Anniversary American Bitter Ale
Blue Hills Brewery
- From:
- Blue Hills Brewery
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
- ABV:
- 5.6%
- Score:
- +6 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.24 | pDev: 12.97%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 25, 2012
- Added:
- Jan 17, 2012
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by TheManiacalOne from Rhode Island
3.62/5 rDev -14.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.62/5 rDev -14.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On-tap 2/17/2012 at British Beer Company, in Walpole, MA listed as “Comet Tail Anniversary Ale” and served in a US tumbler pint glass.
A: The beer is a murky golden brown color with a thin white head that fades slowly and leaves a thick lace on the glass.
S: The aroma contains floral hops, caramelized malts and some citrus.
T: The taste starts out with a caramel and citrus sweetness that is quickly followed by an odd bite of hops bitterness that takes a few sips to get used to. The malt character is hearty but not too heavy. The beer gains some balance as it sits for a bit. The after-taste is slightly hoppy and slightly sweet.
M: Crisp and a little smooth, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is dry and slightly sticky.
O: A little tasty, goes down ok, not too filling, mild kick, decent representation of style, it’s not a bad beer but there are other beers in the style that I would chose first.
Feb 21, 2012A: The beer is a murky golden brown color with a thin white head that fades slowly and leaves a thick lace on the glass.
S: The aroma contains floral hops, caramelized malts and some citrus.
T: The taste starts out with a caramel and citrus sweetness that is quickly followed by an odd bite of hops bitterness that takes a few sips to get used to. The malt character is hearty but not too heavy. The beer gains some balance as it sits for a bit. The after-taste is slightly hoppy and slightly sweet.
M: Crisp and a little smooth, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is dry and slightly sticky.
O: A little tasty, goes down ok, not too filling, mild kick, decent representation of style, it’s not a bad beer but there are other beers in the style that I would chose first.
Reviewed by morebeergood from Massachusetts
3.83/5 rDev -9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.83/5 rDev -9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Blue Hills Brewery has brewed an ESB as their anniversary release. Info says it will only be available for now in kegs and growlers, so I picked up a growler at the brewery. Poured into a standard pint glass. Bright orange-yellow color. Nice looking white head forms. Plenty of carbonation. Smell was hoppy and a bit musty. The taste was really bursting with hops. It's brewed with five different hops, according to info posted at the brewery. Very light body with just a hint of sweet malt at the end. This is probably one of the hoppiest ESBs I have ever had, which is a nice twist on the style for American drinkers. Very easy to drink with a relatively low abv of 5.6% plus plenty of hops to boot, this beer will satisfy those hop heads out there and also the session beer drinkers alike.
Jan 17, 2012
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