Ides 88: Call Box 12

Classic style Extra Special Bitter, with a small amount of smoked malt. Medium bitterness, malty, earthy noble hop character.

Brewed by Henderson Brewing

Style: Amber Ale
Family: pale

§ How it tastes

The malty cousin of the pale ale: same shape, but the caramel does the talking instead of the hops. Nutty, slightly sweet, and never sharp. If IPAs taste too green and aggressive to you, this is where the tap list gets friendly again — and it is where English bitters and brown ales live too.

That's the style. This beer is one brewery's take on it.

Sweet
3
Sour
0
Bitter
2
Fruit
1
Roast
1
Body
3

§ From the brewery

Classic style Extra Special Bitter, with a small amount of smoked malt. Medium bitterness, malty, earthy noble hop character. Ides Story: On a cold April night in 1904, a police constable on his beat noticed smoke pouring from a window at the corner of Wellington and Bay. By the…

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Amber Ale

Caramel and toast, easy bitterness — malty comfort in a glass.

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