Elbow Power
Steel Toe Brewing

For our 3rd Crew Brew Series, one of our newest employees Tina, chose the English beer style Extra Special Bitter. Her version features Simpsons Finest Pale Ale Marris Otter and Crystal Malts from the UK which create a beautiful mahogany color and impart a rich malt character of toasted biscuit, caramel and toffee to this beer. To bring the malt character into balance, English varietal Fuggle and Golding hops are used with intent, which creates a magnificent interplay between malt and hops. Perceived hop aroma is limited with earthy and light stone fruit notes, hop bitterness is moderate but quickly dissipates in conjunction with diminishing sweetness.