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.
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BELHAVEN BEST DRAUGHT
Ice tea-colored canned draught retains resiliently thick cumulous head, creating a swirled thicket that leaves oodles of foamy Brussels lace on glass walls. Caramelized citrus aroma hits first, then creamy textural elegance defers nuttiness and coffee depth of Guinness for a lighter lager alternative securing spoiled orange souring, tea-like urging, and mocha reminder.
(CROPTON) CROPTON’S CALAMITY ALE
Sharpshooter Calamity Jane pictured on label of cascade-hopped smoothie also known as Uncle Sam’s Bitter. Easing whiskey malt opening briskly enjoins sweet and sour yeast resonation, but astringent bitterness depletes some moderate-bodied character.
IPSWICH BEST BITTER
RANDALL’S ENVY GUERNSEY BITTER
THAMES WELSH E.S.B. ALE
BERKSHIRE STEEL RAIL EXTRA PALE ALE
DE RANKE XX BITTER
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.
IPSWICH E.S.B. ALE
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.
RED HOOK EXTRA SPECIAL BITTER ALE
THE PEOPLE’S PINT E.S.B. PALE ALE
BEVERLY HILLS PALIMONY BITTER
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.