Golden Ale [Effingut]

J D Wetherspoon in Watford, Hertfordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Collab with: Effingut Brewerkz
Brewed at/by: Hook Norton Brewery
Golden / Blonde Ale Special

Score

6.35

ABV: 4.3%

IBU: -

Ticks: 11

This light golden beer has a clean character with subtle spice and floral notes, balanced by a smooth caramel depth. It is infused with cardamom and coriander.

Brewed by Manu Gulati at Hook Norton Brewery, Oxfordshire

Hops: Saaz, Styrian Goldings, Target

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Fergus (31776) reviewed

Golden Ale [Effingut] from J D Wetherspoon

8 months ago

6/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6

Cask at the moon under water Watford Jdw. A clear pale golden yellow coloured pour with a fine speckled white head. Aroma is dusty grains, waxy crayon, hay, earthy grainstore. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, earrhy grains, straw, wax, lime twist,. Palate is semi sweet, stale grains, ok cask condition.. Middle of the road. Ok.

Tried on 11 Oct 2025 at 19:32

Grumbo (25296) reviewed

Golden Ale [Effingut] from J D Wetherspoon

8 months ago

5.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 5 Overall 6

11/10/2025. Cask at wetherspoon beer festival, at Cricketers, Ipswich. Aroma is herbal, flowery, citrus, lime leaf, cardamom, slight sulphur and sherbet notes. Medium sweetness, low bitterness. Moderate body, soft carbonation. Not so keen on this.

Tried from Cask at Cricketers (JDW) on 11 Oct 2025 at 15:50

Scopey (25392) reviewed

Golden Ale [Effingut] from J D Wetherspoon

8 months ago

6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6

Cask at The Gordon Highlander. It pours clearish dirty blonde with a decent fluffy white head. The aroma is soft, sweet, fragrant, honeyed grain, biscuit, white bread and sponge cake. The taste is firmly dry, fragrant, green, herbal, coriander is quite prominent, grass, biscuit, slightly soapy, sweet raisin and sultana with a drying finish. Average body and fine carbonation. Maybe a bit too fragrant / soapy.

Tried from Cask at Gordon Highlander (JDW) on 10 Oct 2025 at 11:31

reidyboy (4192) reviewed

Golden Ale [Effingut] from J D Wetherspoon

8 months ago

6.8/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7

Clear pale gold with a small frothy white head and a sweetish bready aroma. Light to medium bodied, sweet cereal with fruity notes, a hint of spice perhaps and a dry bittersweet finish.

Tried from Cask at Shrewsbury Hotel on 09 Oct 2025 at 16:50

berkshirejohn (10370) reviewed

Golden Ale [Effingut] from J D Wetherspoon

8 months ago

5.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 5 Overall 5.5

[Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading.] A hazy straw coloured pour with a tight white head; floral aroma; dry in the mouth with some oriental spice and a herbal bitterness; then lots of tea-like tannins in the finish. Not my kind of thing.

Tried from Cask at Hope Tap on 06 Oct 2025 at 14:22

Olut (22437) reviewed

Golden Ale [Effingut] from J D Wetherspoon

8 months ago

6.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6

Wetherspoon 2025 Autumn Beer Festival. Ale#13 of 26 untried possibilities at the fest. Fuller-bodied light floral and herbal tasting effort, with its aftertaste bringing out its ingredients in this respect. Hopped too. Clear light golden.

Tried from Cask at Waterhouse on 06 Oct 2025 at 06:49

Deanso (15961) reviewed

Golden Ale [Effingut] from J D Wetherspoon

8 months ago

6.6/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7

Third of a pint on cask at the gate house jdw.
Medium creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness

Tried from Cask at The Gate House (JDW) on 04 Oct 2025 at 16:23

Theydon_Bois (47410) reviewed

Golden Ale [Effingut] from J D Wetherspoon

8 months ago

6/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 5.5 Texture 7 Overall 5.5

Cask at the Barrel Vaults, St Pancras, 03/10/2025.
Golden blonde topped with a just off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is pale malts, grass, grains, herb.
Taste comprises straw, faint citric nip, hedgerow, grains.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Passable affair.

Tried on 02 Oct 2025 at 23:00

Harrisoni (26464) reviewed

Golden Ale [Effingut] from J D Wetherspoon

8 months ago

6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7

Cask handpull at Barrel Vault JDW St Pancras. Haze gold colour lasting white head. Its a light citrus golden ale. Lots of lime and some spice. Coriander I guess. Certainly some decent spice flavours. Some hop character on the finish. OK spiced golden ale.

Tried from Cask at The Barrel Vault on 02 Oct 2025 at 17:51

Leighton (35317) reviewed

Golden Ale [Effingut] from J D Wetherspoon

8 months ago

6.8/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7

Nice lemongrass, clean pale malts, pale biscuit, moderate sweetness. Rather easy drinking.

Tried from Cask at Hamilton Hall (JDW) on 02 Oct 2025 at 17:43