3 Point 5
J D Wetherspoon in Watford, Hertfordshire, England 🏴
Collab with: Avery Brewing CompanyBrewed at/by: Adnams
IPA - Session Special Out of Production
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Score
6.96
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Cask special for JD Wetherspoon Beer Festival.
Adam Avery and Steve Breezley have travelled to Adnams Brewery, in Suffolk, which is hosting an international brewer for us for the first time, to collaborate in brewing this beer specially for this Wetherspoon real ale festival. Although brewed at a session-beer strength, this beer is hopped like a true IPA, including dry-hopping in the cask, creating a pine-like and citrus aroma and a full on hop character throughout the flavour and finish.
Hops used: Amarillo, Centennial, Simcoe
Adam Avery and Steve Breezley have travelled to Adnams Brewery, in Suffolk, which is hosting an international brewer for us for the first time, to collaborate in brewing this beer specially for this Wetherspoon real ale festival. Although brewed at a session-beer strength, this beer is hopped like a true IPA, including dry-hopping in the cask, creating a pine-like and citrus aroma and a full on hop character throughout the flavour and finish.
Hops used: Amarillo, Centennial, Simcoe
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26/10/2012. SIX TEMPLARS, 1 The Wash, HERTFORD, Hertfordshire, England (WETHERSPOONS)
Tried
on 25 Jun 2023
at 10:10
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask during a Wetherspoon Beer Festival in 2012. It is a pale with a good aroma and decent sized head. Crisp with a medium bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Feb 2015
at 15:09
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the David Macbeth Moir. Pours amber, zesty fruit, light toffee, dry and sweet.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2014
at 13:11
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms, Bristol, November 2012. Deep amber with with a slight, white head. Big orange and tropical fruit aroma,with some caramel sweetness and pine resin. Flavour was sweet and jammy, with plenty more orange and pineapple, some biscuit malts and a dry finish. A lot going on for 3.5% ABV.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jan 2013
at 06:07
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Knights Templar, Chancery Lane 1 Nov 12. Gyldenbrum. Lavt skum. God fruktaroma. Grapefrukt. Smaken litt tørr, syrlig frukt. Holder seg en god stund og avslutter tørt. Veldig god for styrken! Det var første øl i Wetherspoons ølfestival denne høsten.
Tried
on 03 Jan 2013
at 00:43
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask @ Willow Walk, JDW, Victoria SW1. Pours a pale amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity fresh hoppy weak peachy aroma. Fruity malty hoppy bitter citrus flavor. has a fruity malty hoppy bitter citrus finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Dec 2012
at 03:02
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
[Cask at the William Robert Looseley (JDW), High Wycombe] Amber with a small white head. Intensely hoppy from the off, although the initial taste of pine disinfectant is not the greatest start. Fortunately the detergent soon fades to reveal lot of pithy grapefruit. Some sweet caramel malt does eventually manage to fight its way through, but really this is all about the hops. So... there’s a LOT of flavour for the low ABV, but it’s rather unbalanced. Personally (controversial, I know!) I think Adnams may have done this better on theor own.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Nov 2012
at 04:25
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Clear amber with a thin, disappating head. A balance, slightly fruity flavour but not strong enough and because of that it seems a bit unremarkable. Pleasant enough but nothing special.
Tried
on 12 Nov 2012
at 04:34
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From cask at the The Hengler’s Circus. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is citrusy, crisp hoppy, light peachy and grapefruit. Bitter, light toasted malty, crisp grapefruity, mild declining peachy hops into a smooth, yet dry and bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Nov 2012
at 05:44
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pulled from cask at The Knights Templar. Festival ale shared with Finn. Clear amber coloured body, bubbly surface. Aroma of floral fruity hops. Shells of grapefruits and dried fruits in flavour. Hop fruity ending. Food friendly and refreshing. Not thin at all. Great session qualities and, in fact, one of the best of 43 sampled JDW festival real ales (London, 01.11.2012).
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Nov 2012
at 05:47