 09:13

6.9

Svesse (15876) reviewed XS from Hop Studio 11 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

(Cask at Craft Beer Co Clerkenwell, London, 30 Nov 2014) Amber colour with brief, frothy head. Malty, fruity nose with notes of citrus, orange and apricots. Malty, fruity taste with caramel, orange, apricots, tropical fruit and a balanced citric bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a certain malt sweetness. Tasty and balanced with a fresh hop character. Quite nice.

Tried from Cask on 10 Feb 2015 at 14:12

6.1

stravale (3279) reviewed XS from Hop Studio 11 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Beers of Europe [180115]
Dark copper amber, clear, frothy white head dissipates to thin layer, slight lacing
Aroma of soft citrus hops, slight gooseberry, touch floral
Taste of caramel malts, soft hedgerow hops, bitter zest hops, quite malty, hops more bitter than fruity
Palate - soft carb, medium body, fairly oily, soft sweet, quite bitter. Finish is a bit dry with a bitter zest linger
Overall - OK, but too much crystal malt in this

Tried from Bottle on 21 Jan 2015 at 15:06

6.5

Olut (22183) reviewed XS from Hop Studio 11 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Cask @ Fox & Goose, Hebden Bridge. Copper with a thin head. Fairly smooth tasting with a small liquorice sweetness alongside some light malts.

Tried from Cask on 11 Oct 2014 at 04:34

4.8

Finn (18241) reviewed XS from Hop Studio 12 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Rook & Gaskill, York 26 Jan 13. Aprikosfarget. Veldig uklar. Lavt skum. Beskjeden søt aroma. Myk munnfølelse. Smaken litt tung fruktig.

Tried on 16 Feb 2014 at 04:27

7.5

reidyboy (4093) ticked XS from Hop Studio 12 years ago

Swan on the Stray, Harrogate

Tried from Cask on 26 Dec 2013 at 13:15

6.6

Fin (18516) reviewed XS from Hop Studio 12 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle courtesy of Baz, (cheers Baz) consumed at Eardisley, Herefordshire Friday 8th November 2013 This looks every bit an ESB. Pours copper in colour, looks good, clarity good, sweet, there is a metallicy bitterness. Solid tasting ESB, quite bitter, but also quite malty. A6 A4 T7 P3 Ov13 3.3

Tried from Bottle on 08 Nov 2013 at 22:04