California Common
Knops in Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland 🏴
California Common / Steam Beer Regular Out of Production|
Score
5.73
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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!
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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6.3/10
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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
25/07/2017. ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL, 128 George Street, EDINBURGH, City of Edinburgh, Scotland (WETHERSPOONS)
Tried
on 28 Feb 2023
at 17:31
5.9/10
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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
6/10
Tried
on 03 Dec 2016
at 03:31
6.5/10
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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
7/10
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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
6.5/10
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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
6.3/10
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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
4/10
Tried
on 26 Oct 2015
at 14:27