Extra Special Marble
Marble Beers in Salford, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
7.10
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Deep amber in colour, a malt base of toffee, caramel, biscuit and toasted nuts; intermingles perfectly with a measured hoppiness giving notes of tangerine marmalade and citrus with a lasting and supreme finish of grapefruit zest bitterness.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at Cloisters. Pours clear amber with a thin off-white head. Aromas of malt, biscuit, light citrus. Taste is toffee and nuts, citrus bitterness. Solid ESB.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Mar 2022
at 09:55
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Half-pint on tap at Euston Tap. Shared with Finn. Low beige head blanketing the upper part of the glass, misty amber body. Doughy malts on the nose, a biscuit scent to it. Blended taste of ripe citrus, toffee and biscuit. Malt-fruity end, bittersweet. Satisfying. (London 22.11.2021).
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Dec 2021
at 11:40
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Pours a deep/dark amber, almost transparent but hazier on second pour. Slightest off-white head, big and quite dense; shows good retention and very nice lacing. Very nice aroma: a nice caramel, nutty and biscuity malts interplay, with citric notes (softly/sweetly citric, in the likes of citrus jam) on the back of things. An interesting and nicely clean aroma. Taste notes as per aroma, but while in the aroma the maltiness was more pronounced, the citric notes take a slight lead in taste. Plus, the taste felt a bit less bright/defined than the aroma. Taste balance is medium sweetness and slightly below medium bitterness, with a slight sweet edge in the mouth and a nicely balanced, clean finish. Light to medium bodied with low to medium carbonation, a very classic sessionable mouthfeel. A quite modern interpretation of the style (especially if compared to their standard bitter, which was much more classic), and undoubtedly a well made beer.
Tried
on 08 Dec 2021
at 21:33
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Draught at The Pensioner. Clean caramel with a thin head, good lacing. Flavour is nut malt, dry bitter, caramel finish.
Tried
on 23 Nov 2021
at 21:39
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Delt med Rune. Gyldenbrun. Lavt tett skum. Klar. Aprikosaroma. Smaken appelsin & krydder. Det samme i en bitter avslutning.
Tried
on 22 Nov 2021
at 15:16
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can from Boutilliers Tap at Coachworks Ashford. Tasty esb best bitter lots of malt with some citrus hops good condition and mouth feel
Tried
from Can
on 06 Nov 2021
at 12:28
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can. Nose is surprisingly tropical, caramel, almost fudge, toffee. Taste is malty, leading to a pronounced and unexpected grapefruit, leading to toffee, bunt sugar, pine, earthy, big marmalade.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Sep 2021
at 20:01
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Tap at FOB, Rimini, Italy. Pours intense red amber, clear, with medium grained whitish foam. Aroma is earthy and woody. Body and carbonation are average. Taste is medium bitter, going long and very dry into the final.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Jul 2021
at 16:55
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
On Tap (keg) in The Pheasant, Wellington Shropshire; 4th May 2021. Dark amber body, off-white crown. Malty little number, semi-sweet with both toffee and caramel aromas/flavours, liked it.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 May 2021
at 14:50
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
can bb 2/12/21 leggero ambrata velata discreta schiuma media persistenza un filo lievito Nota caramello tostato un po agrume scorza discreto amaro
Tried
from Can
on 15 Mar 2021
at 13:35