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.

Tremendous full-bodied double-hopped version of bottle-conditioned bomber-bottled ‘20^th anniversary reserve’ Extra Special Bitter brings dark-spiced India Pale Ale-like fruiting to rich cocoa-chocolate malting. Orange-grapefruit peel bittering anchors brownish crimson commemoration as prune-raisin souring rises above tongue-tingling nutmeg-cinnamon spicing. Mushroom-like fungi yeast adds funky Belgian farmhouse ale underside.

On tap, traditional autumnal Extra Special Bitter brings sweet and sour dry-fruited nature to piney floral-spiced Cascade hop bittering. Grapefruit, pineapple, and apricot surge ahead of buttery caramel-roasted malts lining mild-bodied gold-hazed seasonal.

Alluring ‘Extreme’ ale with emboldened 80 IBU hop measurement, viscous saffron body, and thick yeast sediment perfect for bitter hopheads. Herbaceous floral fruiting fronts wood-chipped grapefruit-peeled orange rind bitterness and sufficient hop-oiled juniper berry bite to candi-sugared caramel malt base. Tropical pineapple, nectarine, apricot, guava and tangerine tang counters ascending alcohol-burnt piney brashness.

Bruised lemon tartness tucked inside soured wheat-maize fleece and light barley tease of hazy golden medium body. Malt-y cocoa finish emerges beyond candied citric insinuation and restrained peach-pear-apple wisp.

Green-bottled, pearly bubble-headed, scurvy-scented, amber-hued Belgian bitter maintains plush carbolic fizz and hefty citric-herbal hop tartness to dirty-grained foundation, culminating with durable yeat-sweetened barnyard-dried orange peel finish. Expansive hop-embittered prevalence conveys earthy ashen slither after few sips.

Durable rust-hued bubbly-headed fruit-hopped Extra Special Bitter propels saturated mocha thickness above light grained citrus tang and nutty residue. Abundant carbonation never disturbs creamy barley-toasted caramel malt synergy. By robust finish, it’s nuttier than fruitier.

Fruity nose, sweet barleymalt palate, and dry citric-hop tang given distant candied nut-berry backdrop. Closer to amber ale as its bright fruit zest directly counters brazen grain bitterness, but lack of bite diminishes piney finish.

Bittersweet brown chocolate theme picks up minor sour grapefruit-lemon tinge and frail vegetal smear, leaving coppery dry body astringently metallic by mocha finish.

If Beverly Hills is the capitol of broken relationships, then this defunct brew may be the best sarcastic response. Its dense pale malt thicket and flowery hop veer are reminiscent of simpler German wheat beer. Well-balanced moderate bitter is fine for mere dabblers and serious beer fanatics alike. Simple, effective relief for recently divorced.

Creamy malt-draped toffee sweetness overtakes pleasant wheat-barley combo and coffee-tinged edge as bubbly carbonation tickles tongue. Chocolate raisin drapes refreshing soda pop fizz by resinous hop embittered finish.

Locally popular reddish-hued bitter-wafted Scottish-styled (?) ale with heavily malted grain assertiveness. Strong, thick, but indistinct – a casual pleasure of passing interest later brewed by nearby Shipyard.