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  Ale
  English-Style (Extra Special) Strong Bitter
  • Date: June 30, 2003 (#4927)
    Package: bottled
    Place: Peabody's Ale House, Oshkosh WI
    Score: 14½ points
    Overall Impression (3)
    Golden amber. Thick dense head. Mild biscuity malt aroma with mild spicy hops. Light body. Lots of biscuity malt flavor. Mildly sweet. Some diacetyl. Mild spicy hop flavor. "Brewed by Interbrew UK Ltd, Luton LU1 3LS for Bass Beers Worldwide."
  • Date: April 1, 1998 (#2599)
    Package: bottled
    Place: Siebel Institute of Technology, Chicago IL
    Score: 12 points
    Overall Impression (2½)
    Amber-brown, very low carbonation and head. Smells like a newspaper, some faint caramel. Medium body, fruity, not very bitter.
  • Date: May 9, 1996 (#1457)
    Package: bottled
    Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI
    Score: 15 points
    Overall Impression (2½)
    Amber, moderate carbonation, big head. Hops and diacetyl aroma. Lots of buttery diacetyl flavor, reasonably bitter.
  • Date: December 28, 1994 (#672)
    Package: draught
    Place: The HopYard, Pleasanton CA
    Score: 15 points
    Overall Impression (2½)
    Pale-amber. Very thin head and low carbonation. Vegetal hop aroma. (That is, it smells like hop plants.) Not assertive. Well-balanced mouthfeel, especially for such a light-bodied ale. Quick bitter finish.
  • Date: July 5, 1993 (#132)
    Package: draught
    Place: Lyon's Brewery, Dublin CA
    Score: 11 points
    Overall Impression (2)
    Yellowy-amber. Creamy head. Smells like beer. Tastes like beer, too. Very very ordinary. Not impressed.