maltMonkey
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Had this tonight....it's bottle conditioned and it was stored at room temp at the liquor store for who knows how long, so it foamed over pretty good (lucky I opened it in my garage). I was pretty impressed by this beer. It was quite fruity (grape came to mind) and buttery (guessing diacetyl here?). I don't know that I've ever had an ordinary bitter before, but this was quite good. Too be honest I think the line between ESB and "ordinary bitter" is blurred even from the country's orgination. This was just as hoppy (read: balanced, but not in-your-face like American craft beers) as most of the good ESBs I've tried. I was surprised when I read the bottle label and it said that it's only made from pale malt.
Good beer, and I'm going to start simplifying my recipes from now on
Had this tonight....it's bottle conditioned and it was stored at room temp at the liquor store for who knows how long, so it foamed over pretty good (lucky I opened it in my garage). I was pretty impressed by this beer. It was quite fruity (grape came to mind) and buttery (guessing diacetyl here?). I don't know that I've ever had an ordinary bitter before, but this was quite good. Too be honest I think the line between ESB and "ordinary bitter" is blurred even from the country's orgination. This was just as hoppy (read: balanced, but not in-your-face like American craft beers) as most of the good ESBs I've tried. I was surprised when I read the bottle label and it said that it's only made from pale malt.
Good beer, and I'm going to start simplifying my recipes from now on
