Coast to Coastless Collaboration
Flying Monkeys in Barrie, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.37
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4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 16
A real coast to coast Canadian collaboration. Copper brown body with a dense, pillowy off-white head. The nose is rich with malt, brown sugar, bubble gum and spritz of lemon. This seems to be about right for a Canadian attempt at an imperial ESB. There is a rich, dark cereal malt which works well with the earthy UK hops (more hops than a European version, I’m guessing). A touch of pepper, citrus and dark fruit, along with some caramel sweetness round out a well balanced taste profile. A solid mouth feel and body cap a very tasty creation.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Sep 2025
at 20:02
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Nice ruby pour, off white head. Very fruity phenols, nutty malts, and quite bready. Some solid hopping. Quite grassy, and pungent. Reminds me a lot of a boozy English strong ale. Lots it pungent grassy hops, and boozy malts.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 06:18
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Caña en el Lupulo 26..02..2016 (r31). sabores mal todos algo acaramelados al estilo inglés pero con algo más de cuerpo y sensación alcohólica. Normal.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2016
at 07:09
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap. @El Lúpulo Feroz, Oviedo 26/02/2016 Color ambar oscuro, aromas y sabores a caramelo, frutal.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Feb 2016
at 08:42
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a dark amber color ale with nice foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of toasted malt with some dry bitter hoppy notes. Taste is also a mix of toasted malt with some caramel note and some hoppy dry bitter notes with quite a bit of residual sugar notes. Body is full with good carbonation. Not bad but too sweet like most Flying Monkeys beers.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2015
at 18:53
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Brown Flying Monkeys wine-style bottle from the LCBO. Pours a clean deep amber colour with a ruby hue. Big beige-yellow frothy head that stays long and leaves thick creamy lacing. Fruity aromas over bread malts, caramel and mild alcohol. The taste is hoppy overpowering the malts. Good bitterness with a little dryness in the finish. Mild caramel lingers. Hints of apples. Quite the bite this brew offers. Interesting to have such a strong ESB and a nice collaboration between 4 greats.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2015
at 22:10
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
This one was bought for me for my birthday by my wife and daughters, so take note marketers this label appeals to 5-year-old girls. Had a good laugh and my beer buddy Freaky_tiki review of this beer. Makes me wonder how accurate each brewery’s version of this beer is as Phillips Brewing Co. getting slagged, (fiulijn (16659) 2.4 "English yeast, puke" ). I had the FM version and I liked it. A clear rosy brown pour, with a fluffy tan head. Lots of caramel malts in the nose with raisin, a touch of booze. Taste is certainly not very ESB, heavy malt with a good level of bitter that lingers, but it’s heavy on the caramel sweet. I think it strikes a balance, but I can see it being too much for some. Once again raisins, and creamy mouthfeel.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Oct 2015
at 19:41
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
(bottle) clear, bright reddish amber colour with a tall, brown head; aroma of stewed fruit, then roast; somewhat creamy palate; balanced flavour with a long, light bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Oct 2015
at 20:00
2/10
Tried
on 23 Sep 2015
at 21:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from the LCBO. Clear very deep copper colour with a modest tan head that leaves some sparse lace. Nose is candied sugar, dark fruit with some wood and a good dose of grassy hops. Light sweet caramel leading to a moderate bitterness. Medium+ sticky mouth with average carbonation. Nice ESB, if a little boozy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2015
at 19:56