J D Wetherspoon Defender

Defender

 

J D Wetherspoon in Watford, Hertfordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Collab with: Mad Fox Brewing Company
Brewed at/by: Everards Brewery
  Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular Out of Production
Score
6.28
ABV: 4.8% IBU: - Ticks: 9
JD Wetherspoon International Craft Brewers’ Showcase ale by Bill Madden - an American style pale ale.
 

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04/06/2016. SQUARE BOTTLE, 78-92 Foregate Street, CHESTER, Cheshire, England (WETHERSPOONS)

Tried from Bottle on 29 Jun 2023 at 04:19


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask-conditioned at the Posset Cup (JDW), Portishead 27/6/2016. Golden in colour, with a slight, white, head. Some floral hops, sweetish malts, merest hint of stone fruits and moderately bitter finish. Ok.

Tried from Cask on 27 Jun 2016 at 15:22


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the George, Croydon. It pours clear amber with a medium white head. The aroma is bready malt, floral, toasted grain, ginger spice and some citrus peel. The taste is bitter, grapefruit peel, pithy lemon, perfumed, peppery spice, bread and straw with a dry, spiced finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Not bad overall.

Tried from Cask on 20 Jun 2016 at 11:55


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Clear bright gold with a frothy white head. Biscuit malt and light citrus aroma. Sweet malted biscuit, caramel and a touch of orange peel and a decent bitter finish. Drinkable but not particularly memorable.

Tried on 10 Jun 2016 at 12:36


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Tried at the Royal Hop Pole, JDW, Tewkesbury. Rather disappointing and really just a dry taste golden ale rather than an APA.

Tried on 08 Jun 2016 at 13:25


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at the Tilly Shilling (JDW), Farnborough. Pale amber with a scummy white head; grainy aroma; grainy body with a rich malted grain taste; and some light citrus to finish. Disappointing overall.

Tried from Cask on 03 Jun 2016 at 04:48


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask up the white lady. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of light biscuit, faint orange. Taste is more of the same. Thin finish. Meh.

Tried from Cask on 02 Jun 2016 at 16:07


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at the Windlesora, 02/06/16. Pale golden blonde with a decent off White head. Nose is pale malt, bread, floral hop, lemon rind. Taste comprises pale malts, lemon tinged straw, grain, melon, bread dough. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with light hop notes. Mediocre for style.

Tried from Cask on 02 Jun 2016 at 11:05


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at the moon under water Watford. This is mist likely a re brew by a British brewer. A cleat golden yellow coloured pour with a lasting white head. Aroma is subdued sweet grains, hedgerow berry hop, grassy citrus hop, little vanilla. Flavour is composed of semi sweet nutty malts, little grassy rough hop, berry, grainy. Palate is semi sweet, moderate cask condition, hint of creamyness. Passable golden.

Tried from Cask on 28 May 2016 at 12:23