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Tröegs Scratch 11

Tröegs Scratch 11

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A Premium Bitter/ESB brewed by
Tröegs Brewing Company

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania USA

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743.71/5.03.69/5.04.9%99.2 English pint P  Stats

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Next up, we present Scratch Beer #11-2008, a Bitter. We used to brew a little number called Tröegs ESB. Even though this beer was retired almost six years ago, we still get numerous Tröegs old-schoolers begging for its return.

Well hang onto your boot straps because Scratch #11 is about as close as we can get to the original ESB without firing up the old brew kettle. The Scratch #11 recipe originates from Chris’ stint at England’s University of Sunderland brewing program. After returning to Colorado the brothers drew on Chris’ experience and brewed pilot batches tweaking that recipe. The ESB production recipe has direct bloodlines to these pilot batches.

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 Kathy (241), Washington DC, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/59/105/519/20
Apr 7, 2002  
Sweet, hoppy aroma with a flavor that lives up to it. A biting, but not too bitter, hop start (which I thoroughly enjoy) and a sweet, mildly grapefruity finish. Rivals Sierra Nevada Pale Ale as the beer that I would want to always have on hand.


Amber1 (32), USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/59/104/519/20
May 2, 2002  
Big head, amber hued, huge nose. My favorite from Troegs! I’ll have another.


 Braudog (3463), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/518/20
Aug 31, 2002    Updated: Jul 18, 2007
Beautiful red color that invited me in. Superb flowery hop. Rolls into the tongue. Smooth finish.


 Dickinsonbeer (2513), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/518/20
Mar 10, 2002  
In my oppinion, this is the best beer from Troegs. Better than their pale ale. Great taste and aroma. A good balance between hops and malts. From the ratings I’ve seen, it seems like this is one of the most underrated breweries around. This one is right up there with some of the best english ESB’s.


 ravidesai (915), Bombay, India
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/510/104/518/20
Aug 21, 2001  
A great find. the best American ESB i’ve come accross. A nice dark color with a soft head. perfect balance between pugent hop flavors and slighly sweet malts.(caramel) very enjoyable. would make a great session beer.




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