Toshis Amber Ale
J D Wetherspoon in Watford, Hertfordshire, England 🏴
Brewed at/by: Banks'sAmber / Red Ale Regular Out of Production
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Score
6.53
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After his impressive début at our 2008 spring beer festival, renowned Japanese brewmaster Toshi Ishii has now made his third visit to Britain to brew a special beer for JDW. Brewed at Banks’s Brewery, Wolverhampton, this amber ale has a sweet, malty flavour, balanced by a hoppy character and herbal, citrus finish.
Hops used: Centennial, Millennium, Simco
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madmitch76 (40782) reviewed Toshis Amber Ale from J D Wetherspoon 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
12th November 2009
Spoons Fest. Clear amber beer, frothy white head. Last of the cask - had to persuade the barman to give it one more pull on the pump! Soft semi dry palate. Rich aromatic malts - but weirdly perfumed. Sweet nuttyness. Description says ’herbal’ - maybe that’s what I am getting. Unusual beer, glad to have tried it but would not want to try it again.
Convair880 (6992) reviewed Toshis Amber Ale from J D Wetherspoon 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at Baker Street, W’Spoons. An amber coloured ale with a good fluffy white head. Really nice fresh and fruity aroma. Easy drinking ale tasting of fruit with a nice slight bitterness. Pleasant.
cagarvie (40235) reviewed Toshis Amber Ale from J D Wetherspoon 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Cask at JDW ... Amber ... thin white head ... soft fruity ligth hop nose ... light fruity toffee malts ... soft easy ... nice ... but nothing special
berkshirejohn (10300) reviewed Toshis Amber Ale from J D Wetherspoon 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at the Moon and Spoon (JDW), Slough. Amber with a thin white ehad; fruity malt aroma; buttery mouthfeel, with sweet fruity flavours of plum and peach; gentle spicy bitterness to finish.
Downender (11273) reviewed Toshis Amber Ale from J D Wetherspoon 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms, Bristol 11/11/09. Amber with a thin white head. Caramel aroma with a touch of marmalade. Sweet, easy drinking flavour with some earthy hops in the finish. Ok.
Harrisoni (26309) reviewed Toshis Amber Ale from J D Wetherspoon 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask handpull at County Hotel, JDW, Ashford. Amber colour with thin off white head. Vague centennial and simcoe on aroma. Mostly toffee on aroma and some neutral yeast. Pretty watery in mouth with then some decent drying but not too bitter finish. Very drying finish with some hints towards the US hops. Fine. Aroma is ok so is the finish, but the middle is mostly water. I do like the finish though
wheresthepath (3700) reviewed Toshis Amber Ale from J D Wetherspoon 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
[Cask at Monks Retreat, Reading] Amber (as you’d expect!) with a large, lasting, creamy head. Dusty wheat chaff aroma. Citrus flavour with grassy notes and a malty bitterness in the dry finish. Strangely British-tasting despite the US hops. Bitterness grows as you drink more. Rather enjoyed this one.