Crosby's Kitchen & CocktailBeer

A light bodied golden colored Pale Ale with zesty tangerine and pineapple aromatics. A simplified malt bill, along with some signature American hops, allows for an awesome burst of tropical fruit flavors up front. It then shifts toward an interesting herbal tasting bitterness, which builds and lingers on the back of the palate. This new American India Pale Ale is what Ryan Hale, the head brewer at the Bellaire pub, referred to as his quintessential IPA. Ryan combined all of his favorite hops resulting in what he described as “pure juicy goodness”. This beer is loaded with all of the big citrus and fruity flavors American hops can offer.

The complexity of simplicity. Ramping up a simple recipe of base malt and East Kent Golding provides a rich and intense ale that with time will develop great complexity.

Complex in aroma and flavor, our E.S.A. (English-Style Ale) presents a sweet maltiness with subtle fruity esters. English hops, combine with an extended oak aging to give our E.S.A. a mild earthiness, complementing its medium body.

An extra-special bitter can be seen as a higher-gravity version of a special bitter. Since beer is sold by strength in the UK, these beers often have some alcohol flavor. In England today, “ESB” is a brand unique to Fullers; in America, the name has been co-opted to describe a malty, bitter, reddish, standard-strength English-type ale. Hop varieties used can be English or a combination of English and American.

A homage to the Extra Special Bitters of England, the Six String ESB uses only UK malt and hops from the U.K. This has pretty much everything you’d seek from a classic ESB; copper colour, biscuity, malty aromas with floral notes and – despite the name – not overly bitter (at least not when compared to something like, say, the Dark Red IPA). A beer like this changes greatly depending on the system used to dispense it. Served at cellar temperature from a traditional beer engine – the way UK expats demand it – you’ll get a beer that’s got a tight white creamy head, smooth and creamy mouthfeel and next to no carbonation. Serve the same beer through a standard refrigerated tap system and you’re looking at a beer with a much lighter flavour and mouthfeel plus a slight chill haze. While some are convinced you can never fully replicate an authentic ESB unless you’re in England, you can get pretty damn close. So, find this on a beer engine if you can but don’t worry too much if you can’t – there’s plenty in this beer to be enjoyed, however it comes.

Brewed in the tradition of a classic English bitter. Medium bodied with ample sweetness to balance the generous use of hops.

An old English style, the ESB was the bitterest beer around during its heyday. It is colored gold, with a moderate maltiness and a medium body. The hop flavor is distinctly British, with a medium hop aroma and medium bitterness, and it interplays nicely with the body and the light, delicate carbonation. With its middle-of-the-road finish and its moderate strength, this is the perfect session beer. The overall impression is of a golden, moderately malty ale with medium hop flavor and bitterness. Expect to see it whenever the QCers’ begging and pleading finally gets to me.

The Extra Special Bitter is a decently hopped English pale ale. The malt and bitterness are well balanced to create a brew that’s wonderful to knock back while sitting at the bar in your favorite pub.

Classic and beautifully toasted, bready malts, fresh yeast and Brambling Cross hops give this beer a beautiful, clean aroma and utterly refreshing drinkability. A simple touch of malt sweetness finishes to so much aromatic flavor. So satisfying in so many contexts: subtle and perfectly placed!

An English version of a pale ale, our ESB is brewed with a toasted malt for a deep copper color and toasty aroma. The authentic English Ale yeast balances the hops and provides and oaky ester.

Tröegs E.S.B. "extra special bitter" is dry hopped in the old world traditions. It has a full bodied caramel malt flavor an spicy hop aroma. A generous amount of Golding hops are added before fermentation to impart a pleasant bouquet nose and balanced with pronounced caramel malts to create a complex aromatic amber ale.