Extra Special Bitter (ESB)
Forest & Main Brewing Company in Ambler, Pennsylvania, United States 🇺🇸
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
7.12
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tea, honey, grass nose. Hazy bronze, medium orange head. Tea, charcoal, ash, grass. Medium body, easy carbonation. Very respectable ESB from an American brewer.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Nov 2024
at 00:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Golden pour with good head and lacing. Some lime. Light tang in the finish. Tap at Snally.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Oct 2023
at 16:08
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Undated can drunk 10/4/23. Clear amber-mahogany. Large dark beige head slowly to ring. Earthy mineral and fruit from the yeast with brown bread and light honey from malt. Hints of herbal hops to balance. Cherries, strawberries, vanilla, brown bread, spicy hops, mineral. This is malty as all hell and dry, to-boot. Not too much medium malt. Luscious mineral, excellent hop spice. Sublime. How do these guys brew these English styles better than most English breweries??
Tried
from Can
on 05 Oct 2023
at 00:55
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On handpull at the brewery. Pours ruby brown. Biscuit, cherry, milk chocolate, nutty. Nice soft body. Decent.
Tried
on 30 Sep 2023
at 21:39
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at source: pours amberish with loose head. Earthy and caramel. Taste is lightly bitter, earthy, lightly sweet.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Sep 2023
at 20:12