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J D Wetherspoon in Watford, Hertfordshire, England 🏴
Collab with: Brouwerij 't IJBrewed at/by: Caledonian Brewery
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Special Out of Production
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Score
6.10
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Paul Van Nugteren and Allard Zwart have travelled to Caledonian Brewery (Edinburgh) to brew this beer especially for this Wetherspoon real-ale festival. It is golden in colour, with a moderate bitterness and medium-bodied character, leading to a crisp fruity finish. Brewed for JDW.
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25/03/2017. CROCKERTON, Greyfriars Road, CARDIFF, Cardiff, Wales (WETHERSPOONS)
Tried
on 17 Jun 2023
at 09:14
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Hedley Verity, Leeds. Golden with a creamy-frothy head. It’s a hopped session ale with a light bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 May 2017
at 13:29
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol March 2017. Deep gold in colour, with a small, off-white, head. Yeasty fruits, ripe cereal malts and a touch of leafy hop, before a dryish finish. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Apr 2017
at 07:09
4.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Regent (JDW), Kirkby-In-Ashfield. Murky yellow-amber with a thin white head. Fairly weak and watery. Honey and spice come through by the end. Inoffensive and drinkable if I’m feeling kind; bland if I’m not. Unfortunately for Caley, after a 3 hour traffic-jam plagued drive, I’m not feeling kind and I’m not in the mood to put up with a half-arsed beer like this.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Apr 2017
at 10:50
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell. A bright pale amber colour with a loose cream head; aromatic aroma; acidic taste with a trace of pear drops; then a herbal bitterness to finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Apr 2017
at 02:54
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the moon under water Watford Jdw. A clearid golden coloured pour with speckled off white head. Aroma is sweet nutty twiggy malts, dried apple, grain husks. Palate is semi sweet, creamy, moderate cask condition. Flavour is composed of semi sweet nutty malts, hedgerow berry, dried apple. Meh.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Apr 2017
at 14:55
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask half pint at the Granite City (JDW), Aberdeen Airport. Golden colour. Slightly fruity aroma. Slightly citrussy flavour, nothing special but nice enough to drink.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Mar 2017
at 18:14
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the booking office. Pours golden, nose is floral, biscuity, light fruit, taste is sweet, floral, thin.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Mar 2017
at 11:32
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at the booking office... Golden amber... Small white head... Soft sweet caramel floral fruit nose... Soft sweet caramel fruit.. Light floral herbal fruit
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Mar 2017
at 10:47
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Bridge House, Belfast. Poured a slightly hazy straw colour with a long-lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy malt, yeast, some hops. The flavour is moderate to light bitter with a light smooth, yeasty, floral grainy earthy cardboard light hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. I don’t think this beer was at its best.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Mar 2017
at 09:20