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Bluebird Bitter Ale
Front Street Ale House / San Juan Brewing
Beer Geek Stats
- From:
- Front Street Ale House / San Juan Brewing
- Washington, United States
- Style:
- Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
- ABV:
- 5.9%
- Score:
- Needs more ratings
- Avg:
- 4.28 | pDev: 0%
- Reviews:
- 1
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 19, 2008
- Added:
- Jul 19, 2008
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by wagenvolks from Texas
4.28/5 rDev 0%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.28/5 rDev 0%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
On-tap at Front Street Ale House, San Juan, WA.
To start, I haven't met many ESB's that I truly enjoyed. Chalk one up for the English Ale styles!
Pours a gorgeous burnt mahogany hue beneath a rocky, well-retained khaki head. Thick lacing becomes patchy as the beer level drops. This one smells enticing, with wafts of resinous, citrusy grapefruit hops backed by a plethora of sugary, caramel malts.
Flavor starts out with an initial prang of medicinal-esque hop oils that are immediately followed by grapefruit and resin notes. This is all balanced nicely by a big caramel presence. Mouthfeel is smooth, yet crisp and nicely carbonated. Bluebird Bitter finishes with a lingering, hoppy citrus note. All in all, an excellent ESB, and one I won't soon forget. It's a shame they didn't have any bombers of this to purchase at the brewery...
Jul 19, 2008To start, I haven't met many ESB's that I truly enjoyed. Chalk one up for the English Ale styles!
Pours a gorgeous burnt mahogany hue beneath a rocky, well-retained khaki head. Thick lacing becomes patchy as the beer level drops. This one smells enticing, with wafts of resinous, citrusy grapefruit hops backed by a plethora of sugary, caramel malts.
Flavor starts out with an initial prang of medicinal-esque hop oils that are immediately followed by grapefruit and resin notes. This is all balanced nicely by a big caramel presence. Mouthfeel is smooth, yet crisp and nicely carbonated. Bluebird Bitter finishes with a lingering, hoppy citrus note. All in all, an excellent ESB, and one I won't soon forget. It's a shame they didn't have any bombers of this to purchase at the brewery...
Bluebird Bitter Ale from Front Street Ale House / San Juan Brewing
Beer rating:
4.28 out of
5 with
1 ratings
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