Extra Special Bitter
Wagtail Brewery in Attleborough, Norfolk, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.54
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Botza (2939) ticked Extra Special Bitter from Wagtail Brewery 3 years ago
Grzesiek79 (7665) reviewed Extra Special Bitter from Wagtail Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Bottle from Beers of Europe as "Tub Thumper" Special edition to celebrate 10 years of the real ale shop. Konkretnie mocno nachmielone brytyjskie Ale. Piana ladna spora i trwala. Metniste i błotniste, cala masa osadu jak w najlepszych pszenicach z Bawarii. Kolor ciemny brązowy o odcieniu mysiej siersci. Piekny zapach suszonych chmieli angielskich. Bardzo dojrzale w smaku dubeltowo gozkie, slodowosc zbozowa. Na zakończenie mosna sosnowa zywica. Super Classic ESB Ale.
allmyvinyl (21224) reviewed Extra Special Bitter from Wagtail Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
500ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours clear copper, thin short-lived white head. Aromas are slightly metallic, dried fruit, earthy. Taste is more fruity, light herbal notes. Creamy texture, medium body, slightly dry finish. Not bad.
madmitch76 (40782) reviewed Extra Special Bitter from Wagtail Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
3rd December 2011
ChrisOs Early December Tasting. Clear amber beer. Tiny white head. Light dry palate, very dry. Light caramel malt. Mild and very English citrus hop. Dry finish.
fonefan (85107) reviewed Extra Special Bitter from Wagtail Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle 500ml. @ chriso [ oh6gdx birthday bash tasting ].Clear medium amber colour with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, grain, sour malt, artificial, malt extract, light caramel. Flavour is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20111203]
oh6gdx (51641) reviewed Extra Special Bitter from Wagtail Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottled@my birthdaybash@Chriso. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is quite typical esb, some floral and grassy hops along with herbs and some balancing malts. Flavour is caramel malts, some sweet floral notes along with grass and herbs. Not that much bitterness in the finish or aftertaste.
omhper (45152) reviewed Extra Special Bitter from Wagtail Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Bottled at oh6gdx’s birthday bash at chriso’s. Clear copper colour, small head. Medium bodied with rounded mouthfeel. Lightly caramelly with some hay and grass, low bitterness. Well balanced.
Leighton (35102) reviewed Extra Special Bitter from Wagtail Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle at Pat’s birthday tasting at chriso’s. Pours clear amber with a faint head. Leafy bitterness, light caramel, toast. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Dry finish with toasty sugar, light leaves and grain. An average British ESB here.
Fin (18516) reviewed Extra Special Bitter from Wagtail Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle that I picked up from The Real Ale shop, Branthill Farm, Norfolk, consumed 19-06-09 Quite chuffed to see a new Wagtail beer for me to try. I hold Wagtail in high regard as they are very consistent with their bottles, never had a bad one yet. Pours mid brown with a white filmy head. Good solid rustic beer, nice maltiness, bit earthy, these are the sort of qualities that I have come to expect and really like in the Wagtail range, in some respects they are a bit like Old Chimneys as they appear to have their own distinct thumbprint on their beers and they’re not afraid to look back to the past when trying out new stuff. Nice fruity beer touch of dryness at the end, good stuff. A7 A4 F7 P4 Ov14 3.6