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RATINGS: 49   WEIGHTED AVG: 3   SEASONAL: Winter   EST. CALORIES: 165   ABV: 5.5%
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Harpoon Extra Special Bitter (ESB) is a robust, refreshing example of the famous English style ale. Our ESB has a complex flavor that is created by several malts and assertive hops


4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
jtclockwork (3843) - , New Jersey, USA - MAY 12, 2010
Nice copper pour. Nose and taste of caramels, breads, toffee and dough. Rated 6/8/02

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
TheBeerCollector (601) - Woodstock, Georgia, USA - JUN 17, 2002
A nice looking beer with a well balanced flavor. Not your typical party brew but very good for having one or two with friends.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Dickinsonbeer (5075) - Hoboken, New Jersey, USA - OCT 28, 2002
Decent ESB. Nice malty background with a good amount of hops but not enough for my liking. Also not enough bittering hops but still good. Nice and smooth and easy to drink.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
raymow (745) - Bensalem, Pennsylvania, USA - APR 16, 2003
Pretty good ESB. Nice color and flavor. You can really taste both malt and hops, but neither is overpowering.

3.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
EKGoldings (487) - Radford, Virginia, USA - JUL 19, 2003
Beer pours with nice head, nice amber color, nice nose, malt and slight hops, More malt and some bitterness on the tongue, they did not dry hop the heck out of this, but that is perfectly in style. A very nice beer, especially for people who are tired of assertively dry hopped APAs.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
mribm (429) - Hurley, New York, USA - OCT 5, 2002
Nice head and nice lacing. Nice malt nose with a slight sweetness in the taste and a nice hop presence in the finish.

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Shazbat (100) - USA - FEB 6, 2001
Intriguing brew, about the same taste as the Sam Adams Summer brew, with maybe a bit more maltiness.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
VENOM (941) - Connecticut, USA - AUG 12, 2001
Decent caramel and chocolate maltiness with a nice crisp bitter earthy hoppiness. More flavorful once it warmed a bit.

3.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
spamalope99 (27) - USA - AUG 18, 2001

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
obxdude10 (1831) - Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA - MAY 16, 2002
One of the better ESBs I’ve had out of the bottle and not on a hand pump or something like that, kept a very nice head throughout the pint, very nicely balanced with a crisp malty flavor, a nice hoppy aftertaste, not quite as bitter as I expected, but still a pretty nice ESB


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