California Common

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California Common / Steam Beer Regular Out of Production

Score

5.73

ABV: 4.6%

IBU: 32

Ticks: 40

Colour: Deep Golden
Aroma: Clean, slightly woody, slight hints of spice.
Flavour: Initial malt sweetness balanced by bitterness, light toffee notes followed by a lingering secondary bitterness hit that is refreshing rather than overwhelming.

Food Pairing: Spicy foods and barbeque...of course!

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6.3

jerseyislandbeer (5992) reviewed California Common from Knops 9 months ago

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

Old rating - A 330ml bottle from Morisson's East Kilbride. A very solid beer full of fruity malty. Easy to drink.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Jul 2025 at 20:12

eurosoba (18828) ticked California Common from Knops 3 years ago

25/07/2017. ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL, 128 George Street, EDINBURGH, City of Edinburgh, Scotland (WETHERSPOONS)

Tried on 28 Feb 2023 at 17:31

aswespeak (5842) ticked California Common from Knops 6 years ago

Tried from Draft at The Chanter on 08 Apr 2019 at 16:28

5.9

FinnIckler (1000) reviewed California Common from Knops 8 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle from waitrose. Nose is citrus, orange, some honey. Palate is wheat, citrus, malty finish. Very average.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Dec 2017 at 13:55

WingmanWillis (38720) ticked California Common from Knops 9 years ago

Tried on 03 Dec 2016 at 03:31

6.5

sjogro (11784) reviewed California Common from Knops 9 years ago

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

Sampled at THT August. Bottle. Clear golden with white head. Sweet malts, fruity. Medium sweet, light bitter. Medium body. --- Beer merged from original tick of California Common on 18 Dec 2017 at 16:30 - Score: 6. Original review text: 3.2

Tried from Bottle on 27 Aug 2016 at 03:35

jimgreen (21728) reviewed California Common from Knops 9 years ago

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

Bottle at the August THT, Den Haag. Poured a crystal clear straw colour with a round bubbly white head. The aroma light caramel malt, floral hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a light watery sweet fruit, grainy hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2016 at 17:20

6.5

Maakun (16718) reviewed California Common from Knops 9 years ago

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

Bottle at THT. Clear golden with white head. Light peach, mineral, dry malts, some leaves. Under medium sweet and medium bitter. Almost medium bodied.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2016 at 17:10

6.3

Kermis (23501) reviewed California Common from Knops 9 years ago

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

Bottle shared at THT. Clear orange golden with a small off white head. Aroma of malt, cardboard, caramel, toffee. Flavour is moderate sweet and light bitter. Light medium bodied with soft carbonation. [26-08-2016]

Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2016 at 10:43

MusingAnorak (11821) ticked California Common from Knops 10 years ago

Tried on 26 Oct 2015 at 14:27