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Hop Studio in Elvington, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.31
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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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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines, Birmingham. Poured a slightly hazy chesnut brown with a bubbly off-white head. The aroma is malt hop. The flavour is medium bitter with a medium bodied low carbonation palate and a liqourice bitter malt finish. A classic slightly hoppy ESB.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2013
at 14:11
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the York Tap. Pours clear amber brown with a thin white head. No visible carbonation. Aromas of caramel, nuts, and actual orange. Taste delivers, medium body and good bitter finish, Nice beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Aug 2013
at 15:16
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
20th October 2012
Very hazy brown - amber beer, residual pale tan head. Crisp minerally palale. Smooth minerally caramel malt. Crisp hops. Floral notes, citrus and a little tropical fruits. Crisp finish, semi dry. Interesting and tasty.
Very hazy brown - amber beer, residual pale tan head. Crisp minerally palale. Smooth minerally caramel malt. Crisp hops. Floral notes, citrus and a little tropical fruits. Crisp finish, semi dry. Interesting and tasty.
Tried
on 28 Jul 2013
at 08:51
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg tap at the Pig’s Ear Cellar, Richmond, 29/06/13. Hazed dark amber with a thin off white head. Nose is fruity, dark malts, caramel. Taste follows. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, bitterness in the finish. Ok bitter - nothing to seek out though.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jul 2013
at 02:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ The Habit, 40 Goodramgate, York, North Yorkshire, England YO1 7LF.Clear medium orange amber with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, nutty, light to moderate hoppy, orange - citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, hoppy, fruity, caramel, riped fruit. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130122]
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jul 2013
at 11:13
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Lyric, Soho. It pours deep amber with a medium off-white head. The nose is earthy, polished wood, orange peel, potpourri and floral notes . The taste is wood, dried fruit, preserved orange, toast, earth, caramel, floral, decent amount of bitterness, spice and varnish with a dry, bitter finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Good depth of flavour for this sort the style. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 May 2013
at 05:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle - Hazy brown body with an off white head. Aroma of toffee and caramel with citrus and nuts coming through. Similar flavours with a sweet smoothness in there, with a kick of dried fruit at the end. Nice balanced beer, and much better than I expected.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2013
at 15:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at The Last Drop Inn. Pours dark amber/copper with a creamy beige head. Light floral aroma. Med body. Flavor of moderately roast malt with light floral. It’s not very bitter in the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Apr 2013
at 11:56
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle @ Aarhus tasting. Clear dark amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, dark sugar and light hoppy. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet finish. Thin. 050313
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Mar 2013
at 11:10
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle. Medium head with medium duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are burnt caramel, soy, bread, fruits and hops. Oxidated as well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Mar 2013
at 11:10