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Barleys J. Scott Francis ESB


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93
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A Premium Bitter/ESB brewed by
Barleys Brewing Company

Columbus, Ohio USA

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253.74/5.03.68/5.0Winter-98.6 English pint P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Our Extra-Special Bitter is one of our most prestigious offerings, brewed in tribute to the founder of micro-brewing in these parts - our master brewer. Brewed with all imported ingredients, our ESB is big brother to our Pale Ale and was the first that we cask-conditioned.

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ThomW (35), USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/519/20
Jan 2, 2003  


 b_ender (293), Reynoldsburg, Ohio, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/518/20
Nov 12, 2002    Updated: Jan 27, 2003
This is the ESB that got me addicted to ESB's!
Re-Rate from Robert Burns Dinner This has been picked to go to Chicago. Good choice.
Pours a dark golgen color with a thin white head. Some lacing.
Smells very floral. Lots of delicate hops in the nose.
Malt backbone really shines through in the taste. Hops counters the maltiness very well. The best their ESB has been so far...
Smooth but a bit too fizzy.
Going to bump my original 'Overall' from 17 to 18.


 Gunshy (479), Ohio, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/518/20
Jun 19, 2002  
Okay, this beer is named after the head brewer who I finally got to talk to this afternoon after all the times I have been here over the years. It is a deep amber color with a nice fragrance to it. Not much of a head. Nice finish to this beer. A slight astringent aftertaste to this brew which is good for this style.


 RCL (973), Boston, Massachusetts, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Apr 29, 2006  
Another winner from Barley’s! Good maltiness with a nice firm hop backbone. A good brew, but their Rye IPA is even better.


 Dogbrick (2166), Columbus, Ohio, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 26, 2003  
Tasted at Barley's 4th Annual Robert Burns Dinner & Robert Burns Scottish Export Ale Tapping Jan 25th. Named after the brewmaster at Barley's Smokehouse, you have to be pretty sure of the quality of something to name it after yourself. This is a very good ESB. Dark orangish-brown with a medium off-white head and some lacing. Aroma of floral hops with a little sweet malt thrown in for balance. Flavor is nicely bitter with a great sweet touch at the end. I'm sorry I went so long without trying this.




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