Top 10 ESB or Extra Special Bitter Brewed in North America
This Top Ten ESB list is from the U.S. Open Beer Championship, Great American Beer Festival and Rate Beer.com. Extra special bitter possesses medium to strong hop qualities in aroma, flavor, and bitterness. English hop varieties or others that approximate their resulting character are used in thisSubcategory. The residual malt sweetness of this richly flavored, full-bodied bitter is more pronounced than in other bitters. It is light amber to copper colored with medium to medium-high bitterness. ABV: 4.80% – 5.80%. IBU: 30-55
1. Minnesota Special Bitter – Badger Hill Brewing – Minnesota
2. Public Ale – Community Brewing – Texas
3. Echo Sierra Bravo – Old Rail Brewing – Louisiana
4. True Brit IPA – Summit Brewing – Minnesota
5. Calico – Ballast Point Brewing – California
6. Bronze: Fed, White & Brew – American Brewing – Washington
7. Lord Admiral Nelson – Three Floyds Brewing – Indiana
8. Bitch Creek ESB – Grand Teton Brewing – Idaho
9. AleSmith Anvil ESB – AleSmith Brewing – California
10. Lord Admiral Nelson – Three Floyds Brewing – Indiana