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RATINGS: 53   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.9   EST. CALORIES: 135   ABV: 4.5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
A Coniferous Concoction. Pine for this Extra Special Bitter whose medium body and spicy hoppiness harmonize with flavorful, aromatic spruce tips.


williamstome's rating

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
williamstome (516) - Somerville, Massachusetts, USA - OCT 26, 2012
Orange pour, medium white head.. sweet malty, sprucy aroma. Tastes like a christmas tree! Really neat hopping. Yum.


most recent ratings

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Claves77 (76) - Pennsylvania, USA - MAY 11, 2013
Golden color with light carbonation. Resembles a lager, clean. Mildly hoppy smell. Hop taste up front, quick finish. Average.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
jsmerig (798) - Pennsylvania, USA - MAY 4, 2013
Pours a honey gold with a white foamy head. Aroma of syrupy malt with pine. Taste is almost like a mixture of rye with a spruce. Bitter in the finish as the hops interact with the pine. Thick mouthfeel. A novel brew, but not for multiple consumption. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Aggie80 (766) - Michigan, USA - MAY 3, 2013
Caught me off guard! Orange tea color with a weak head and no lacing. Smooth flavor with just a hint of the spruce in the aftertaste. Solid malt flavor with the expected sourness of an ESB.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 13/20
williamherbert (1120) - Syracuse, New York, USA - APR 24, 2013
Heavy yeast aroma, lots of "English" here. Certainly pleasant enough, but not strong. Estery. The appearance is murky yellow orange. Not a ton of head or the carbonation. Glowing color; looks good. The flavor is English ale; yeast and esters. Earthy in some spots; scant traces of hop. The malts are sweet, with a tinge of the sugary. Palate is smooth and buttery. When it warms up, it’s not bad. Very malty, very earthy. Drinkable enough.

2.2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
Beerathon (589) - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA - APR 20, 2013
I do not get any of the flavorful with aromatic spruce tips that they advertise. This is such a "meh" beer. Taste is just a step above a maco lager. Does look okay though with a thin head that remains throughout.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
Beerdedone (2343) - Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA - MAR 31, 2013
Bottle. Pours copper amber with a foamy white head. Aroma of spruce tips, pale malts, biscuit and light caramel. Flavor was earthy & piney with spruce, grass and a bit of caramel.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
ajnepple (466) - Fort Collins, Colorado, USA - MAR 15, 2013
12 oz bottle. Bitter piney spruce aroma. Medium body with a bold bitter flavor. Very little sweetness.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
pushkinwow (1336) - Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA - MAR 12, 2013
12oz bottle from a mixer pack. Pale slightly hazy orange with a white head. Slightly hoppy forest aroma, sugar, light sweet malts, bit of honey. Moderate to high carbonation, mild+ body, oversweet and slightly artificial, becomes somewhat dry, sweetness dies down a bit and leaves some leaves on the palate.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
VALIS (210) - Nashua, New Hampshire, USA - MAR 11, 2013
Not much scent, vague pine, resin, foam. Taste is... what is this? Quite unexpected is what it is. Like a glass of beer with pine needles thrown in, minus the pinch. Credit for making something unique, but it’s not entirely pleasant. I could see myself looking for this again in the future, though. I like the whole woodsy hippy angle, too.

2.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
WilderPegasus (18) - - MAR 2, 2013
This tastes like a Christmas tree in a glass. Interesting attempt but it’s not for me.


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