Hales Special Bitter (Cream HSB)

Brewed by Hales Ales
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Seattle, Washington USA

Serve in English pint

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Nitro @ Hales... Poured dark reddish with a thick, floating, white head with constant retention. Super mild, very drinkable. Thin, soft mouthfeel. Some light doughy malt tones and just enough hops to balance the sweetness. Don’t expect much from this one, but when you need a session pint, it does the job.

UPDATED: JAN 4, 2013 Serving: from (nitro) tap at Hale’s Brewery & Pub. Aroma: lightly sweet. Appearance: average-sized, creamy, white, initial head with excellent lacing and fully lasting longevity. Clear, flat, amber body. Taste: acetic initial flavor and moderately bitter finish with short duration. Palate: light body, creamy texture and no carbonation. Overall: excellent. Look forward to drinking this beer again.

Just a regular ESB, amber golden, everlasting head, good carbonation, malt and hops well balanced. Good but nothing special.

Sample at the brewpub. The beer pours a slightly hazy dark golden color with a medium thin white head that evaporates steadily to an outer ring. Spotty lacing on the glass. Aroma of fruit and malt. Light-bodied with flavors of bready malt, ripe fruit and a touch of grassy hops. The finish is mildly bitter with a short hoppy aftertaste. Average overall.

From tap at the brewpub. Pours clear and golden amber with a small,creamy and tan head. Aroma is toasted malty and light caramelish. Bitter, toasted malty and light caramelish to breadish. Ends bitter and dry.

Shinny gold color, nice big head, clings well. Nice nose, malt and hop and grass. Very clean finish. Yumm.

Nitro tap@ Hales. Clear dark amber color with rich ivory foam. Spicy caramel aromas with toffee, white cake. medium bodied. Lightly sweet spicy caramel flavor with mild pit fruit, and a mild metallica off taste.

Draught at Elk Public House, Spokane, WA. Clear copper colour, creamy head. Fruity with creamy balck currant. Sweet with medium body. Sugary and very fruity with canteloupe, red currant and green apple. Mild resiny bitterness.

2010-07-03. Crisp dark amber with a nice creamy off-white head. 3+ Flavour has very mild bitterness and very light citrus, muted malt is a touch grainy. Muted aroma, odd floral/hop character, oddly presented citrus. Surprisingly light palate. Meh. On tap at Hales, Seattle

[3095-20100703] Nitro. Creamy bread yeast aroma. Clear, orange amber body with a long-lasting creamy off-white head. More bread yeast in the flavour with a long doughy aftertaste. Medium body. Nice, looks awesome.
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