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French Broad 13 Rebels ESB 3.08 118

French Broad 13 Rebels ESB

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
1183.1/5.03.08/5.05.2%49.5English pint
Commercial Description:
French Broad Brewery’s interpretation of the classic UK Extra Special Bitter. A bright copper color with a complex malt palate is complemented by traditional British hops, notably East Kent Golding. French Broad has made this classic public house session beer a cult classic with its skull and crossbones artwork.
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 dchmela (1458), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/514/20
Sep 23, 2008  
22oz bottle. Pours a light amber with a thin white head. Malty bread dough aroma with a hint of noble earthy hops. Nice english malt taste, good body and a slightly spicy earthy hop taste. Finishes slightly bitter. A very nice interpretation of an english session ale with an american twist.


 argo0 (7006), Washington DC, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/513/20
Sep 22, 2008  
(Brewgrass08) Clear amber body topped by off-white head. Aroma is medium sweet, peach, orange, bread. Taste is medium sweet, orange/earthy, some peach, grapefruit, light bread. Light-medium body, low carbonation.


 biznizness (956), Mooresville, North Carolina, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 21, 2008  
OK, but I really wasn’t crazy about this. Drank it while watching Ocean’s 11 with Sneeze & Julie. The flavor really didn’t do it for me.


 CaptainCougar (5532), Rockville, Maryland, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/513/20
Sep 9, 2008  
Bottle thanks to durhambeer: Pours a transparent bright copper orange with a thin, spotty-lacing frothy white head. Aroma of lightly sweet, toasty dry pale malts with a touch of biscuits and British hops. Body starts with decent fullness and lightly sweet caramel maltiness before a crisp, bittersweet finish. Smooth, drinkable, and fairly true to style.


 ucusty (1919), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/57/102/513/20
Aug 28, 2008  
Hazy amber pour with a frothy white head and thick lace. Biscuit malts on the nose. Caramel, toast, and citrus


 Beerlando (2353), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
Aug 15, 2008  
Bottle. Stated IBU = 42. Pours a hazy medium orange-amber color with a frothy, bubbly, cream colored head. Wet, soapy lacing drips down the glass. The aroma shows light, toasty biscuit malts, white bread, grassy hops and orange peel. Flavors are well balanced and delicate. Toffee and toasted bread provide a nice, subtle malt bed for dry grassy and bitter citrus hops. The finish is crisp and lightly peppery. Medium-light bodied, with balanced carbonation, the palate is dry, bording on astringent. Overall, this is a pretty nice little session brew. Solid.


 Ibrew2or3 (2833), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
Aug 4, 2008  
Courtesy of Gillard. Bomber pours clear copper with off white head. The aroma is mild malts along with a bit of vague citrus hops. The flavor has a kiss of hoppiness coming from orange peel and tangelo. Then I get crystal malts and a nuttiness building into an tart and drying malt astringency. It ends with moderate bitterness. Seems like a nut brown ale leaning toward astringency meets an ESB.


 chandler0201 (358), Durham, North Carolina, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 3, 2008  
Kind of a strong body with hint of malt liqour carbonation. Nutty taste and slight bitterness.



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