ESB
Be Right Back Brewing Company (BRB Co.)
- From:
- Be Right Back Brewing Company (BRB Co.)
- British Columbia, Canada
- Style:
- Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
- ABV:
- 5.4%
- Score:
- +4 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.05 | pDev: 13.33%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Dec 22, 2013
- Added:
- May 09, 2004
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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The elite of English bitters, this deep copper ale has a full malt body matched with lots of fruity hop flavour & medium bitterness. A must-drink for all you hopheads.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by WestCoastMetal from Canada (BC)
4.17/5 rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.17/5 rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
A - Deep copper with a creamy off-white head. A little on the small side. Nice looking beer overall.
S - Strong citrusy hops with some floral notes and a hint of toasty malts in the background. Nothing too complex but quite enticing.
T - Good hop bitterness up front. Taste is different from the smell - more piney, resiny hops with a bit of grapefruit in there. Some nice buttery malts come through and then a drying hop finish. Very nice. Bitterness is just right for the style, I think. Malts seem just a little on the weak side and there's a slight alcohol taste that I could do without, but overall it's great.
M - Medium body with a very smooth feel. Carbonation is light.
D - I really enjoyed this beer. I'd like to see the malts a little more prominent both in taste and aroma, but it's not way out of balance or anything. I'd definitely have this again.
I knew this pub brewed quality beer but I hadn't been there for a while and not since I really got into craft brewing. I'll definitely have to start going more often. Good food and good beer.
Dec 10, 2010S - Strong citrusy hops with some floral notes and a hint of toasty malts in the background. Nothing too complex but quite enticing.
T - Good hop bitterness up front. Taste is different from the smell - more piney, resiny hops with a bit of grapefruit in there. Some nice buttery malts come through and then a drying hop finish. Very nice. Bitterness is just right for the style, I think. Malts seem just a little on the weak side and there's a slight alcohol taste that I could do without, but overall it's great.
M - Medium body with a very smooth feel. Carbonation is light.
D - I really enjoyed this beer. I'd like to see the malts a little more prominent both in taste and aroma, but it's not way out of balance or anything. I'd definitely have this again.
I knew this pub brewed quality beer but I hadn't been there for a while and not since I really got into craft brewing. I'll definitely have to start going more often. Good food and good beer.
Reviewed by lumikuuro from Canada (BC)
4.58/5 rDev +13.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
4.58/5 rDev +13.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Appearance: Almost clear rich mahogany, with one finger creamy beige long lasting head, and extremely heavy lacing. If you get the beer straight after it is poured, you can see the beer clearing and settling.
Aroma: Tart grapefruit hoppiness dominating distant malt.
Taste: Rich maltiness with subtle coffee, and distant chocolate flavours. Very hoppy with grapefruit flavour. Very long bitter finish as the hops try to overpower the malts. Dry finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied, silky, hops evaporate on the tongue like Dockside beers.
Drinkability: A very good ESB, lots of flavour, but the hops ought to be a bit more in check with this one. The aroma and the taste don't allow the malt to flourish quite enough, it is not as balanced as Howe Sound's Baldwin & Cooper Best Bitter. But if you want a big hop hit with a generous malty backbone, you'd be happy enough here.
May 28, 2009Aroma: Tart grapefruit hoppiness dominating distant malt.
Taste: Rich maltiness with subtle coffee, and distant chocolate flavours. Very hoppy with grapefruit flavour. Very long bitter finish as the hops try to overpower the malts. Dry finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied, silky, hops evaporate on the tongue like Dockside beers.
Drinkability: A very good ESB, lots of flavour, but the hops ought to be a bit more in check with this one. The aroma and the taste don't allow the malt to flourish quite enough, it is not as balanced as Howe Sound's Baldwin & Cooper Best Bitter. But if you want a big hop hit with a generous malty backbone, you'd be happy enough here.
Reviewed by BDTyre from Canada (BC)
4.32/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.32/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A great ESB. Deep copper colour with a thick, creamy white head. Smells malty with a strong dose of hops. There's plenty of hops in here, but enough malt to keep this an ESB. Drinks like a proper ESB; up there with Fuller's.
I've not had many of Big River's beers, but I should because I'm impressed and its close to home.
Dec 13, 2005I've not had many of Big River's beers, but I should because I'm impressed and its close to home.
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