California Common
Grain Brewery in Harleston, Norfolk, England 🏴
California Common / Steam Beer Regular|
Score
6.32
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BeardedAvenger (9068) reviewed California Common from Grain Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Can from Suffolk Food Hall, nr Ipswich. Aroma is sweet and malty. Jammy edge. Clear amber. Foamy translucent white head. Medium bitter grains soon followed by a wave of juicy citrus. Underlying caramel malts. Gradually takes on sweetness. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. Enjoyable.
Grumbo (24387) reviewed California Common from Grain Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
29/7/2022. Cask at The Harwich Redoubt Beer Festival 2022. Pours clear pale golden amber with a small bubbly white head. Aroma is sweet, grainy, malty, citrus, yeast, hint of stone fruit. Medium sweetness, light bitterness. Moderate body, slightly oily, soft carbonation.
RuneBlix (26316) reviewed California Common from Grain Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
One-third pint, cask ale at Murderers. Off-white head, diminishing. Dotted spots on the glass. Clear warm golden body. Mild aroma juicy malts. Taste of fruity caramel with a short-lived bitter sweet end. Soft in the mouth. Accepted. (Norwich 08.07.2017).
jjsint (8631) reviewed California Common from Grain Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Handpull cask at the Cambridge Blue. Dark gold and clear, with a tiny bit of loose off-white head. Leafy hops, golden syrup, tangerine peel on the nose. Bittersweet taste with a citrussy sour flavour and a heavy acrid note. Long finish with woody, fruity and medicinal characteristics to the aftertaste. Body is oily and flat. Not all bad, but an example of a good brewery struggling with what is (in my opinion) a difficult style, especially in cask.