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It’s always nice to have our Loyal Wingman by our side.

We’re proud to welcome back Loyal Wingman Extra Special Bitter (ESB) to the taps. This beer took top honors upon its 2023 release in Untappd’s Community Awards.

Known as the “beer drinker’s beer,” the ESB is a style you don’t often see on tap walls these days.

As the quintessential balanced beer, an ESB showcases the quality of the malt and hops with a harmonic balance between malty breadiness and a bitter, aromatic hop presence.

Our American ESB, brewed in honor of one of our long-time regulars, is a mostly true-to-form take on the style.

English beer styles are hard to replicate in part because of the unique water profile of the small town of Burton Upon Trent.

Once known as the “Brewing Capital of the World,” Burton features a water supply with naturally high levels of gypsum. As a byproduct of that, Burton’s water is hard and packed with minerals.

For this brew, we treated our in-house filtered water with gypsum and more to mimic, as best we could, the water profile of Burton Upon Trent.

European malts make up the bulk of the grain bill to further keep with tradition. We went “American ESB” in style by featuring American hops in moderation to bring out more citrus-forward aromatics than the earthy, herbal hop notes typical of the style.

The name Loyal Wingman is a play on our long-time regular’s loyalty that inspired this brew and, given our proximity to Dallas Love Field, some fun within our airplane/airport theme in the brewpub.

A “Loyal Wingman” is a yet-to-be-deployed type of unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) that seeks to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) and work alongside next-generation combat aircraft.