Extra Special Bitter
High Desert Brewing Company
- From:
- High Desert Brewing Company
- New Mexico, United States
- Style:
- Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.6 | pDev: 5%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 01, 2013
- Added:
- Mar 28, 2007
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by soju6 from Missouri
3.35/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.35/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
This beer has not been retired.
A: Served a deep copper color with a small head that fades to decent lacing.
S: Aroma is quite mild with traces of malt and fruit.
T: Starts with a citrus and piney flavor with a trace of malt. Has a fairly dry finish.
F: Medium body, not quite as smooth as other ESB's I have had.
D: Decent drinker, good for a couple. Not quite what I expected.
Feb 20, 2011A: Served a deep copper color with a small head that fades to decent lacing.
S: Aroma is quite mild with traces of malt and fruit.
T: Starts with a citrus and piney flavor with a trace of malt. Has a fairly dry finish.
F: Medium body, not quite as smooth as other ESB's I have had.
D: Decent drinker, good for a couple. Not quite what I expected.
Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania
3.83/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.83/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
This came without any head at all. The color was a light brown with NE-quality clarity. The nose had a mostly malty quality. The mouthfeel was medium with a decent bitterness on the tongue. The finish had a really pleasant, mildly hoppy quality. Very enjoyable.
May 31, 2008
Reviewed by russpowell from Arkansas
3.8/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.8/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured amber/caramel with 1" of white head. Good head retention & alright lacing
S: Fruittyness & grapefruitty hops mingled
T: Fruittyness up front gives way to to piney & grapefruitty hops, a little too agressive to me for the style. Finishes with biscuitty notes & big citrus hops
MF: Medium bodied with above average carbonation, helps bring the hops profile out for better or worse
Drank alright just not to my tastes for ESBs, more of a hophead slant
Mar 28, 2007S: Fruittyness & grapefruitty hops mingled
T: Fruittyness up front gives way to to piney & grapefruitty hops, a little too agressive to me for the style. Finishes with biscuitty notes & big citrus hops
MF: Medium bodied with above average carbonation, helps bring the hops profile out for better or worse
Drank alright just not to my tastes for ESBs, more of a hophead slant
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