Most Popular Beers: Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)

The top rated beers: Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB). (view more examples)

Most Popular Beers: Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
			WR	Reviews
1		Lord Rear Admiral Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 6.50% ABV Three Floyds Brewing Co. & Brewpub	4.17	315
2		Portsmouth Hop Harvest #2 Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 6.00% ABV Portsmouth Brewery	4.17	46
3		Naughty Hildegard ESB Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 6.50% ABV Driftwood Brewery	4.14	37
4		Blue Point Extra Special Bitter Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 5.00% ABV Blue Point Brewing Company	4.13	36
5		Bishop's Farewell Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 4.60% ABV Oakham Ales / The Brewery Tap	4.1	24
6		Fuller's ESB Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 5.90% ABV Fuller Smith & Turner PLC	4.09	1740
7		Great Lakes York Street Bitter Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 5.50% ABV Great Lakes Brewing Company	4.06	19
8		E.S.B. Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 5.60% ABV Broad Ripple Brew Pub	4.06	17
9		Twist Of Fate Bitter Ale Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 5.60% ABV Moonlight Brewing Company	4.01	70
10		Red Racer ESB (Extra Special Bitter) Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 5.50% ABV Central City Brewing	4	62
11		Örebro Bitter Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 5.90% ABV Närke Kulturbryggeri AB	4	19
12		HMS Victory ESB Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 5.90% ABV Dry Dock Brewing Co.	4	16
13		Oliver's ESB Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 6.00% ABV Pratt Street Ale House	3.99	37
14		Extra Special Bitter Ale Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 5.50% ABV Climax Brewing Company	3.98	64
15		Great Lakes Moondog ESB Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 5.00% ABV Great Lakes Brewing Company	3.97	172
16		Young's Special London Ale Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 6.40% ABV Wells & Young's Ltd	3.95	357
17		Old Izaak Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 5.00% ABV Whim Ales	3.95	45
18		XX Bitch Creek Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 7.50% ABV Grand Teton Brewing Co.	3.94	93
19		Victory ESB Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 6.25% ABV Victory Brewing Company	3.93	62
20		Gem Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 4.80% ABV Bath Ales Ltd	3.93	44
21		Founders Empire Strikes Bitter Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 6.20% ABV Founders Brewing Company	3.93	38
22		Old Marcus Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 6.60% ABV Middle Ages Brewing Co., Ltd.	3.93	23
23		Harvest Ale Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 6.70% ABV Southern Tier Brewing Company	3.91	850
24		XS Imperial Younger's Special Bitter Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 7.10% ABV Rogue Ales	3.91	190
25		Huvila John Golding E.S.B. Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 5.20% ABV Malmgårdin Panimo	3.91	18
26		Red Nose ESB Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 5.90% ABV Bell's Brewery, Inc.	3.91	11
27		ESB Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 5.60% ABV Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery	3.91	10
28		Bachelor ESB Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 5.30% ABV Deschutes Brewery	3.9	160
29		ESB Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) Boundary Bay Brewery & Bistro	3.9	23
30		Cambridge House Old Mill Pond ESB Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 6.70% ABV The Cambridge House Brewpub	3.9	13
31		Anvil Ale ESB Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 5.50% ABV AleSmith Brewing Company	3.89	399
32		The Wise ESB Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 5.90% ABV Elysian Brewing Company	3.89	162
33		Propeller Extra Special Bitter (ESB) Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 5.00% ABV Propeller Brewery	3.89	109
34		Mitchell's Extra Special Bitter Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 5.20% ABV Spinnakers Gastro Brewpub & Guesthouse	3.89	26
35		Beak's Best Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 5.00% ABV New Albanian Brewing Company - Pizzeria and Public House	3.89	26
36		Baldwin And Cooper Best Bitter Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 5.50% ABV Howe Sound Inn & Brewing Company	3.89	22
37		Beast Bitter Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 5.30% ABV Middle Ages Brewing Co., Ltd.	3.88	195
38		Young's Ram Rod Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 5.00% ABV Wells & Young's Ltd	3.88	157
39		Adnams Broadside Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 6.30% ABV Adnams plc, Sole Bay Brewery	3.88	150
40		The People's Pint Extra Special Bitter (ESB) Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 5.50% ABV The People's Pint	3.88	31
41		Broken Paddle ESB Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 5.20% ABV Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery	3.88	21
42		Barley's J. Scott Francis ESB Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) Barley's Brewing Company	3.88	11
43		Rattlesnake ESB Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 6.50% ABV The Tin Whistle Brewing Company	3.88	10
44		Batemans XXXB Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 4.80% ABV George Bateman and Son Ltd. / Batemans Brewery	3.87	116
45		Russell Blood Alley Bitter Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 5.50% ABV Russell Brewing Company	3.87	33
46		Ski To Sea ESB Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 5.50% ABV Boundary Bay Brewery & Bistro	3.87	12
47		Schlafly Winter ESB Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 5.80% ABV Saint Louis Brewery / Schlafly Tap Room	3.86	217
48		Adnams SSB (Suffolk Special Bitter) Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 4.50% ABV Adnams plc, Sole Bay Brewery	3.86	137
49		ESB Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 5.50% ABV Real Ale Brewing Company	3.86	29
50		Heavy Seas - Winter Storm ("Category 5" Ale) Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) / 7.50% ABV Heavy Seas Beer	3.85	672

How was this list calculated?

Lists are generated using a Bayesian estimate that pulls data from millions of user reviews (not hand-picked) and normalizes scores based on the number of reviews for each beer. The general statistical formula is:

weighted rank (WR) = (v ÷ (v+m)) × R + (m ÷ (v+m)) × C

where:

R = average rating for the beer
v = number of votes (ratings) for the beer
m = minimum reviews required to be considered (currently 10)
C = the mean across the current list (currently 3.72)

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