RateBeer
   Home Sign Up or Login Advanced Search
   People Ratings Events Places Forums Shop Magazine
      Top By Category  RateBeer Best  Latest Ratings  Top 50    

Broad Ripple ESB Extra Special Bitter


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

Indianapolis, Indiana USA

bottling
unknown

on tap
available

Local Distribution
Find this beer

Add Distribution Data
Send Corrections

 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in  Advanced 
293.48/5.03.44/5.05.6%88.9English 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.

 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 k2 (141), USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/519/20
Jul 20, 2002  
Good malty finish. This is the best beer and micro brewery in Indiana.


jahughey (65), Franklin, Indiana, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/519/20
Sep 12, 2005    Updated: Sep 24, 2005
Maybe the perfect everyday drinking ale. One of the best examples of balance I have found. Malty, bready aroma, moderate hop flavor married to rich malt flavor, underpinned by typical fruity esters. Appropriate light carbonation for a bitter. THE best ESB I have ever had. The Fullers ESB I have tried several times, allowing for travel deterioration,is always good, but not this complex or appealing. I would love to see how this would fare in the Great British Beer Festival - it’s that good. Find this place today please.


 Glouglouburp (2113), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
May 20, 2008  
<b>In short: </b>A “cask-style” ESB. Authentic British feeling. Wonderfully refreshing.<br /> <b>How: </b>Tap at brewpub<br /> <b>The look: </b>Cloudy dark orange body with a medium off-white head<br /> <b>In long: </b>Very soft body and even softer carbonation. Lightly caramelized malts, some tree bark and dry leaves, It felt so much like a cask beer that I even asked if it was from a cask (they have two cask pumps there) but no this was from the tap. Ok then, that extra-soft carbonation was extremely appropriate for the style. Quite fruity too with citrus fruits, red apples, berries, and more but no individual fruit flavour standing out. This is about as good as an ESB can get. All they need to do to make it truly authentic English ESB is to serve it on cask and accompany it with very bad food.


 jsquire (1946), St. Marys, Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/517/20
Jul 21, 2003  
Amber color poured into a full British pint at the pub. Whispy head, with a very smooth mouthfeel. Well balanced with a strong hop bitterness and some nice, fruity ale flavors. Great with the pub grub. When in Indy, this is a place to seek out.


 irishsnake (353), Oakland, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/517/20
Jun 30, 2004  
(sample @ brewery) a hazy amber with some orange under a decent head and good lace. aroma is a very pleasing blend of earthy hops and toasty malts. flavory is dry and somewhat woody, followed by a nice bitterness. there is some sweetness in there too-excellent balance. avery nice beer, and very drinkable.



would you like to read more ratings?



Then join us! RateBeer is made by beer enthusiasts for the craft beer community. Your basic membership is free and allows you to read all beer ratings.

Desired User Name
*


Valid Email (Needed to verify your account)
*

Relax. RateBeer is 100%, guaranteed spam-free. That's our promise to you.

I agree to the terms of the RateBeer User Agreement

RATE THIS BEER

Aroma

rating assistance

Appearance

rating assistance

Flavor

rating assistance

Palate

rating assistance

Overall impression

rating assistance

TOTAL SCORE

Comments

More Premium Bitter/ESBs

Crooked River Original ESB (3.88)

Pictish Blue Moon (3.84)

Goose Island Dorset Bitter (3.74)

Rogue Brutal Bitter (3.72)

Full Sail ESB (Extra Special Bitter) (3.71)

Oakham Gravity (3.7)

Hopdaemon Dominator (3.68)

Barleys J. Scott Francis ESB (3.67)

Bedondaine et Bedons Ronds Amère Veilleuse (3.67)

Schlafly Winter ESB (3.67)


About RateBeer | Add A Beer | Add A Brewer | Edit Personal Info | 100 Beer Club | FAQ | Log out | Feedback? | Copyright 2000-2009, RateBeer LLC