Beast Bitter - Middle Ages Brewing Co., Ltd.

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196 Ratings

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rAvg: 3.89
pDev: 11.31%
Reviews: 161
Hads: 35

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Middle Ages Brewing Co., Ltd.

New York, United States

Style | ABV
Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) | 5.30% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (154), cask (4), on-tap (3).

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Reviews by WesWes:

WesWes

New York

4/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

The beer pours a golden color with a lacey white head; good carbonation. The aroma is sweet with Ringwood yeast and light crystal malts. Maybe munich or vienna malts are used in this one to account for malt flavor and aroma without a dark lovibond. The taste is good. There is that maltiness about it with a medium to heavy bitter aftertaste. This is a medium bodied beer that goes down smooth. A good session beer. I'm not usually an ESB fan, but this is one that I could have a few of and enjoy.

Serving type: bottle

06-29-2003 18:49:00 | More by WesWes

More User Reviews:

zekeman17

Pennsylvania

4.25/5 rDev +9.3%

06-02-2013 23:21:37 | More by zekeman17

csustar001

Ohio

4.75/5 rDev +22.1%

05-16-2013 21:33:08 | More by csustar001

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

4/5 rDev +2.8%

05-16-2013 16:50:00 | More by Slatetank

CoreyClark

New York

3.5/5 rDev -10%

05-15-2013 17:31:53 | More by CoreyClark

tdm168

North Carolina

3.95/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - dark orange with a thin, soft, white head that fades to a very thin lacing quickly

S - citrusy, fruity, faint caramel

T - citrusy, fruity, very faint toast, faintly piny, good bitter finish

M - medium bodied, well carbonated

This is a nice, refreshing ESB. It has a nice estery, citrusy-hop character as well as a solid hoppy, bitter finish. The flavor isn't as full as I would like, but this definitely has a solid flavor profile and tremendous drinkability. This is definitely worth a try if you'd like something refreshing and sessionable.

Serving type: bottle

04-16-2013 01:12:05 | More by tdm168

Brad007

Vermont

3.54/5 rDev -9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5

Pours a mild blonde color with a one-finger head into my glass. Oooh, a beastly bitter? Or a beastly dud?

Sweet and buttery malt greet the nose. Hop aroma is right where it should be as well. Smells promising.

The sweetness is still there but it's immediately enveloped by a decent touch of hop bitterness. Malt like buttered bread and you have a pretty damn solid beer as-is.

Carbonation is very well done. Without it, this would be an incredibly weak bitter.

I like it even if I'm not the biggest fan of the style. Check it out.

Serving type: bottle

04-14-2013 23:03:17 | More by Brad007

polloenfuego

Ontario (Canada)

4/5 rDev +2.8%

04-05-2013 23:39:35 | More by polloenfuego

BGsWo22

New York

3.5/5 rDev -10%

03-20-2013 20:43:12 | More by BGsWo22

DmanGTR

New York

4.25/5 rDev +9.3%

01-29-2013 17:55:01 | More by DmanGTR

Jspriest

Maryland

4.25/5 rDev +9.3%

01-16-2013 03:35:42 | More by Jspriest

Eweimer1

4.75/5 rDev +22.1%

01-09-2013 02:47:50 | More by Eweimer1

thebuck

3.5/5 rDev -10%

11-29-2012 02:49:50 | More by thebuck

SLeffler27

New York

3.75/5 rDev -3.6%

11-18-2012 05:58:08 | More by SLeffler27

halo913

Connecticut

3.5/5 rDev -10%

11-12-2012 16:33:14 | More by halo913

BEERchitect

Kentucky

3.55/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Doing what they do best- the Middle Ages brewery can hang their hats on anything English. While missing the mark slightly on minor nuances of ESB, the beer reasonably captures the essence of the style with unwavering committal.

Pouring a honey-amber hue, the beer's mild haze is a testament to it's non-filtered character. Its ample carbonation yields a billowing slight yellowish head with rock-solid staying power and clumped lace. It's a fantastic looking ale that's on par with most well made ales.

Biscuit, light caramel, dry nutty notes, and sharp hops shape the impressions to the nose with authentic English ale aroma. Apricot fruit, apples, and peach are fruity complements from yeast and gives a richer impression to the malt influence.

Flavors seem sweeter and fruitier with notions of caramel soaked fruits, but take a sudden dive into dry nutty taste and earthy wood flavor to balance at middle palate. Its balance is impeccable as the taste of damp sod and wood leads to a broad and spicy bitterness to balance the semi-dry malt taste. Finishing with a mostly earthen bitterness but waivering malt sweetness, the beer closes mostly clean with a short linger of barley and spice.

Medium bodied, the beer's biscuity textures carry an inherent sweetness that's slow but steady to recede. As it does so, the hop dryness, moderate alcohol warmth, and grain attributes gain command in finish for a semi-dry taste and texture that frame the final impressions.

Though this ESB doesn't have the masculine complexities and authentic nutty malt taste of Fuller's ESB, the taste and simplicity of American specialty malts and restrained yeast character keeps its palate a little short and simple.

Serving type: bottle

11-06-2012 05:23:07 | More by BEERchitect

fx20736

New York

4.03/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a Nonic, served at fridge temp.

Hazy Apricot with a thinnish, offwhite head.

Aroma is very fruity; especially Apricots and Golden Raisins. Maybe some malt.

Mouthfeel is full with prickly carbonation.

taste; malty, fruity with some herbal Hop sting.

Notes; Looks fine, smells great, tastes pretty good. This is a fine little beer and priced right.

Serving type: bottle

11-05-2012 23:01:19 | More by fx20736