J D Wetherspoon Black Knight

Black Knight

 

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

Collab with: Nomad Brewing Co.
Brewed at/by: Adnams
  IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular Out of Production
Score
6.47
ABV: 5.0% IBU: - Ticks: 17
Czech dark beers are usually sweet as during the communist time they had reputation to be a ladies drink. But times changed so why not to have it dry finish dry hopped with not only czech nop, but also with a NZ citrusy touch, but with czech background.
 

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6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask at the Pump House, Shirley. Poured a clear dark brown with a frothy off white head and lots of clingy lace. The aroma is toasty malt, smoked wood, light fake sugar. The flavour is liqourice malt with a dry mineral, smoky malt, charcoal, light coffee palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Cask on 14 Oct 2015 at 17:02


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at the Pommelers Rest. It pours darkest ruby-black with a decent beige head. The nose is toasty, charred wood, dark chocolate and dark fruits. The taste is smooth, toasty, bitter, dark fruits, berry, charred wood, ashy and mild acidity with a dry, charred finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. OK at best. A bit charred.

Tried from Cask on 10 Oct 2015 at 07:35


5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Cask with BlackHaddock at Montgomery Towers in Shrewsbury. Dark clear maroon color. Aroma of caramel. Taste has burnt sweet caramel, bitter finish. A miss.

Tried from Cask on 07 Oct 2015 at 03:36


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Hand-pulled half-pint, shared with Gene at Montgomery’s Tower in Shrewsbury as we continued our Shropshire day. Black, with a red hue, creamy textured tan coloured head. Mild floral nose with a mini-burnt malty aroma trying to dominate. The taste was a bit sweeter than the nose suggested with the malts taking over completely, light chocolate flavours coming through: nice smooth body feel and a pleasant bitterness in the finish (so that is where the hops went).

Tried on 06 Oct 2015 at 05:05


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the standing order. Pours deep ruby brown, nose is roasted, chocolate, light fruit, taste is sweet, creamy, chocolate. --- Beer merged from original tick of JDW Black Knight on 06 Oct 2015 at 09:02 - Score: 7. Original review text: Cask at the standing order. Pours deep ruby brown, nose is roasted, chocolate, light fruit, taste is sweet, creamy, chocolate.

Tried from Cask on 05 Oct 2015 at 09:50


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at the Greyhound (JDW), Maidenhead. Pitch black, with a reddish gleam and a creamy tan head; floral aroma; soft grainy body, and a taste of sweet mollasses and burnt toast; then a creamy finish with a light bitterness. Saitisfying, but rather too sweet for me. Much more in the style of a Dark Lager than a Black IPA.

Tried from Cask on 29 Sep 2015 at 03:25


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Cask at The Lord Moon on the Mall. Pours black with a beige head. Aroma of smooth dark malt with a fruit note. Citrus? Flavor is smooth dark malt with what seems a citrus hint, and maybe a chocolate note. Mildly hoppy. Sort of stout; sort of not. A mild? Tastes good, and went very well with Tandoori chicken.

Tried from Cask on 28 Sep 2015 at 12:57


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at JDW Bishop Vesey; dark brown pour with a creamy light tan head, aroma has dark fruits and a hint of chocolate, taste has copper pennies, chocolate, dark fruits and some smoke.

Tried from Cask on 25 Sep 2015 at 09:12


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask-conditioned at the WG Grace (JDW), Bristol 24/9/2015. Dark brown, with a slight, beige head. Chocolate, some toasty malts, a hint of berry fruit sweetness before a dryish finish. Good.

Tried from Cask on 24 Sep 2015 at 14:35


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask handpull Spoons Gatwick. Dark brown cola colour lasting beige head. not great condition. Some chocolate malt soft hop on the finish. Decent enough.

Tried from Cask on 23 Sep 2015 at 04:08