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Broad Ripple ESB Extra Special Bitter


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81
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A Premium Bitter/ESB brewed by
Broad Ripple Brewing Co.

Indianapolis, Indiana USA

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263.5/5.03.45/5.05.6%89.8 English pint P  Stats

Commercial Description:
1991 Gold Medal Winner at GABF. Bitter is a traditional English pub draught. Extra Special defines a stronger maltier version. Our bitter is brewed using generous amounts of malt and kettle hops. This leaves the dinker with a hop aftertaste balanced with the sweetness of the malt.

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 kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/511/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Date: 07/21/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

clear dark amber, lasting fine dirty white head, lots of lace, light malt aroma with light earthy hops, rich malt flavor, nice lasting bitterness,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **/4


 Cornfield (4255), Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Nov 8, 2006  
The pint glass was filled with a hazy light chestnut ale capped by a short-lived head. The aroma is a rich malt with apples and a mild earthiness. The fruity malt sweetness is a good support for the herbal earthy bitterness of the hops that take over the flavor and last long into the finish. Pretty nice.

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 BBB63 (3795), La Porte, Indiana, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 17, 2003  
At Indiana BG Fest: Dark amber hue with little head or lace. Roasted malt, fresh hops, grape and cherry aroma with a hint of pine. Crisp bite mellows nicely into a smooth tasting ale. Not bitter as expected. Dry acidic finish. Thin-bodied with a lively and slightly buttery mouthfeel. Good ESB but could have used a little more malt and custer hops and then I would have loved it.


 Tmoney99 (3523), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Aug 18, 2005  
Draft sampler at Broad Ripple. Dark amber hue with medium head that diminshed slowly. Medium aroma of hops and malt. Medium body. Well balanced flavor of malt, hops and citrus with a small bitter finish.


 thedm (3406), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/511/20
Feb 1, 2004  
This draft sample poured a minimal head of clear fully diminished bubbles. The body was transparent softly carbonated and light brown in color. It had a mild bitter hoppy aroma and a mild flat mouth feel with a lingering bitter finish. The flavor was mildly hoppy and bitter.




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