11/07/2015. J.J. MOONS, 553 Kingsbury Road, LONDON, NW9, England (WETHERSPOONS)

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask handpull at County Hotel Ashford jdw. Clear gold lasting white head. Some light citrus pink grapefruit aroma. It’s a decent golden ale. Neutral yeast. Some dryness on finish. OK.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask at the Hope Tap, Reading. Golden-amber with a thick cream head. Grapefruit dominates with a little apricot and pine coming through behind. Crisp finish and refreshing. Decent beer actually if a little one-dimensional, but there’s so many like this around these days that it just feels a bit "same again" ish. A hint of Waddys yeast in the aftertaste does provide some interest but not enough to make it stand out.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at JDW Bishop Vesey; clear golden yellow pour with a creamy white head, light citrus aroma, taste has has pale malts, some spice, citrus ok.

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

Cask @ Stanley Jefferson, Bishop Auckland. Golden blonde with a creamy head. Hopped with a citrus aroma and taste. Has lemon and grapefruit flavours. There’s a small dryness in its texture.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the Bear (JDW), Maidenhead. Amber with a loose white head; fresh lemony grapefruit aroma; floral citrus taste, lemon and grapefruit; pleasantly bitter - not too sharp; and a clean, crisp finish. Rather good - much better than I was expecting from Wadworth’s.

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

8th June 2015
Angel Spoons. Cask. Light haze on this yellow - gold beer, decent off white head. Palate is smooth and dry with good fine carbonation. Dry pale malts. A whisper of sulphur. Fairly strong floral bitterness with just a touch of lemony citrus. Dry crisp finish. A little harsh but fine.