Riot Brewing Co. – Barcode Blues Bitter

Rating

3.7 out of 5

Aroma

3.8 out of 5

Appearance

4 out of 5

Taste

3.8 out of 5

Palate

Total

3.8

3.8 out of 5

Overview

• Brewery: Riot Brewing Co.
• Beer Style: Extra Special Bitter
• Pros:

  A slightly more bitter than typical ESB

• Cons:

  A very dry mouthfeel

• Conclusion:

  A nicely flavoured ESB with a bit more hop bitterness than expected

Riot Brewing Co. – Barcode Blues Bitter Review

One of Riot Brewing’s first seasonal releases is a bomber bottle of their ESB, the Barcode Blues Bitter. Likely named after a labeling error, this beer is copper in colour and has two fingers of lightly lacing head. The aroma is mildly sweet with a malty-caramel note and a subtle hop bitterness. Tasting the beer it is light bodied and has a toasted character on the tongue. This works with the hop tones and caramel notes to add a bitter-sweetness into the mix. The mouthfeel is almost powdery with a dryness to it which leaves a lingering bitterness at the back of the tongue. This beer is a fairly traditional ESB with perhaps a touch more bitterness than most. It is enjoyable and has a nice west coast flavour for an Extra Special Bitter styled brew.

Alcohol – 5.3%
IBU – 43
Size – 650ml
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