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J D Wetherspoon in Watford, Hertfordshire, England 🏴
Collab with: Terrapin Beer CompanyBrewed at/by: Banks's
Brown Ale - American Special Out of Production
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Score
6.49
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This russet-coloured American brown ale delivers a smooth, easy-drinking mouthfeel with distinctive, toasty roasted and chocolate notes, balanced and enhanced by a prominent hop bite in the flavour.
Brewed by Jess Hurd at Banks’s Brewery, West Midlands.
Hops: Centennial, Progress
Brewed by Jess Hurd at Banks’s Brewery, West Midlands.
Hops: Centennial, Progress
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5.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 4.5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Looks great. Red brown with nice creamy off white head. Taste is a little bitter with malt and caramel. Bang average brown ale. Meh!
Tried
from Cask
at
Art Picture House (JDW)
on 07 Mar 2025
at 22:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading. Dark brown with a beige head. Caramelised nuts and chocolate syrup with hints of ash and liquorice. An interesting and quite enjoyable flavour actually. Sadly it's badly let down by a very thin and watery body. Such a shame.
Tried
from Cask
at
Back of Beyond
on 07 Mar 2025
at 18:00
5.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.] A dark chestnut brown pour, almost black, with a scattering of beige head; toasty aroma; thin and watery in the mouth with a hint of chocolate syrup; and a dry finish with some chocolate and unpleasant spices. Not to my taste!
Tried
from Cask
at
Back of Beyond
on 07 Mar 2025
at 12:07
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Cask up the White Lady. Pours dark brown with a thin beige head. Aromas of coffee and chocolate. Taste is more of the same. Roasty finish.
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from Cask
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White Lady (JDW)
on 07 Mar 2025
at 11:47
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6
Beer Number 10 at the Wetherspoon Spring Beer Festival 2025, leaving 18 of 30 still untried. Brown ale name, perhaps some influence, but generally more dark in character for me, and nothing too interesting really. Hint of sweetness.
Tried
from Cask
at
Regal Moon (JDW)
on 06 Mar 2025
at 20:01
Tried
from Cask
at
The Commercial Rooms
on 05 Mar 2025
at 10:04
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Sample on cask at the Red Lion JDW.
Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. Light coffee and bitterness
Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. Light coffee and bitterness
Tried
from Cask
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The Red Lion (JDW)
on 04 Mar 2025
at 10:04