Canterbury Special Bitter
Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery

Beer Geek Stats
From:
Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
ABV:
5%
Score:
Needs more ratings
Avg:
3.55 | pDev: 6.76%
Reviews:
2
Ratings:
6
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 19, 2016
Added:
Dec 24, 2012
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado

3.61/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
served up on nitro at vine street, this is a tasty and real easy drinking beer, my only issue with it is that its pretty under flavored for an esb type and is probabaly more correctly labeled a mild. i sometimes think beers served on nitro are less flavorful anyway, and that is the case here. nothing at all wrong with this one, that comes out real blonde and milky creamy from the nitro, just that it doesnt have a whole lot going on and absolutely lacks the grain depth i like to see in my esb. none of the toasty or nutty grains here at all, instead more of an english pale type malt. the yeast isnt real flavorful either, not like the english style beers i am used to anyway. i have often thought these guys did a better job with the belgian stuff than the english. i love how creamy and light this is, satisfying, refreshing, expansive, lively, and very fresh. sometimes a mild beer like this is just the right thing, and i could see this being a great session beer in certain contexts, but there really isnt much malt flavor in here at all. a big creamy glass of ale though is always welcome, even if its a little bland. good as a beer, bad as an esb, at least in my opinion.
Dec 19, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by nickfl from Florida

Apr 13, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by SeatsTaken from Oregon

Nov 16, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by drewfromboulder from Colorado

Aug 12, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by redleg411 from Wisconsin

Jun 28, 2013
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Reviewed by ArrogantB from Colorado

3.19/5  rDev -10.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
On nitro at Vine St. Looks great, creamy head, nitro is sort of cheating though if you ask me. Aroma is boring crackers and malt. Flavor was a let down, just bland malts and boring. No toffee or crumpets as advertised. Overall this was very bland and average, it didn't taste bad but I wish I'd ordered something else.
Dec 24, 2012
Canterbury Special Bitter from Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery
Beer rating: 3.55 out of 5 with 6 ratings