JPA (aka Jay PA)
Magpie Brewery in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.64
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Bursting full of British hops, this golden IPA is warming yet refreshing, fruity and aromatic, very moreish.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at CBC, Covent Garden on 20th December 2025. Amber with shallow off-white foam and scant lacing. Earthy pungencies and peel with nutty malts in aroma. Lush nutty maltiness and citrus zest in-mouth and a residual finish of rich and intense nutty maltiness. Light to medium bodied with a smooth texture. Exquisite.
Tried
from Cask
at
Craft Beer Co - Covent Garden
on 20 Dec 2025
at 23:50
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Hand pulled pint in a Spoons at lunchtime on 12th February 2025. Nice looking beer, bright amber body, off white crust. Fruity and fairly sweet, leaning towards citrussy, but orchard fruits also in the bowl. Liked it.
Tried
from Cask
at
Thomas Botfield
on 12 Feb 2025
at 14:30
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask up the White Lady. Pours clear golden with a bubbly off-white head. Aromas of light caramel and faint spice. Taste uis malty, some red fruit. Light sweet finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
White Lady (JDW)
on 03 Feb 2025
at 20:10
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask handpull at The County Hotel JDW Ashford. Some pale malt character some dryness om the finish. Nice enough beer. Some strength to it. Some nice dryness on the finish. Good condition and temperature
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jan 2025
at 12:30
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at Standing Order, Derby – as Jay IPA. Pours golden amber with a small off-white head and good lacing. Aroma is not very strong, but there’s floral hops and citrus in there. There’s a whole dollop of bitterness in the mouth at first, but some underlying sweetness soon comes through. Overall it’s juicy with traditional hops and summer fruits plus spicy hints leading to a dry finish. Takes a bit off getting used to but this is a lovely old style bitter IPA.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Jan 2024
at 21:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Clear and golden with a frothy/creamy white head. Some floral hops and cereal on the nose, light malt taste with bitter hops bursting through, some hints of citrus fruit before a dry, bitter finish
Tried
on 22 Jan 2024
at 20:10
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the moon under water Watford Jdw. A clear golden coloured pour with a decent white cap. Aroma is semi sweet, bready grains, gooseberry, hedgerow hop, grass, green berries. Flavour is composed of old school English hoppy pale, straw, sileage, grass, green hop, leafy. Palate is semi sweet, watery, but lifeless.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Dec 2023
at 16:55
6/10
Tried
on 29 Mar 2023
at 19:12
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours a lightly hazed golden colour with small thin near white head. The aroma is hoppy, dank, tea and some spiciness. A robust bitter taste, some sweet malty notes, toffee, black tea and grapefruit flavours with some grassy, herbal and spicy hops in a bitter finish.
Tried
on 08 Feb 2023
at 17:54
3.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.4
Cask at The Imperial (JDW), Exeter. Pours gold with an offbwhite head. Dry & woody with orange, citrus notes, nice spicy hop finish. Medium body with soft carbonation
Tried
from Cask
at
Imperial (JDW)
on 20 Jan 2023
at 13:51