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berkshirejohn (10479) reviewed
Chocolate Porter from J D Wetherspoon
1 year ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 9 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
[Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell.] A peaty brown coloured pour with a thick light tan coloured head; toasted grain aroma; smooth and creamy in the mouth with lots of toasted malt; then a dry finish with chocolate and coffee. Smooth and mellow.
Tried from Cask at Old Manor on 12 Mar 2025 at 12:08
allmyvinyl (21581) reviewed
Wallaby from J D Wetherspoon
1 year ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask at the Standing Order. Pours clear yellow gold with a thin white head. Aromas of tropical fruit and citrus. Taste is bitter orange, biscuit. Bitter finish.
Tried on 11 Mar 2025 at 14:07
allmyvinyl (21581) reviewed
Chocolate Porter from J D Wetherspoon
1 year ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Standing Order. Pours black with a thin tan head. Aromas of light chocolate. Taste adds dark fruit and charcoal. Thin finish.
Tried on 11 Mar 2025 at 11:02
allmyvinyl (21581) reviewed
Estuary Session Ale from J D Wetherspoon
1 year ago
7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Standing Order. Pours clear yellow gold with a thin white head. Aromas of grain and lemon. Taste is more of the same. Thin finish.
Tried on 11 Mar 2025 at 10:51
allmyvinyl (21581) reviewed
Antipodean from J D Wetherspoon
1 year ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Cask at the Standing Order. Pours clear golden with a thin off-white head.
Aromas of apple, caramel and tinned mandarin orange. Taste is more like tinned peach. Light body, dry finish.
Tried on 11 Mar 2025 at 10:45
reidyboy (4534) reviewed
Chocolate Porter from J D Wetherspoon
1 year ago
7/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Deep dark brown, near black with a frothy tan head and roasted malt with hints of coffee and leather on the nose. Light bodied with dry bitterness, some chocolate and mellow coffee teasing through the roasted malt flavour, finishes very dry
Tried from Cask at Montgomery's Tower on 10 Mar 2025 at 20:10
McCash (16382) reviewed
Estuary Session Ale from J D Wetherspoon
1 year ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
On cask at the Standing Order.
Appearance - clear golden yellow with a thin white head.
Nose - bread, orange and lemon.
Taste - orange, caramel and bready.
Palate - light bodied, generally thin.
Overall - decent.
Tried from Cask at Standing Order on 10 Mar 2025 at 15:51
McCash (16382) reviewed
Antipodean from J D Wetherspoon
1 year ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On cask at the Standing Order.
Appearance - golden and clear with a white-ish head.
Nose - apple, orange, peach and bready.
Taste - a veritable fruit salad as per the nose.
Palate - light bodied, fresh and zesty, dry finish.
Overall - quite like this.
Tried from Cask at Standing Order on 10 Mar 2025 at 15:51
McCash (16382) reviewed
Wallaby from J D Wetherspoon
1 year ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On cask at the Standing Order.
Appearance - clear golden with a thin white head.
Nose - orange and melon.
Taste - bitter orange going into grapefruit and bready.
Palate - light bodied, gloopy middle, then bitter finish.
Overall - quite enjoyed this!
Tried from Cask at Standing Order on 10 Mar 2025 at 15:23
McCash (16382) reviewed
Chocolate Porter from J D Wetherspoon
1 year ago
6.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
On cask at the Standing Order.
Appearance - opaque black with a thin beige head.
Nose - light chocolate and chocolate breakfast cereal.
Taste - more of the same, really.
Palate - light bodied, sweet then roasty.
Overall - a bit on the thin side, given the style.
Tried from Cask at Standing Order on 10 Mar 2025 at 15:23