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What style would you call Hobgoblin? ESB?

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BeerAdvocate calls it an English Brown Ale, which I would tend to agree with (although neither categorization is perfect). The bottle calls it just a dark English ale. It's really sweet, sweeter than I would typically expect from an ESB, and it doesn't have the same level of bitterness.

UK styles do not conform to US styles.

90% of Beers in the UK are Bitters.
The Goblin is Probably best described as a Brown Ale which tend to be a little Maltier than a Bitter. An ESB is normally a little Stronger than an ESB which is a little stronger than an Ordinary Bitter. You then get Stouts, Porters, Milds and Pale Ales. That's about it for the main stream beers.

Oh and there's crappy piss water (lager) some disguised as a pilsner.
All others are specialities

I think the USA probably has a much wider range of beers on tap.

It's quite normal to go into a pub in the uk and find Just Cider, lager and bitter on tap.

Even when there's a range of real Ales on they might all be bitters.

Well I intend on entering this brew in a comp later this month. It will be 2004 BJCP style guidelines.
I might have to enter it as a speciality brew.

Have a look at something like brewsmith and see what it fits into.
I'm sure it's fit in a brown ale style or something.