yespr (55573) reviewed California Pale Ale from J D Wetherspoon 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
From cask at Crystal Palace. Pours clear and golden orange with a small off-white head. Light fruity hops aroma. Slight metallic flavoured yet also with a light sweetness to a solid fruity hoppy base flavour. Subdued malt base. Ends bitter, dry and yet als fruity hoppy.
yespr (55573) reviewed Black Wattle Original Ale from J D Wetherspoon 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
From cask at the sir John Moor. Pours dark orange to brown with a small creamy off-white head. Mild roasted and sweet berry fruity aroma. Mild sweetend to a light caramel malty back bone. Light fruity and bitter into the finish. Mild spiced impressionin the far finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Cask handpull at Crosse Keys JDW. That’s a bit startling. Very distinctive, not sure I entirely like it. It’s a bit dusty and earthy. Quite full. Not entirely pleasant. toffeeish.
Harrisoni (26309) reviewed California Pale Ale from J D Wetherspoon 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Cask at Crosse Keys JDW. Gold, copper colour, hoppy, but English hoppy aroma, not as big as I expected. Even slightly watery in mouth, bit of ginger hop spice on finish, bit dull really. Not the American Pale Ale, I was really anticipating and looking forward to.
Fin (18516) reviewed California Pale Ale from J D Wetherspoon 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask at The Penny Black, JDW, Bicester, Oxon Nov 2008. Pours light amber with a slim tight white creamy head.Some peach and apricot on the nose, light fruitiness in the mouth with an edgey but not harsh bitterness running through it. Light caramel also shows at the end, its nice but served a little too warm.
yespr (55573) reviewed Yona Yona Real Ale from J D Wetherspoon 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
From tap at JDW Crystal Palace. Pours clear and golden orange with a small yet also dense and creamy tan head. Peachy fruity hops aroma. Solid hops fruity flavoured with nice citrusy notes to a light caramel malt base. Quite smooth, easy and refreshing. Medium bitter and dry finish with a lasting fruity hops flavour.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial rooms JDW, Bristol 1/11/08. Deep amber with next to no head. Aroma of caramel, red fruit and a hint of herbs. Flavour was very bitter, to the point of being overpowering, with the wattle seed adding a touch of strangeness. One was quite enough.
Downender (11273) reviewed Yona Yona Real Ale from J D Wetherspoon 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask-conditioned at a JDW in Swindon 30/10/08. Amber coloured with a decent, off-white head. Malty aroma with some caramel and spicy hops. Flavour was sweet with some citrus hops and a short, dry finish. Ok.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
[cask handpull at Monk’s Retreat, Reading] Amber, slight head, no carbonation. Big initial hit of flavour; malt, herbs and a syrup-y mouthfeel. Follows through into a dusky bitterness with a surprising tingle of spicy hops on the tongue, and a slightly dry palatte. Could perhaps do with a little more bitterness to cut through the early syrup, but I rather enjoyed this. Firestone Walker must be a good brewer indeed to shake a decent drop of beer like this out of Marstons - it’s the first one I’ve ever enjoyed from that brewery. c6
berkshirejohn (10300) reviewed California Pale Ale from J D Wetherspoon 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at the Monks Retreat (JDW), Reading. Amber with a thin white head; orange aroma; sweet and fruity with orange and pineapple and some spice to the finish. Rather disappointing.