Easy Stout
J D Wetherspoon in Watford, Hertfordshire, England 🏴
Collab with: Steel & Oak BrewingBrewed at/by: Batemans
Stout Regular Out of Production
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Score
6.67
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Brewed for JD Wetherspoon.
Robyn Guille has travelled to Batemans Brewery (Lincolnshire) to brew this tropical session stout for us. The aromas of tropical and citrus fruit lead to a smooth roasted malt flavour, with notes of chocolate and toffee, then a full-bodied, creamy and refreshing finish.
Hops: Amarillo, El Dorado
Robyn Guille has travelled to Batemans Brewery (Lincolnshire) to brew this tropical session stout for us. The aromas of tropical and citrus fruit lead to a smooth roasted malt flavour, with notes of chocolate and toffee, then a full-bodied, creamy and refreshing finish.
Hops: Amarillo, El Dorado
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at London & North Western (JCW), Birmingham. Pours black with decent beige top. Aroma of liquorice, blackcurrant and roast. Taste is roasty, hints of coffee, then a fruity berry in the finish. Light to mid-bodied, drying and a touch powdery but overall a good stout.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:08
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Regal Moon, Rochdale. Very dark with a very light brown head. Floral-tropical infused stout, lowering its classic character but remaining a very decent brew. Dark and roasted malts are at their best in its nose.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Feb 2024
at 18:12
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol October 2023. Near black in colour, with a slight, tan, head. A toasty stout, with some dark fruit sweetness and touch of coffee in the background. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Feb 2024
at 14:41
4/10
Metallic, sourish, acidic, coffee, diacetyl, foul
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Oct 2023
at 12:55
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at Ritz JDW. Off black colour with a pale tan head. Aroma and taste are roasted malty coffee and bitter. Rich body.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Oct 2023
at 13:22
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Hope Tap, Reading (JDW). Dark brown with a beige head. Something medicinal and herbal in here competing against the malty chocolate behind. There's some walnut too, some blackcurrant, and a moderately bitter finish. Overall... it's not terrible, but no, it's not the beer for me. As seems to be generally the case with Bateman's brews.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Oct 2023
at 20:59
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Hedgeford Lodge, Hednesford (not listed in RateBeer - not even the town !). Pours almost black with a small cream head and good lacing. There’s roast malts and autumn fruits in the aroma. Roast malts againi in the mouth with a smooth and cramy texture, alongside lactose and hints of coffee initially. Later there are stone fruits and berries plus hints of toffee and chocolate. Finish is dry and fruity. This is an unusual and interesting beer – qite nice as well !
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Oct 2023
at 21:26
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask up the White Lady. Pours black with a thin beige head. Aromas of liquorice and fruity coffee beans. Taste is stewed prune and coffee again. Fruity finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Oct 2023
at 13:21
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Oct 2023
at 09:56
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask handpull at The County Hotel JDW Ashford. Black beer lasting beige head. Charcoal chocolate. Some powdery feel. Decent enough. Not my sort of beer. Some liquorice. OK.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Oct 2023
at 11:39