J D Wetherspoon American Bitter Red

American Bitter Red

 

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

Collab with: 21st Amendment Brewery
Brewed at/by: Wychwood Brewery
  Amber / Red Ale - American Special Out of Production
Score
6.12
ABV: 4.4% IBU: - Ticks: 21
Shaun O’Sullivan has travelled to Wychwood Brewery, in Oxfordshire, to brew this beer especially for this Wetherspoon real-ale festival. This amber-coloured, floral beer uses a blend of malts to create an assertive malt backbone to the flavour, while the firm, distinctive American hop presence is enhanced by aggressive dry-hopping with Cascade. Medallist at the Great American Ale Festival 2013.
 

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6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Wetherspoons. Pours dark copper, bit bland, creamy, cold , light toffee.

Tried from Cask on 06 Jul 2014 at 06:21


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol, October 2013. Amber coloured with no head. A malty beer, with toffee sweetness, a hint of C hop and moderately bitter finish. Ok.

Tried from Cask on 05 Dec 2013 at 14:43


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On cask at JDW in Coalville - Deep ruby coloured, white lacing head, nose of ripe berries and a bit of citrus. Taste is a bit metallic, with a piney undertone. After that it is a rather ordinary ale.

Tried from Cask on 15 Nov 2013 at 02:45


5.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at the Moon Under Water (JDW), Watford on 27 October. Poured a clear copper colour with a tight, thin white head. Malty aroma with hints of spice and orange peal. Flavours of dry cereal, caramel and some chalkiness. Finish is slightly astringent bitter with citrus peal and pine. Rather disappointing...

Tried from Cask on 13 Nov 2013 at 12:32


6.1
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask, handpump at JDW, Hereford, Saturday 9th November 2013. Pours chestnut brown, actually lots of ruby red glinting through, very clear, mid sized off-white head. There is a strange bitterness, bit harsh, bit of washing up liquid, bit of bubble gum, but bitterness perserveers. Its ok but I’m not a big fan. A6 A5 T5 P3 Ov11 3.0

Tried from Cask on 09 Nov 2013 at 07:09


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Cask @ Moon Under Water, Manchester. Darker copper with a head. Has a malty character but smooth in palate with some hops evident.

Tried from Cask on 07 Nov 2013 at 00:16


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

16th October 2013
Crosse Keys Spoons. Cask. Clear amber beer with a small pale cream coloured head. Palate is smooth and dry with fine carbonation. Reasinable malt - not that sweet and carrying a bitter toffee streak. Astringent noble hop like bitterness. Not much citrus or fruity hop here. Dry crisp finish.

Tried from Cask on 04 Nov 2013 at 12:13


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at the William Rufus (JDW), Carlisle, 21/10/13. Clear dark amber with a good sized off white head. Nose is bready malts, fruity tang, bread dough, light caramel. Taste comprises dark fruits, cake mix, toffee. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, light grassy bitterness in the finish. Another US collab brewed at a UK brewery you ordinarily wouldn’t bother with that looks and feels good but has feck all inbetween !

Tried from Cask on 31 Oct 2013 at 14:16


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Clear, red-brown colour. It’s a sweet, fruity flavour. Easy to drink but quite plain.

Tried on 31 Oct 2013 at 13:57


5.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask at Wetherspoons, Finchley Rd, London. Initial dose of bitter hops that soon dissipate, very mild caramel but generally nothing much to this beer.

Tried from Cask on 27 Oct 2013 at 03:29