Extra Special Bitter (ESB)
Hargreaves Hill in Lilydale, Victoria, Australia 🇦🇺
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.92
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can. Pours hazy amber with alight beige head. Toasted malt, caramel, brown bread, nice.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jul 2024
at 09:55
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
16/10/2022. Bottle from Dan Murphy’s. Pours clear amber brown with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma of malt, toffee, biscuit, bread, fruit and flowers. Medium sweetness and moderate bitterness. Medium body, quite smooth, average carbonation. Pretty well done ESB.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2022
at 10:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
A nice new world ESB with lots of caramel and biscuit and a bit of chocolate combined with bitter new world citrus hops. Slight metallic taste is the only drawback. Leaves a nice, warm aftertaste of a caramel biscuit.
Tried
on 13 Jan 2018
at 04:19
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap at the Napier Hotel, Melbourne. Poured a murky medium brown with a frothy white head and some clingy lace. The aroma is malt, light woody metallic hop. The flavour is moderate to light bitter with a dry malt, light watery, light hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with average carbonation. An ESB? I really don't think so. Way too light, over carbonated and lacks body & defining flavours.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Sep 2017
at 08:50
6/10
Tried
on 12 Apr 2016
at 06:24
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
I really think the ESB title is misleading as it really is more of an APA than anything. Copper with a white head. Rustic hop aroma with a medium malt profile and some sweetness. Round malty finish leads to a dryer hop aftertaste. Quite hoppy with a hefty fruit tone. Very enjoyable once I got past thinking it was going to be an ESB.
Tried
on 02 Sep 2014
at 06:22
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2015 rating: Hazy light amber, earthy caramel and piney hops, and similar balance on the palate. Earthy with a floral, almost spicy accent. Good bitter.
2013 rating: Hazy fruity, almost English-tasting. Good complexity, caramel malts. Clean yeast but otherwise English-tasting. Not particularly distinctive. 7-4-7-4-15 = 3.7
2013 rating: Hazy fruity, almost English-tasting. Good complexity, caramel malts. Clean yeast but otherwise English-tasting. Not particularly distinctive. 7-4-7-4-15 = 3.7
Tried
on 01 Oct 2013
at 01:28
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
First ratingBottled 33 cl at Penny Blue, Melbourne. On July 25, 2013.Marked 5.2% ABV.Hazy copper color, white head. Sweet, malty, hoppy taste. Hoppy, bitter aftertaste. Medium mouthfeel, medium high bitterness. Sweet, malty scent.7/3/7/3/13=3.3RerateDraught as part of a tasting paddle at The Australian Hotel on October 9, 2015.Murky brown color, teal head. Herbal hoppy, roasted, toasted taste. Toasted aftertaste. Medium light to fizzy mouthfel, medium bitterness. Herbal, roasted scent.7/2/67/2/13=3.0
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2013
at 08:17
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(Bottle) Clear golden with good of-white head. Lovely floral aroma with hints of passionfruit and undertones of toffee. Medium body with excellent carbonation. Rich caramel foretaste moves to an excellent bitter finish. Overall a very good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2013
at 00:44
8/10
Tried
on 23 Aug 2012
at 20:57