Lead Dog Ale
J D Wetherspoon in Watford, Hertfordshire, England 🏴
Collab with: Yukon BrewingBrewed at/by: Banks's
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Special Out of Production
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Score
6.44
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madmitch76 (40782) reviewed Lead Dog Ale from J D Wetherspoon 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
April 2009
Clear dark brown beer. Soft palate, Low carbonation. Very malty. Toffee malt, sweet malt, slightly smokly malt. Overall impression of malty sweetness. Just a tiny bit of hop buried underneath.
fonefan (85107) reviewed Lead Dog Ale from J D Wetherspoon 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask (handpump) @ The Bankers Draft, 1–3 Market Place, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England S1 2GH.Clear dark red brown color with a average, creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, licorice notes, moderate hoppy, citrus, grapefruit. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy burnt bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090418]
Downender (11273) reviewed Lead Dog Ale from J D Wetherspoon 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
cask-conditioned at the Knights Templar, Bristol 7/05/09. The pub was unloading its unsold festival beers at £1.29 a pint - this was the best of the bunch. Dark bronze with no head. Caramel and a hint of roasted malts with a long bitter finish. Very light all round for a 5.5% ABV beer. Ok.
Convair880 (6992) reviewed Lead Dog Ale from J D Wetherspoon 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Cask at W’Spoons Northwood Hills. Dark ale with virtually no head at all. Sweet/sour roasted taste. Quite dry. Not a good ale IMO, another bland offering from the latest festival at Wetherspoons.
berkshirejohn (10300) reviewed Lead Dog Ale from J D Wetherspoon 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell. Tawny brown with a ring of tan head; chocolate malt aroma; silky in the mouth with blackcurrant and blackberry flavours, then a sudden burst of sweetness, followed by a short bitter chocolate edge and finishing with a dry earthy bitterness. Too sweet for me.
Harrisoni (26309) reviewed Lead Dog Ale from J D Wetherspoon 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Cask handpull at The County Hotel, JDw. Ashford. Very dark brown with lasting beige head. It’s a bit like an ESB/Dark ale, some toasty roasty malts. Some decent fruits. Some ok hop. Nice coffee hints. I like the malts and fruit.
cagarvie (40235) reviewed Lead Dog Ale from J D Wetherspoon 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Cask at Standing Order Edinburgh ... Dark Brown ... thin lacing ... sweet caramalised sugers and roast malt ... berry front ... light spicyness ... little nuttyness ...sweet roast malts ... light bitterness in background.