This is a classic English style of Ale whose name really confuses some people.  You see, ‘bitters’ are not really bitter. It’s just what the Brit’s call a Pale Ale.

ROUNDABOUT EXTRA SPECIAL BITTER

5.0% ABV, 44.5 IBU, 9.8 SRM –  ESB stands for Extra Special Bitter.  

This is a classic English style of Ale whose name really confuses some people.  You see, ‘bitters’ are not really bitter. It’s just what the Brit’s call a Pale Ale.  

There is a scale of ‘bitter’ styles; mild, bitter, ESB. The English and American IPAs are sometimes considered the fourth and fifth items on the ‘bitter’ scale.  

Our ESB is a coppery color with a good balance of malt and hops, but not nearly as bitter as it’s IPA cousins.