Blonde Ambition
J D Wetherspoon in Watford, Hertfordshire, England 🏴
Collab with: Samuel AdamsBrewed at/by: Shepherd Neame
Golden / Blonde Ale Special Out of Production
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Score
6.53
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Brewed for Wetherspoon’s Beer Festival October 2010.
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5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask during a Wetherspoon Beer Festival in 2010. No notes as pre-Ratebeer for me but rating transferred from the Facebook Beerseek app.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Feb 2015
at 13:31
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask (handpump) @ The Standing Order, 62-66 George St, Edinburgh, Scotland EH2 2LR.>Clear medium yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, moderate to heavy hoppy, grass, flowery hops and soapy hops notes, light citrus. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, hop flowers, dry, light citrus. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20101029]
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Apr 2011
at 12:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at the Central Bar JDW, London. Clear yellow pour with a fimy head. Bready malt nose. Lightly sweet wih gingerbread and dry, grassy hops. Light in body with fine carbonation. Very dry, grassy finish with strong, lingering gingerbread notes. Nice beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Nov 2010
at 07:51
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms, Bristol 10/11/10. Amber coloured with a small white head. Light citrus hop aroma with some sweet malts. Flavour had some more citrus fruit and a dryish finish. Not a lot going on given the ABV%.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Nov 2010
at 13:17
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From cask at Benjamin Huntsman, Sheffield. Pours slight cloudy (wasn’t quite settled in when I asked for it - so I assume it should have been clear). Aroma is peachy and citrusy fruity. Mild mango fruity and peachy flavoured. Mild bitterness and crisp citrus hoppy. Lingering fruity and crisp hoppy into the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Nov 2010
at 04:00
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
[Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading] Golden amber with a thick, creamy off-white head and slight carbonation. Light and watery - there’s clearly a few hops in there with a vague pine, mint and green leaf ambience, but it’s surprisingly muted for a US brewer. Very disappointing - should it be called bland ambition?
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Nov 2010
at 16:14
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the October ’Spoons fest, the Capitol, Forest Hill. Gold/amber coloured pour with a white head. Sharp citrus nose with a hint of herb. Citrus flavours with a hint of mango and pineapple. Light, bitter finish. Not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Nov 2010
at 13:54
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
JDW Fest Autumn 2010
Cask @ Edward Wylie, JDW. Light golden colour, small white head. Aroma is light malted, bit of sulphur indeed, maybe hint of vegetables. Flavour is light malted, bit hoppy and fruity, followed by dry biscuit. Dry and bitter finish. This is good stuff.
Cask @ Edward Wylie, JDW. Light golden colour, small white head. Aroma is light malted, bit of sulphur indeed, maybe hint of vegetables. Flavour is light malted, bit hoppy and fruity, followed by dry biscuit. Dry and bitter finish. This is good stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Nov 2010
at 11:16
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask, handpump at JDW Heathrow Terminal 5 at 6am 29.10.10 Nice hops on nose appearance is clear golden with a touch of white bubbles around the rim. This is reasonably hoppy, bitterness is lovely not at all harsh but definately present and showing throughout. Hops are very fresh and clean tasting. A7 A4 T7 P4 Ov14 3.6
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Oct 2010
at 12:07
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
29th October 2010
Spoons Fest! Lightly hazy gold beer with a residual white head. Light crisp palate, semi dry. Bitterish grapefruit hops with some sulphur in the background. Dry spicy finish. Okay but was hoping for something hoppier and without any bloody sulphur! 5-3-5-3-11 2.7
1st November 2010
Crisp orange-lemon-grpaefruit, fairly bitter. Not getting the sherbert chacracter I’ve heard some say this beer has but at least it is now a pleasant sulphur free beer.
Spoons Fest! Lightly hazy gold beer with a residual white head. Light crisp palate, semi dry. Bitterish grapefruit hops with some sulphur in the background. Dry spicy finish. Okay but was hoping for something hoppier and without any bloody sulphur! 5-3-5-3-11 2.7
1st November 2010
Crisp orange-lemon-grpaefruit, fairly bitter. Not getting the sherbert chacracter I’ve heard some say this beer has but at least it is now a pleasant sulphur free beer.
Tried
on 31 Oct 2010
at 04:49