Hey Pal

J D Wetherspoon in Watford, Hertfordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Collab with: Terrapin Beer Company
Brewed at/by: Banks's
Brown Ale - American Special Out of Production

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6.49

ABV: 4.2%

IBU: -

Ticks: 16

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

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5.6

WingmanWillis (38284) reviewed Hey Pal from J D Wetherspoon 11 months ago

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

wheresthepath (3674) reviewed Hey Pal from J D Wetherspoon 11 months ago

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

berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Hey Pal from J D Wetherspoon 11 months ago

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

allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed Hey Pal from J D Wetherspoon 11 months ago

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.

Tried from Cask at White Lady (JDW) on 07 Mar 2025 at 11:47

6.4

Olut (21769) reviewed Hey Pal from J D Wetherspoon 1 year ago

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

6.4

Deanso (15673) reviewed Hey Pal from J D Wetherspoon 1 year ago

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

Tried from Cask at Red Lion (JDW) on 04 Mar 2025 at 10:04