8C. Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)

Reference:	8C
Style:	Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
Category:	English Pale Ale
Summary:	An average-strength to moderately-strong English ale. The balance may be fairly even between malt and hops to somewhat bitter.
BJCP 2008:	Click here to see the full Beer Style description.
Examples:	Fullers ESB, Adnams Broadside, Shepherd Neame Bishop’s Finger, Young’s Ram Rod, Samuel Smith’s Old Brewery Pale Ale, Bass Ale, Whitbread Pale Ale, Shepherd Neame Spitfire, Marston’s Pedigree, Black Sheep Ale, Vintage Henley, Mordue Workie Ticket, Morland Old Speckled Hen, Greene King Abbot Ale, Bateman’s XXXB, Gale’s Hordean Special Bitter (HSB), Ushers 1824 Particular Ale, Hopback Summer Lightning, Great Lakes Moondog Ale, Shipyard Old Thumper, Alaskan ESB, Geary’s Pale Ale, Cooperstown Old Slugger, Anderson Valley Boont ESB, Avery 14’er ESB, Redhook ESB