ESB
Tom's Tap and Brewhouse in Crewe, Cheshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.84
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Another best seller at the taproom, now available in can conditioned format. Fruity esters from the English Ale Yeast combine with Bramling Cross Hops to give fruit cake notes in this classic strong bitter. Also makes an excellent shandy.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
cask at Nottingham beer festival 2025 Wednesday ..deep copper brown ...thin tan lacing ..soft sweet caramel toffee fruit nose .msoft sweet bready toffee malts ..juicy malts
Tried
on 08 Oct 2025
at 17:18
7/10
Tried
on 03 Apr 2023
at 17:58
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Reddish brown colour with thin head. Packed with malts and has hints of dried fruits too.
Tried
on 14 May 2022
at 14:35
7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Dec 2021
at 17:47
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample thanks to Grumbo: Poured a unclear orange brown with a off white head. Aroma is malty, tinge of butter. Taste is bitter forward that is relieved by malts.
Tried
on 27 Jan 2021
at 20:50
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
23/1/2021. Fresh crowler shared at the first Ipswich Lockdown 3.0 virtual bottle share. From Tom's Tap & Brewhouse, Crewe. Pours slightly hazy amber with a small frothy white head. Aroma of toffee, biscuit, brown sugar, fruit and veg. Medium sweetness, light bitterness. Moderate body, slight watery/oily texture, soft carbonation. Liked this.
Tried
from Crowler
on 23 Jan 2021
at 12:49
8/10
Very nice.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Jan 2021
at 21:40
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Keg at Toms Tap, Crewe, 07/12/19. Amber to chestnut brown topped with a light beige cap that dissipates to a swirl. Nose is dried fruit esters, toffee, biscuit malt. Taste comprises biscuit, straw, toffee, light spice, brown sugar dusting. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok for the style.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Dec 2019
at 08:57
6/10
Tried
on 07 Dec 2019
at 21:34
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tried at the Nottingham Beer Festival 2019. Pale amber colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are malty light bitter, and fruity caramel. Medium body.
Tried
on 12 Oct 2019
at 06:36