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.

Refreshingly spry bitter with mellowing barley recession to crisp mineral water finish. Off-dry hop bitterness underscores grain intimacy for mild pilsner elan that lager fans may find tempting.

Delicate barley-hopped roasting, sugary malt zip, and clean mineral water flow provide ballast for efficient pearly-headed pale-toned dry body. Floral hop continuance, yellow fruited souring, and minor quince-pear-peach coquetry offer contrast but traditional golden ale gets phenol and lacks staying power.

Volcanic bubbly flow tops beige-headed malt chocolate-influenced bitter. Roasted barley overtones and cereal-mineral grains inform butterscotch finish, providing traditional British essence. Happily lacking tinny disturbance of most canned ales.

With pulsing candied sweetness confronting crisp hop bitterness, the rustic Beast Bitter carves out its own distinctive niche. The dragon regalia is a gas. (So as long as we’re celebrating the Middle Ages, hand me a beer, wench!) Pale-hued foamy white-headed full body counters honeyed apricot motif with buttery malts, leafy earthiness, and unusual assortment of spicy adjuncts.

Parched caramelized malts lie atop bitter hop canopy darkened by dry floral spicing and miniscule tart fruiting. But clean mountain water consistency can’t save phenol finish from diluted astringency.

Harshly carbolic, foam-ridden Bitter folds subdued cardboard graining beneath honeyed biscuit vestige and earthen hops. But alcohol coarsening and diacetyl nature ravage dry toffee smidgen.

Fruitier upgraded version of Belk’s E.S.B. brings serenely cereal-grained orange-grapefruit tang to lemony floral-hopped bittering. Soapy finish slightly downgrades well-balanced easy-to-drink medium body.

Softly textured ‘draught pasteurized’ premium ale with desolate barley-hopped malts supporting meager quince blitz and ester-y grape snip to bland creamy caramel finish. Watery texture similar to most British canned draughts, except this is an ale, not pilsner or lager.