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Alchemist Piston Bitter


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A Premium Bitter/ESB brewed by
Alchemist Pub and Brewery

Waterbury, Vermont USA

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13.1/5.02.88/5.0Spring5%0English pint P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A full bodied special bitter brewed with British malt and American hops. IBU 50

 muzzlehatch (4424), Burlington, Vermont, USA
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6/104/56/103/512/20

Mar 15, 2004  
Draught at the brewpub. Dark, clear maple, small lasting head and nice lacing. Fresh piney nose, bit of biscuit. Hints of caramel, much more evident as the too-cold pint warms, quite bitter for an ESB, heavily yeasty (Ringwood I guess), very woody; some cherry hints, low-to-medium sweetness. Seems closer to an IPA than a bitter for me, I guess that's not surprising with 50 IBUs listed. Not bad, but not really what I expected or wanted.



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