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%   [ ? ]  View the Most Popular: Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)

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	Name	Brewery	ABV%	rAvg	Revs
	Fuller's ESB	Fuller Smith & Turner PLC	5.90	4.09	1742
	Hobgoblin	Wychwood Brewery Company Ltd	5.20	3.75	1533
	Redhook ESB	Redhook Ale Brewery	5.80	3.41	1287
	Sawtooth Ale	Left Hand Brewing Company	5.30	3.73	1174
	Harvest Ale	Southern Tier Brewing Company	6.70	3.91	850
	2° Below Winter Ale	New Belgium Brewing	6.60	3.66	833
	Heavy Seas - Winter Storm ("Category 5" Ale)	Heavy Seas Beer	7.50	3.85	672
	Harvest Ale	Goose Island Beer Co.	5.60	3.82	652
	Wells Bombardier (English Premium Bitter)	Wells & Young's Ltd	5.20	3.8	553
	Shipyard Old Thumper	Shipyard Brewing Co.	5.60	3.64	529
	Stoudt's Scarlet Lady ESB	Stoudts Brewing Co.	5.00	3.62	511
	Bitch Creek ESB (Extra Special Brown)	Grand Teton Brewing Co.	6.00	3.78	498
	Boont ESB	Anderson Valley Brewing Company	6.80	3.81	434
	Extra Special Ale (ESA)	Yards Brewing Co.	6.30	3.74	411
	Anvil Ale ESB	AleSmith Brewing Company	5.50	3.89	399
	Young's Special London Ale	Wells & Young's Ltd	6.40	3.96	357
	Lord Rear Admiral	Three Floyds Brewing Co. & Brewpub	6.50	4.18	318
	Sweetwater Motor Boat	SweetWater Brewing Company	5.60	3.78	286
	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	212
	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	162
	Bachelor ESB	Deschutes Brewery	5.30	3.91	161
	Young's Ram Rod	Wells & Young's Ltd	5.00	3.89	158
	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	150
	Red Rack Ale	Woodstock Inn Brewery	5.50	3.44	139
	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	3.65	130
	Bishops Finger	Shepherd Neame Ltd	5.40	3.6	129
	13 Rebels ESB	French Broad Brewing Co.	5.20	3.55	128
	Saranac ESB	Matt Brewing Company	5.50	3.35	125
	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	107
	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	95
	XX Bitch Creek	Grand Teton Brewing Co.	7.50	3.96	93
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