California Common Steam
Revisionist in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England 🏴
Brewed at/by: Banks'sCalifornia Common / Steam Beer Regular
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Score
6.22
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Lager/ale hybrid with a warming, fruity flavour
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5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle from Tesco. Pale chestnut colour with a cream head. Aroma of nuts, and orange. Flavours is slightly musty, with nuts and some dough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Aug 2014
at 12:55
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle from Tesco, Enniskillen [150614]
Dark amber, clear, big frothy white head, some lacing
Aroma of metallic minerals, soft lemon, slight spicy hops
Taste of caramel malts, some lemon, rust, minerals, touch of yeast, soft fruits, shandy-like flavour in there, low amount of hops in this, dull
Palate - soft carb, thin to medium body, light sweet. Finish as main flavour, soft malts, those minerals and metal again I’m not keen on
Overall - Not great, dull, very run of mill supermarket fare
Dark amber, clear, big frothy white head, some lacing
Aroma of metallic minerals, soft lemon, slight spicy hops
Taste of caramel malts, some lemon, rust, minerals, touch of yeast, soft fruits, shandy-like flavour in there, low amount of hops in this, dull
Palate - soft carb, thin to medium body, light sweet. Finish as main flavour, soft malts, those minerals and metal again I’m not keen on
Overall - Not great, dull, very run of mill supermarket fare
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2014
at 08:21
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml Bottle, BBD 28th Feb 2015, poured into an Abbot Ale glass tankard after cutting the lawns: 14th May 2014. Like most Brits I know nothing about Californian Common beers so my scores are just on my eyes, tastes and smells. Cask pint on 22nd Nov 2014: not great, but my scores stay the same. Looked good, clear amber body with a full off-white covering of foam. Refreshing and lively, more maltiness than hoppiness, but only just. Better than I expected to be honest, some mild fruitiness with the flavour and overall a supermarket beer worth trying.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 May 2014
at 08:35
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle split at JF’s, thanks to he, 04/05/14. Clear dark orange amber with a good sized white covering that retains well. Nose is toffee apple, candied fruit peel, lightly burnt toffee, perfumed tones. Taste comprises floral notes, biscuit, touch of vanilla, gentle fruit tones. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, crisp clean close. Ok for a style I don’t find particularly exciting, easy drinking stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 May 2014
at 04:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Tesco. Poured a crystal clear medium amber with a thin broken white head. The aroma is big malt light hop citrus. The flavour is medium bitter with a watery metallic hop bitter light fruit palate. Medium to light bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Apr 2014
at 13:39
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
50cl bottle from Tesco’s, Camberley. Golden amber with a thick white head; aroma of slightly stewed malts; soft fruity caramel taste with some light hops; and a biscuity finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Mar 2014
at 12:46
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Tesco; clear amber pour with frothy white head, malty aroma, taste is grassy some caramel sweetness, pale malts, fruity, fairly drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2014
at 13:07
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
500ml bottle from Tesco. Pours clear amber, thin white head. Aromas are herbal hops, light sulphurous yeast, caramel. Taste is light bitter, more caramel. More like a bitter than owt else.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2014
at 12:25
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle. Pours dark orange brown with a medium head. Aroma is bready, eggy sulphur with a touch of orange. Taste is very bready with some fruity hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2014
at 15:30
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Tesco drunk at home. Clear amber colour with lasting thin beige head. Some malt on the aroma. Some hop. I rather like it. Some drying hop on the finish. Not a great aroma. As a California Common it’s ok or as you could say it’s more like a premium bitter. Fairly drinkable though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2014
at 11:08