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Top of the Hill Ellies Extra Special Bitter


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A Bitter brewed by
Top of the Hill Restaurant & Brewery

Chapel Hill, North Carolina USA

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42.8/5.02.79/5.04.1%0English pint P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A classic English style ale with pronounced malt notes and a delicate hop finish. Originally called a bitter hundreds of years ago, this style is quite mild by modern day standards. Eminently quaffable. Original Gravity: 1046 Alcohol by Volume: 4.1%

 Fish (439), Kure, Japan
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/102/511/20
Apr 8, 2006  
Reddish brown color, tan head. Had some kinda harsh, metallic bitter to it. The hops weren’t particularly fruity, just acidic. It had some earthy malts, medium body. The carbonation was fairly mild, but the bitter sticks to the palate in a pretty unpleasant way.


 theacelatrain (262), Washington DC, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/102/512/20
Nov 29, 2005  
On tap. Clear bronze red with minimal white head. Slight malt aroma when the beer warmed up, minimal while cold. Generic bready malty flavors, with a touch of toffee and a slightly dry finish. Thin flavors and medium to light mouthfeel. Definitely a bitter, not ESB.


 DocLock (4170), Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Jul 19, 2005  
Pours gold with medium lace/head. Hopcit and some caramel malt aromas and flavors. Medium mouthfeel.


 General_Gao (2575), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/55/102/512/20
Jul 4, 2005  
Had this on tap at the brew pub in Chapel Hill. Lighter in color than I expected it to be (golden). Flowery nose with some toffee overtones. Moderately bitter. Medium bodies with thin texture. Not bad.



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