Wednesday, 9 February 2022

British Bulldog Extra Special Bitter

 A gift from the rascally WFM, British Bulldog Extra Special Bitter is a 5.3%, 32 IBU ESB from Old Dog Brewing Co. out of Bobcaygeon, Ontario. The beer comes in fairly plain 473mL cans, from which emerges a mostly clear copper ale with a thin, off-white head.

British Bulldog has a malty, sweet, and bready aroma. The flavour is pretty agreeable, with a sweet to bitter progression. The beer kicks off with some caramel and bread notes, and closes out with a touch of floral bitterness and a faint metallic clank. The mouthfeel is a little thin, though. I’d probably like this beer on cask, but as a canned offering, it could have had a bit more carbonation and volume.

ESBs aren’t particularly well represented in Ontario, so I was excited to receive a can of BB. It was decent stuff, but it didn’t exactly blow my mind.

Rating: 6.5 out of 10.

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