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Bitter And Twisted
Galbraith's Alehouse
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- From:
- Galbraith's Alehouse
- New Zealand
- Style:
- Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
- ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.62 | pDev: 9.94%
- Reviews:
- 6
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 19, 2018
- Added:
- Sep 03, 2006
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by soju6 from Missouri
3.84/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.84/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: Served a brownish amber color with a decent head that fades to some lacing.
S: Aroma of malt, caramel with bit of fruit and nut in the background.
T: Taste of malt, some carmel sweetness and a bit of nuts. Nice bitterness and a fairly dry finish.
F: Fairly full body, smooth and quite creamy, nicely balanced.
O: Best of the bitters that they serve. Good stuff that hit the spot.
May 26, 2013S: Aroma of malt, caramel with bit of fruit and nut in the background.
T: Taste of malt, some carmel sweetness and a bit of nuts. Nice bitterness and a fairly dry finish.
F: Fairly full body, smooth and quite creamy, nicely balanced.
O: Best of the bitters that they serve. Good stuff that hit the spot.
Reviewed by crusian from Oregon
2.88/5 rDev -20.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.88/5 rDev -20.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Cask, so, filled to the top with almost no head with a tiny ring around the outside. Clear amber color.
Smell is all caramel malt. Can't swirl for more nose, so, take a sip. Taste, all caramel malt with a hint of a bitter finish. A hint of fruitiness in the middle, but that's trying to find something. Traditional boring British esb. Nothing more to say really.
Oct 12, 2011Smell is all caramel malt. Can't swirl for more nose, so, take a sip. Taste, all caramel malt with a hint of a bitter finish. A hint of fruitiness in the middle, but that's trying to find something. Traditional boring British esb. Nothing more to say really.
Reviewed by dgilks from Australia
3.28/5 rDev -9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.28/5 rDev -9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Very sweet nose with lots of toffee. A touch of fruitiness too.
Clear copper colour with a moderate off-white head. Decent retention.
Very, very sweet with a toasted dark toffee flavour. A hint of fruitiness but the sweetness masks almost everything else.
Almost grainy in texture with a medium body and low carbonation.
If I wanted a dessert, this would be the beer. Rich and sweet it ticks all of those boxes but it lacks a touch of finesse and could be drier.
Aug 28, 2010Clear copper colour with a moderate off-white head. Decent retention.
Very, very sweet with a toasted dark toffee flavour. A hint of fruitiness but the sweetness masks almost everything else.
Almost grainy in texture with a medium body and low carbonation.
If I wanted a dessert, this would be the beer. Rich and sweet it ticks all of those boxes but it lacks a touch of finesse and could be drier.
Reviewed by hbis2gut from New Hampshire
3.62/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.62/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On tap from a hand pump. This ESB was served at the right temperature in a proper glass which gets my notice quickly. A nice nose on this beer. It's floral, not citrus-like. Color was a deep amber, bordering on a maple syrup hue. A creamy off-white head.
Considering the fact that New Zealand seems to have an aversion to hoppy beers, this one is nicely balanced. It's initially sweet, but allowing it to linger for a bit brings the hop bitterness and flavor coming through. Probably the best effort of all the beers I tried at Galbraiths.
May 14, 2010Considering the fact that New Zealand seems to have an aversion to hoppy beers, this one is nicely balanced. It's initially sweet, but allowing it to linger for a bit brings the hop bitterness and flavor coming through. Probably the best effort of all the beers I tried at Galbraiths.
Reviewed by femALEist from California
3.44/5 rDev -5%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.44/5 rDev -5%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Served on cask! This puppy poured a clear orange teak color. I smelled candied malts, roasted plums, raisins and citrus and pine. It tasted pretty much the same as the nose just a tad lighter. It tasted not as bitter as I would have expected for an ESB.
Mar 23, 2010Reviewed by lamarr04 from Pennsylvania
4.3/5 rDev +18.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.3/5 rDev +18.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Served at 55 degrees F in a nonic pint glass.
A: Brown with heavy red tones and persistent creamy off white one inch head. Beer coats the glass as level recedes.
S: Toasty malt. caramelized and sweet. smells like skull splitter.
T: Toasty and firm malt sweetness with a noticeable but gently perceived bitterness that adds a nice balance.
M: Smooth with mild cask conditioned carbonation.
D: I'm finding these cask conditioned ales to be quite drinkable. Who knew that warm flat beer could be so delicious.
May 15, 2009A: Brown with heavy red tones and persistent creamy off white one inch head. Beer coats the glass as level recedes.
S: Toasty malt. caramelized and sweet. smells like skull splitter.
T: Toasty and firm malt sweetness with a noticeable but gently perceived bitterness that adds a nice balance.
M: Smooth with mild cask conditioned carbonation.
D: I'm finding these cask conditioned ales to be quite drinkable. Who knew that warm flat beer could be so delicious.
Bitter And Twisted from Galbraith's Alehouse
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
10 ratings
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