Hale's Moss Bay Extra
Pours dark amber/light brown with a thin tan head that becomes a patch. The smell is of caramel/toffee with light citric and earthy notes. The taste is of caramel/toffee with citric (and berry-like?) fruitiness. Slight alcohol notes and soft woody dryness in the finish. Light-to-medium bodied with soft carbonation. Easy-drinking. Balanced. If I were to judge it as an APA, I would have scored it lower. However, its characteristics are much more in style with an ESB. It also says "Extra", which I'm taking as another solid clue that this is mis-categorized. To me, it's an ESB, and a fine one at that. Thanks to jcwattsrugger for bringing this one back for me from his trip!