Baltijos Red Ale
J D Wetherspoon in Watford, Hertfordshire, England 🏴
Collab with: ŠvyturysBrewed at/by: Shepherd Neame
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular Out of Production
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Score
6.30
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Cask: Special - JDW Autumn 2012 Beer Festival
Dzuljeta Armoniene has travelled to Shepherd Neame Brewery, in Kent, to collaborate in re-creating this beer especially for this Wetherspoon real-ale festival. This red-coloured beer has an aroma which strikes a good balance of caramel, malt and hops, while the flavour is full bodied, with notes of toast, malt and sweetness, balanced by a subtle, low-hop bitterness.
Hops used: Magnum
Dzuljeta Armoniene has travelled to Shepherd Neame Brewery, in Kent, to collaborate in re-creating this beer especially for this Wetherspoon real-ale festival. This red-coloured beer has an aroma which strikes a good balance of caramel, malt and hops, while the flavour is full bodied, with notes of toast, malt and sweetness, balanced by a subtle, low-hop bitterness.
Hops used: Magnum
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6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms, Bristol, November 2012. Deep copper in colour with a tight, off-white head. Sweet, berry fruits, powdered chocolate and toffee, leading to a yeasty, bitter finish. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jan 2013
at 08:56
4.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Knights Templar, Chancery Lane 1 Nov 12. JDW Festivaløl. Mørk gylden. Lavt skum. Lite aroma. Smaken treaktig. Selje. Syrlig bitterhet etter hvert. Under pari.
Tried
on 03 Jan 2013
at 00:48
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Complex ale with a sweet malt aroma and mixed malty roasts in a sweet tasting red tinted ale.
Tried
on 12 Dec 2012
at 10:39
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
From cask at Camperdown Place. Pours clear and golden deep amber with a small, creamy off white head. Aroma is roasted malty and light breadish. Sweet, caramelish, toasted and light fruity. Sweet malty and light breadish finish. A bit too sweet and simple for my liking.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Nov 2012
at 10:28
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 4.5
One-third pint glass, cask at The Knights Templar. Bubbly, patchy surface. Amber coloured body, near-clear. Modest aroma of sweet malts. Caramel malts and burnt sugar in flavour. Sweet malty ending. Medium bodied. Very much on the sweet side (JDWs real-ale festival, London 01.11.2012).
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Nov 2012
at 05:22
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
cask at standing order ... red ... thin off white head ... soft.. toffee malt nose ...soft woody spicy malt (that red beer taste) ... dry linger ... light bitter malts
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Nov 2012
at 04:25
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
[Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading] Deep orangey-amber with a moderate off-white head. Toast & caramel with leaf mulch. Some dark marmalade & a spicy kick. Generally sweet, but with just enough dry bitterness to hold it together, Lingering lager-y aftertaste. Overall, although its’ not really my sort of thing, it’s certainly full-flavoured and distinctive. I’ve not tried the original version of this beer, but I suspect the Sheps version is reasonably true to it - ie a lager style such as Vienna rather an ESB.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Nov 2012
at 14:13
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 5
Hand-pulled pint 27th Oct 2012 in the Wetherspoons pub in Telford town centre, Shropshire. Reddy brown in colour with a white/off-white foaming head of bubbles. Strange blend of smells and flavours within this brew: malty molasses lead the way in aroma and taste but there is also a distinct hop presence throughout as well. Couldn’t get to grips with the beer really: not rich enough to carry the 5.5%ABV but not watery either. A little to sweet for its own good and although interesting it failed to excite me.
Tried
on 02 Nov 2012
at 03:16
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading - 26/10/12. Clear dark golden with a good sized white head, good lacing follows. Nose of dark toffee, sugar cane and light vegetal tones. Taste follows, malt forward, quite sugary. Medium bodied with soft carbonation and a sweet finish, a little to sweet for me. Porter ?!?!?
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Oct 2012
at 12:30
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
24th October 2012
Crosse Keys Spoons. Clear amber beer, little white head. Creamy malt with a nice nutty tone. Orange tang. Mild minerals. Semi dry finish. Fresh and drinkable.
Crosse Keys Spoons. Clear amber beer, little white head. Creamy malt with a nice nutty tone. Orange tang. Mild minerals. Semi dry finish. Fresh and drinkable.
Tried
on 28 Oct 2012
at 10:33