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Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
Description:
ESBs are essentially more aggressive and more balanced Bitters, both in alcohol and hop character, but nothing overpowering. Color range will be similar, though leaning towards the darker end of the scale; dark golds to copper. Low carbonation. Malts tend to be more pronounced, often toasty and fruity, with maybe some notes diacetyl. And despite "bitter" being in its name, ESBs are not really all that bitter. They key to an ESB is balance.
Average alcohol by volume (abv) range: 4.0-7.0%
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Name
Brewery
ABV%
rAvg
Revs
Fuller's ESB
Fuller Smith & Turner PLC
5.90
4.09
1735
Hobgoblin
Wychwood Brewery Company Ltd
5.20
3.75
1528
Redhook ESB
Redhook Ale Brewery
5.80
3.41
1281
Sawtooth Ale
Left Hand Brewing Company
5.30
3.73
1168
Harvest Ale
Southern Tier Brewing Company
6.70
3.91
848
2° Below Winter Ale
New Belgium Brewing
6.60
3.66
831
Heavy Seas - Winter Storm ("Category 5" Ale)
Heavy Seas Beer
7.50
3.85
671
Harvest Ale
Goose Island Beer Co.
5.60
3.82
648
Wells Bombardier (English Premium Bitter)
Wells & Young's Ltd
5.20
3.8
550
Shipyard Old Thumper
Shipyard Brewing Co.
5.60
3.64
525
Stoudt's Scarlet Lady ESB
Stoudts Brewing Co.
5.00
3.62
507
Bitch Creek ESB (Extra Special Brown)
Grand Teton Brewing Co.
6.00
3.77
495
Boont ESB
Anderson Valley Brewing Company
6.80
3.81
433
Extra Special Ale (ESA)
Yards Brewing Co.
6.30
3.74
409
Anvil Ale ESB
AleSmith Brewing Company
5.50
3.89
399
Young's Special London Ale
Wells & Young's Ltd
6.40
3.97
356
Lord Rear Admiral
Three Floyds Brewing Co. & Brewpub
6.50
4.18
314
Sweetwater Motor Boat
SweetWater Brewing Company
5.60
3.78
285
Organic ESB
Lakefront Brewery, Inc.
5.42
3.28
282
ESB Special Ale
Ska Brewing Co.
5.70
3.56
250
Foster's Premium Ale
Foster's Group Limited
5.50
2.88
236
Gritty McDuff's Halloween Ale
Gritty McDuff's Brewing Company
6.00
3.82
223
Schlafly Winter ESB
Saint Louis Brewery / Schlafly Tap Room
5.80
3.87
217
Phoenixx Double ESB
Real Ale Brewing Company
7.20
3.75
211
Beast Bitter
Middle Ages Brewing Co., Ltd.
5.30
3.89
195
XS Imperial Younger's Special Bitter
Rogue Ales
7.10
3.92
190
Duchy Originals Organic English Ale
Wychwood Brewery Company Ltd
5.00
3.61
188
Magnumus Ete Tomahawkus ESB³
Rock Art Brewery
8.00
3.79
173
Great Lakes Moondog ESB
Great Lakes Brewing Company
5.00
3.98
172
Short's Autumn Ale
Short's Brewing Company
5.75
3.61
167
The Wise ESB
Elysian Brewing Company
5.90
3.9
161
Bachelor ESB
Deschutes Brewery
5.30
3.91
159
Young's Ram Rod
Wells & Young's Ltd
5.00
3.89
157
Gritty McDuff's Christmas Ale
Gritty McDuff's Brewing Company
6.20
3.8
154
River Horse Special Ale ESB
River Horse Brewing Co.
4.50
3.17
151
Adnams Broadside
Adnams plc, Sole Bay Brewery
6.30
3.89
149
Red Rack Ale
Woodstock Inn Brewery
5.50
3.44
138
Adnams SSB (Suffolk Special Bitter)
Adnams plc, Sole Bay Brewery
4.50
3.87
137
Wooly
Magic Hat Brewing Company
4.50
3.15
130
Exile ESB
Evolution Craft Brewing Company
5.80
3.66
129
Bishops Finger
Shepherd Neame Ltd
5.40
3.6
128
13 Rebels ESB
French Broad Brewing Co.
5.20
3.54
127
Saranac ESB
Matt Brewing Company
5.50
3.35
124
Batemans XXXB
George Bateman and Son Ltd. / Batemans Brewery
4.80
3.88
116
Thames Welsh ESB
Felinfoel Brewery Company, Ltd.
6.50
3.73
112
Propeller Extra Special Bitter (ESB)
Propeller Brewery
5.00
3.91
109
Laughing Dog CSB
Laughing Dog Brewing
5.50
3.52
106
McNeill's Extra Special Bitter
McNeill's Brewery
5.50
3.84
104
Full Sail ESB
Full Sail Brewery & Tasting Room & Pub
6.50
3.7
94
XX Bitch Creek
Grand Teton Brewing Co.
7.50
3.96
93
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