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EFH ESB
John Harvard's Brewery & Ale House
Beer Geek Stats
- From:
- John Harvard's Brewery & Ale House
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
- ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- Needs more ratings
- Avg:
- 3.7 | pDev: 6.22%
- Reviews:
- 2
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 22, 2014
- Added:
- Jan 03, 2005
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Ratings by TripelMark:
Rated by TripelMark from North Carolina
3.43/5 rDev -7.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Dec 22, 2014
3.43/5 rDev -7.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Dec 22, 2014
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by HopEnthusiast from Massachusetts
3.54/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.54/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
This beer pours a nice hazy brown with a head that is a light tan. There is actually excellent lacing. There is a nice hop and yeast aroma with a hint of citrus. As for the taste, it is not exactly extra bitter. There is a little bitterness to it, but tastes like it is watered down. I tried to find some taste other than the very faint hop taste but i couldn't. An allright brew house beer.
Oct 24, 2008Reviewed by necoadam from Connecticut
3.85/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.85/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
What that EFH stood for is beyond me. But this was a nice ESB.
22oz mug.
A nice copper color with a off-white head that stayed the entire way down.
Smell was a little light but some nice malts with a flare of some hops, but it was all too light.
Taste made up for it though. A nice malt backbone along with some slight caramel and toasted flavors. Hops enter in the middle to give it a balance effect.
Mouthfeel was light to medium with the right amount of carbonation.
Looks like a new receipe considering their regular ESB didn't do so well. But a nice well rounded ESB that went down nicely.
Jan 03, 200522oz mug.
A nice copper color with a off-white head that stayed the entire way down.
Smell was a little light but some nice malts with a flare of some hops, but it was all too light.
Taste made up for it though. A nice malt backbone along with some slight caramel and toasted flavors. Hops enter in the middle to give it a balance effect.
Mouthfeel was light to medium with the right amount of carbonation.
Looks like a new receipe considering their regular ESB didn't do so well. But a nice well rounded ESB that went down nicely.
EFH ESB from John Harvard's Brewery & Ale House
Beer rating:
3.7 out of
5 with
4 ratings
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