Townshend Dinner Ale
J D Wetherspoon in Watford, Hertfordshire, England 🏴
Collab with: Townshend BreweryBrewed at/by: Hook Norton Brewery
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular Out of Production
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Score
6.50
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An amber coloured English Best Bitter, with subtle hop notes balanced by a malty backbone, resulting in a smooth, full-bodied character and a clean finish. Brewed exclusively for JD Wetherspoon at Hook Norton Brewery by Martin Townshend from Townshend Brewery, New Zealand.
Hops: Challenger, Northdown and Target
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Olut (21769) reviewed Townshend Dinner Ale from J D Wetherspoon 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask @ Wheatsheaf, Stoke-on-Trent. Clear golden-amber brew with a smallish creamy head. Crisp malt-hop balance, nothing particularly great about it but steady enough.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Pours a clear amber colour with a small, mostly lasting, creamy head. The aroma is fruity, dark fruit, nutty, and twiggy hops. A moderately sweet malty and fruity taste, sweet malts, caramel, sweet figs, nuts, raisins, and twiggy hop flavours and a smooth bitter finish.
Downender (11275) ticked Townshend Dinner Ale from J D Wetherspoon 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed Townshend Dinner Ale from J D Wetherspoon 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at the Foot of the Walk. Pours clear golden amber with a thin off-white head. Aromas of toffee and cola. Taste is light fruity with a light roasty finish.
WingmanWillis (38284) ticked Townshend Dinner Ale from J D Wetherspoon 1 year ago
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Townshend Dinner Ale from J D Wetherspoon 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask handpull at County Hotel JDW Ashford. Clear amber colour lasting cream head. Some malt. Light bitterness on the finish. As a decent bitter it's fine. Good condition and temperature.
berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Townshend Dinner Ale from J D Wetherspoon 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.] A pale amber pour with a close white head; malty aroma; biscuity malt taste with a hint of treacle; and a dry finish with a herbal bitterness. Very pleasant.
BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Townshend Dinner Ale from J D Wetherspoon 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Hand-pulled half-pint in the William Withering, a local Wetherspoons on 9th October 2024. Decent looking beer, clear and clean amber body, neat white crown. Malty brew with a light hop content, liked it.
Fergus (31329) reviewed Townshend Dinner Ale from J D Wetherspoon 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at Waterloo spoons. A clear orange amber coloured pour with a a lasting speckled off white head. Aroma is semi sweet, raisin, prune, nutty brown bread, leafy hop. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, rounded layered malts, toasted, nutty, trail mix dried fruits, twig. Palate is semi sweet z rounded, decent cask condition. Solid enough.
Scopey (25115) reviewed Townshend Dinner Ale from J D Wetherspoon 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Cask at Archibald Simpsons, Aberdeen. It pours clear golden - amber with a lasting white cap. The aroma is sappy, resinous, oily, earth, leather, toffee and twiggy vibes. The taste is drying, earthy, woody, sappy, leathery, some tannin, leafy hops, nuttiness and some muted toffee with a drying, twiggy finish. Average body and soft/light carbonation. Probably needs a touch more carbonation as it sits a bit heavy for this kind of style. A pretty oily and twiggy offering. I wouldn't rush back.