Hop Grail
Bill and Bobs ESB
- English Pale Ale / Bitter
- 5.8% ABV
- Label approved Sep 22
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90 seek it out · 80 would buy again · 70 fine, wouldn't seek it · 60 disappointing · 40 flawed or drain pour
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Trail Stop Brewery's English Pale Ale / Bitter. Label approved 22 September 2026; not spotted yet.
Stronger than 79% of the 81 English Pale Ale labels we've read.
How to serve it
- Serve at
- 50–55°F (10–13°C)
- Glass
- Nonic pint: the bulge gives you a grip and room for a head
- Goes with
- Roast chicken, Aged cheddar and blue cheese, Burgers, Grilled fish
About 170–190 calories and 14–19 g carbs
About 115 of those calories come from the alcohol.
General guidance for English Pale Ale / Bitter. Calories and carbs are estimates from the ABV and how the style usually finishes; numbers the brewery prints beat ours. More beer tools
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About this beer
This is the 2nd of 4 labels we have from Trail Stop Brewery. It is one of 12 english pale ale / bitter labels approved in September 2026. Its label was approved 1 day after it was submitted.
Brew it
A starting-point recipe from the style and the ABV on the label: derived, not tasted, and the sheet says which is which.
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Style: Pale AleBrewery: Trail Stop Brewery