ESB
Summit Brewing Company

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From:
Summit Brewing Company
 
Minnesota, United States
Style:
Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
ABV:
5.1%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.67 | pDev: 11.44%
Reviews:
99
Ratings:
121
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 27, 2021
Added:
Jun 28, 2006
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  10
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Ratings by hylton44:
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Reviewed by hylton44 from Minnesota

4.94/5  rDev +34.6%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Boy...I usually don't read any other reviews before I post my own, but here I just wanted to skim briefly, just to see if others were sharing the epiphany I had after stumbling upon a twelve pack of this. Alas, not too many! But I guess that's what these reviews are all about. I'm far from the most experienced reviewer in these hallowed halls, but I have no choice other than to call 'em like I see 'em.

This beer rocked my world.

It was actually my first foray into the ESB style, but the immediate thought I had when I sniffed it (confirmed when I started drinking it down) was: (local micro) Surly Bender (a Brown Ale, I think). There's a lot going on in my glass! A deep hue, alternately amber to brown; swirling and bubbling, tranluscent and mysterious. A very dense, floral, bitter aroma. Then, the taste: slightly sweet, with a complex blend of what I taste as toffee, coffee, & caramel malts, with some sort of earthy, pine-nut overtone and a light carbonation. This is all accompanied by a wonderful, welcome blast of bitterness worthy of a fine pilsener.

It is to my great discouragement that brewing of this limited-edition beer was wrapped up this past summer. In the meantime, I will be hard to reach by phone, as I call throughout the Twin Cities looking for a liquor store with this still in stock.
Nov 15, 2006
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ESB from Summit Brewing Company
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 121 ratings