On tap at Proletariat, upscale pale ale-like refresher (with wavering Extra Special Bitter tag) brings spritzy citric intrigue to dry rye influence, scattering earthen fungi musk amongst the moist dewy center. Brisk grapefruit-seeded orange oiling, zesty lemon-seeded tartness and distant vegetal whim seep into nut-grained pale malting.
On tap at Copper Mine, excellent nitro-injected Extra Special Bitter retains peachy orange pekoe tea thrust above mineral-grained inertia and sugary malt sweetness. Billowy foam softens the creamy mouthfeel. Mossy peat earthiness and wispy herbal tinge embrace mild tea leafing.
Winning collaboration with nearby Long Island brewer, Southampton, boasts ample tea-like dry rye theme and residual lemony sugaring. Sharp Cascade-hopped herbal peppering and astringent earthen fungi pungency hoist rye grained spunk.
Wavering amber-bronzed Extra Special Bitter fights off bitter alcohol burn with singed mineral-grained alacrity, woody Fuggle hop dryness and herbal tea respite. Slight dimethyl sulfide acridity drowns out toasted caramel malting, lemony orange-peeled bittering and apple-skinned brown pear nuance.
Well-defined, well-balanced ESB firmly captures authentic English pale ale styling. Sugar-spiced fig regales rye wheat breading and capacious nuttiness to earthen peat bottom. Honeyed tea, raisin bread, and herbal leafy foliage provide ancillary niceties. But musty metallic tinning and sharp carbolic prickle agitate up-front profile.
Rustic blue-collar moderation styled after Classic English bitter stays dryer and earthier than brewers’ Dog Soldier Golden. In bottled version, lemon-dried honeyed tea herbage grips vegetal gourd, squash, beet, carrot, and mushroom acridity. On tap, crude barley, alfalfa, buckwheat and wheatgrass grist imparts flaked cereal grain toasting.
Widely acclaimed traditional English-styled bitter plies delicate mineral water to lightly creamed caramel malting and gentle Fuggle hop bittering. Smoothly robust considering moderate 4.3% alcohol flow, allowing phenol-spiced marzipan, raisin bread, black cherry, dried fig, and pecan illusions to sway resinous peat backdrop. The nebulous Copper Ale style owes a debt of gratitude to this proudly British Extra Special Bitter. Holds up to scrutiny.
Soft eggshell-headed golden-hazed bitter, done in cask-only British firkin style, layers balmy citric herbs above bark-dried rye breading and fungi-like yeast residue. Meringue-creamed crystal malting contrasts lemon-peeled orange rind, grapefruit, and juniper bittering as well as leathery black tea and chamomile undertones. A bit thin.
Nearly as fabulous as original 20th anniversary ’08 Bitch Creek, this cellar-reserved bottle-conditioned double-malted double-hopped strong ale retains ripe fruiting and deep spicing of inceptive version. Sharper woody hopped bittering brings iodine-like alcohol burn to everlasting aftertaste, contrasting crisp mineral-grained fresh water soothe while overriding grapefruit-peeled pineapple, apple, pear, and orange tang. Centralized chocolate-cocoa malting opposes cellar-like fungi yeast musk.
Though twice as strong and thrice as sinewy as Rogue Younger’s Special Bitter, this soft-watered butterscotch-hued flesh-headed Imperial version may be a tad less preferable due to eccentric peculiarities. Weird sandalwood incensing seeps into curious herbal spicing, unusual cellar-like fungi molding, and astringent iodine backdrop. Mild black-peppered orange-oiled grapefruit bittering seriously contrasts heavily viscous nature.
Passably abstruse ESB brings prickly piney-hopped bittering to tart fig-prune-plum souring and orange-dried apricot-grapefruit clamber. Peanut-shelled walnut astringency, dainty herbal-floral notions, and slim bread-crusted spine backup Saison-like sour ale template.
Offbeat copper-toned ’09 Extra Special Bitter allows tannic grape acidity, moldy orange tartness, and mild nuttiness to affect honey-soured caramel-toasted malting. Citric-hopped cider sharpness gets diacetyl at tea-like tobacco-dried backend.