Eagle Bay Extra Special Bitter

Brewed by Eagle Bay Brewing Company
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Dunsborough, Australia

Serve in English pint

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Tried at Eagle Bay. Dark amber body, toasted characters in the taste, caramel/toffee on the nose. This beer was the pick of the bunch.

On draught @ Eagle Bay Brewery, Eagle Bay.
Lustrous, deep copper body with a tight, compact and creamy off-white crown. Sweet, rich biscuity malts balanced by earthy, floral and spicy hops on the nose - clean, simple, nice. A strong, spicy and floral hop bitterness takes over on first sip. Quite musty, earthy and just a little grainy in the finish with light maramlade notes lingering. Good base of lightly sweet cara-malts, nutty and cereal-like across the mid-palate, dry for the most. A little pine plays in, light diacetyl but nothing too alarming. Firm, well rounded mouthfeel with light to moderate carbonation. Really solid ESB. Managed a few pints whilst watching the sun recede over the trees lining the bay. Well made, quaffable ale!