ESB Special Ale
Ska Brewing Co.
- From:
- Ska Brewing Co.
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
- ABV:
- 5.7%
- Score:
- 81
- Avg:
- 3.58 | pDev: 12.85%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 185
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Apr 26, 2019
- Added:
- Oct 26, 2003
- Wants:
- 15
- Gots:
- 33
SCORE
81
Good
81
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
2.75/5 rDev -23.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.75/5 rDev -23.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Murky (but see-through) orange-yellow color.
Bright white, frothy head; nice lacing.
Corn & bread in the nose.
Thin mouthfeel.
Corn flavor; macro lager back end.
I will avoid this beer until my dying day; this style has never been a favorite but this is just bad.
Mar 17, 2019Bright white, frothy head; nice lacing.
Corn & bread in the nose.
Thin mouthfeel.
Corn flavor; macro lager back end.
I will avoid this beer until my dying day; this style has never been a favorite but this is just bad.
Rated by bks71 from Colorado
3.04/5 rDev -15.1%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.5
3.04/5 rDev -15.1%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.5
It's fine, but more IPA than ESB IMHO.
May 12, 2017
Rated by Eddie_Kobane from Illinois
2.97/5 rDev -17%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.97/5 rDev -17%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Not their best beer. But worth a try. Pretty bitter.
Apr 24, 2017
Reviewed by DrMullet from Florida
3.85/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a copper color with medium head.
Smell is sweet malt and some fruit.
Taste is caramel /toffee up front followed quickly by earthy malt moderate bitterness.
Tastes better than is smells. Very nice ESB.
Mar 05, 2017Smell is sweet malt and some fruit.
Taste is caramel /toffee up front followed quickly by earthy malt moderate bitterness.
Tastes better than is smells. Very nice ESB.
Reviewed by deanhead from Vermont
4/5 rDev +11.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +11.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Crisp and dry with some butter, malty biscuity notes. Notes of honey interwoven with some hints of clover.
Deep rich copper color with a nice head and plenty of lace. Rich malty beer.
Light bodied and highly effervescent.
Nov 29, 2016Deep rich copper color with a nice head and plenty of lace. Rich malty beer.
Light bodied and highly effervescent.
Reviewed by larryarms847 from Illinois
3.5/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a clear reddish brown with a tight head.
Caramel, toffee, and slight earthy hop aroma.
Biscuits, caramelly malt sweetness, earthy/mild spice hop bitterness.
Light-bodied, low carbonation.
Overall, an easy drinking beer.
May 15, 2016Caramel, toffee, and slight earthy hop aroma.
Biscuits, caramelly malt sweetness, earthy/mild spice hop bitterness.
Light-bodied, low carbonation.
Overall, an easy drinking beer.
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.5/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Almost light brown appearance, some dark auburn/amber and whatnot up in there. Caramel forward, minor earthy hop aroma.
Taste hit the bitter and hop notes appropriate to style, a little malty and woody, minor citrus flavors. Good golf beer, especially now that it is in a can. Solid 2nd tier esb stuff.
Mar 21, 2016Taste hit the bitter and hop notes appropriate to style, a little malty and woody, minor citrus flavors. Good golf beer, especially now that it is in a can. Solid 2nd tier esb stuff.
Reviewed by HipCzech from California
3.66/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.66/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 oz can ("BBY 10/07/15") poured into a 7 oz Libbey Gibraltar glass. Clear, pale orange-amber with a modest head of off white foam; no lace. Nice aroma of slightly toasty malt, grains, and earthy hops. Similar flavors follow with some malty sweetness (honey and caramel) and fruity ale yeast. Medium body, slight oiliness and soft carbonation. Mellow, relatively malty and pleasantly drinkable.
Oct 17, 2015
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