Blue Bell Bitter
Magnolia Pub & Brewery

Beer Geek Stats | Print Shelf Talker
From:
Magnolia Pub & Brewery
 
California, United States
Style:
Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
ABV:
5.4%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.66 | pDev: 14.75%
Reviews:
29
Ratings:
56
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 16, 2018
Added:
Jun 23, 2002
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  1
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews. | Log in to view more ratings + sorting options.
Photo of VoxRationis
Reviewed by VoxRationis from New York

3.79/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Served on tap in a small goblet at Magnolia Pub & Brewery in San Francisco. Often cask condition, but not available when I stopped by.
A: Pours a slightly hazy, brown color with copper highlights, a half inch, tan head with low retention and lacing.
S: Aromas of caramel, orange/citrus, and honey.
T: Slightly tart. Palate though basically follows the nose, although more earthy and on the toffee side. Bitterness nicely balanced.
M: Light bodied with medium carbonation.
O: Drinkable and enjoyable.
Oct 16, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by runeatdrink from New Jersey

Aug 27, 2016
 
Rated: 4.17 by QuakeAttack from California

Jun 20, 2016
 
Rated: 3.94 by Jame515 from Texas

Apr 11, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by JRod1969 from New York

Feb 11, 2016
Photo of elNopalero
Reviewed by elNopalero from Michigan

4.07/5  rDev +11.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Had this on cask. Love what cask conditioning brings to a beer.
Light caramel tan color.
Light aroma. Mellow rounded orange marmalade hop character. Easy going.
Nov 02, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by Bandi from New York

Oct 29, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by BabaBeer from California

Aug 01, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by mothman from Minnesota

Jul 29, 2015
 
Rated: 3.66 by Spaceman_Jer from Colorado

Feb 02, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by Kishanti from California

Nov 30, 2014
 
Rated: 2.25 by jcruelty from California

Oct 28, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Smakawhat from Maryland

Oct 26, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by spycow from Illinois

Oct 26, 2014
Photo of StonedTrippin
Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%
Only loosely an esb this one, more of a brown bitter, with a rich toffee color approaching brown and a whole lot of malt on it without ever being sweet. The color is sexy and the aroma is very light. A coppery malt base and balancing bittering hops only. Not the most complicated beer in the world, not even close, but one of the more sessionable dark beers going, fresh from the tap, and zippy in the finish. Full medium body and an English flare, fun stuff but not the best magnolia has to offer. This place kills it!
Sep 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by JHB-510 from California

Jul 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by RXUYDC from California

Jun 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Evan from Maryland

May 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by IRONRakkasan from California

Jan 20, 2014
Photo of mentor
Reviewed by mentor from Colorado

3.55/5  rDev -3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Pours a three finger tan head over a cloudy lightly reddened copper liquid. Smells hoppy of cotton candy oranges, malt of light-colored caramel, and honey. Tastes hop flavor (oranges, tin, iron, wood) with supporting bready malt flavor. Full bright esters step in late to transition from hop, across the malt, and a sweet pleasing finish. Very earthy hops with a grassy edge and a mineral finish. Has a bit of a Brettanomyces crsip and horseblanket in the finish. Light in the mouth and modest carbonation. I liked it. I'm not a fan of brett, but it actually added an interesting character to this.
Oct 31, 2013
Blue Bell Bitter from Magnolia Pub & Brewery
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 56 ratings