ESB
Basqueland Brewing in Hernani, Basque Country, Spain 🇪🇸
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.54
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Extra Special Bitter
Traditional English-style beer made with Maris Otter as a base malt, and a touch of Cristal T50 and DRC and finally fermented with ale yeast, to which we have given the house touch with a light dry-hop from Bramling Cross. Blackberry, prune, and blackcurrant aromas. Light but at the same time tasty and balanced with just the right bitterness to drink by the gallon.
Hops: Bramling Cross
Traditional English-style beer made with Maris Otter as a base malt, and a touch of Cristal T50 and DRC and finally fermented with ale yeast, to which we have given the house touch with a light dry-hop from Bramling Cross. Blackberry, prune, and blackcurrant aromas. Light but at the same time tasty and balanced with just the right bitterness to drink by the gallon.
Hops: Bramling Cross
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6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried
from Draft
at
Balthazar
on 05 Mar 2026
at 12:58
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Canned 440ml. -at Goblet Zagreb, shared with Hrabren. Amberish coloured, medium sized off-white head, biscuity caramel nose. Sweet malty, biscuity, caramel, light floral and fruity touch in the finish.
Tried
from Can
at
Goblet Beer Store - Zagreb
on 16 Dec 2025
at 10:52
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
0.44 l can shared with Ogi at Goblet Beer Store, Zagreb. Unclear amber, small off-white head. Aroma is malty, bready and caramely. Cardboard present. Light body, thin, no smoothness. Flavour is caramel, cardboard and biscuit. Minimal bitterness, high carbonation. Quite drinkable. Really not bitter enough.
Tried
from Can
at
Goblet Beer Store - Zagreb
on 15 Dec 2025
at 20:36
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Ambar, bastante limpia, con bonita espuma blanquecina. Complejo aroma donde aparece caramelo, tofo, notas verbales y de frutos secos. Ligera de cuerpo y de gas contenido, con amargor moderado pero persistente, predominio de dulzor, y sabores de miel, bizcocho, y retrogusto herbal y cítríco de naranja.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2025
at 20:19
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Smell of malt, faint honey. Amber colour, white head. Aroma of malt, spruce, hops. Lively soft carbon. Medium bitter. Somehow lacking.
Tried
from Draft
at
Oluthuone Kaisla
on 22 May 2025
at 14:58
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tap at the tribute named bar Guernica in Vitoria-Gasteiz, after a trip to the Beau Arts Museum. Slightly darker-amber with a glow. Crisp bitter with lovely light caramels in its background. Low bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
at
Cervecería Guernica
on 25 Apr 2025
at 16:21
7.8/10
Caramelly, bitter and earthy
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Apr 2025
at 20:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught@TCBW2023. Amber colour, mediumsized foamy slightly off-white head. Aroma is floral, some fruity, nectary and mild toasted tones. Flavour is floral, fruity, nectary, some toasted tones along with mild herbal and earthy tones to it.
Tried
on 11 Dec 2024
at 19:23
6/10
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Tried
from Draft
on 05 Oct 2024
at 17:26
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
En la copa luce color ambar, turbio, con espuma beige de media retención. En nariz me resulta más atractiva de lo que esperaba, notas de malta tostada, caramelo, lúpulo, moras, panquemado (tonya). En boca es ligera, pero con cierto cuerpo, suave, de muy fácil beber, mismos matices que los captados por el olfato con cierta adición ligeramente herbal y torrefacta, amargor suave pero bien sentido, trago bastante placentero. Muy rica, en general me ha gustado bastante.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Sep 2024
at 22:00