J D Wetherspoon

Client Brewer in Watford, Hertfordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 163 Venues

Established in 1979

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Wetherspoon House, Central Park, Reeds Cres, Watford, WD24 4QL, England

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

[Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading.] A pale amber pour with a thin white head; fruity aroma; taste of stone fruit and berries with a late spicy bitterness. Satisfying.

Tried from Cask at Hope Tap on 06 Oct 2025 at 14:44


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

[Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading.] A hazy straw coloured pour with a tight white head; floral aroma; dry in the mouth with some oriental spice and a herbal bitterness; then lots of tea-like tannins in the finish. Not my kind of thing.

Tried from Cask at Hope Tap on 06 Oct 2025 at 14:22


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

[Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading.] A pale amber pour with a ring of white head; crisp grainy aroma; crisp grainy taste with some citrus and grassy hops to finish.

Tried from Cask at Hope Tap on 06 Oct 2025 at 14:15

gave a cheers!

6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

Wetherspoon 2025 Autumn Beer Festival. Ale#13 of 26 untried possibilities at the fest. Fuller-bodied light floral and herbal tasting effort, with its aftertaste bringing out its ingredients in this respect. Hopped too. Clear light golden.

Tried from Cask at Waterhouse on 06 Oct 2025 at 06:49


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Wetherspoon 2025 Autumn Beer Festival. Ale#12 of 26 untried possibilities at the fest. Golden with a creamy head. Session smooth texture, a little bland in its hoppy-fruitiness, especially in its dryish aftertaste.

Tried from Cask at Paramount on 06 Oct 2025 at 04:06

gave a cheers!

7.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the Standing Order. Fest beer 5. Pours lightly hazy golden with a bubbly white head. Aromas of strong orange and pine. Taste is marmalade and light malt. Bitter grapefruit finish.

Tried on 05 Oct 2025 at 14:41


6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Third of a pint on cask at the gate house jdw.
Medium creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness

Tried from Cask at Gate House (JDW) on 04 Oct 2025 at 16:23

gave a cheers!

7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask handpull at Barrel Vault JDW St Pancras. Clear mid brown amber colour lasting beige head. Quite a 0leasant flavour. Malty to an extent. Some ale yeast esters fruits. Somw dryness on the end. Its a decent best bitter fruity. English autumnal fruits. Good condition

Tried from Cask at The Barrel Vault on 04 Oct 2025 at 13:38


6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Wetherspoon 2025 Autumn Beer Festival. Ale#14 of 26 untried possibilities at the fest. Deeper golden coloured. Fuller-bodied hopped effort, some sugars, some towards stewed fruit, has a small bitter finish.

Tried from Cask at Waterhouse on 04 Oct 2025 at 11:03


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

Wetherspoon 2025 Autumn Beer Festival. Ale#10 of 26 untried possibilities at the fest. Clear golden-amber with a glow and nice looking head. Full-bodied, hoppy with lingering tasty sugars.

Tried from Cask at Paramount on 04 Oct 2025 at 11:00