Extra Special Bitter
Salt Spring Island Ales in Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.13
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Poured from the tap. Clear reddish brown with small off white head. Mild sweet maltiness with some bitter dryness in the finish. Okay.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Okay murky copper body and some decent foam. Smells of soft honey and caramelly malt. Taste is soft sweet biscuit, honey hints, graham cracker. Smooth finish. Checks the boxes off but not greater than the sum of its parts.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
On tap at VCBW Festival 2016, pours a hazy orange amber with a small white head. Aroma and flavour bring out English malts, bready notes and light diacetyl. Pretty forgettable but not too messed up. Meh.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
650 ml bottle. Pours a copper/orange with light head. Hoppy to the nose with some malt aromas. Roasted malts, some toffee and orange flavours with a soft finish. Light for an ESB but well balanced.