American Bitter Red
Wychwood Brewery Company Ltd
- From:
- Wychwood Brewery Company Ltd
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 4.4%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 2.97 | pDev: 8.75%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 27, 2013
- Added:
- Oct 17, 2013
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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Collaboration with 21st Amendment Brewery
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by charlatan from Scotland
3.23/5 rDev +8.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.23/5 rDev +8.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
From notes I discovered a month later, having thought I had lost them as I left my last Wetherspoons of their autumn real ale festival.
A: dark amber colour; standard 'spoons head, slightly offwhite, leaving considerable lacing.
S: not much of a nose (often happens at 'spoons for me); slight roasted malt notes, very little sign of hops.
T/F: Acidic tang gives way to subtle roasted malt before a dry, bitter, herbal finish, but slightly oily on the tongue after the event. A hint of black tea somehow looms over the whole thing.
Nov 27, 2013A: dark amber colour; standard 'spoons head, slightly offwhite, leaving considerable lacing.
S: not much of a nose (often happens at 'spoons for me); slight roasted malt notes, very little sign of hops.
T/F: Acidic tang gives way to subtle roasted malt before a dry, bitter, herbal finish, but slightly oily on the tongue after the event. A hint of black tea somehow looms over the whole thing.
Reviewed by BlackHaddock from England
2.71/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.71/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Shaun O’Sullivan travelled to Wychwood Brewery, in Oxfordshire, to brew this beer especially for the Wetherspoon Autumn 2013 real-ale festival.
This amber-coloured, floral beer uses a blend of malts to create an assertive malt backbone to the flavour, while the firm, distinctive American hop presence is enhanced by aggressive dry-hopping with Cascade.
Hops used: Amarillo, Cascade, Centennial, Warrior.
That's the official blurb: here's my notes.
Having been to the 21st Amendment Brewpub in San Fran I was really looking forward to this beer: sadly it didn't live up to my expectations.
Hand-pulled half-pint in the Telford Town Centre Wetherspoon's on 16th Oct 2013.
It came out a murky ruby/brown colour with an off-white head that gave heavy lacing.
The aroma was poor, some hints of malty molasses and floral bits, but only just.
The taste was also weak in nature, some maltiness with hardly any hop strength or depth. To be kind I'll say I found some toffee notes and semi-sweetness throughout the tasting, finishing with a mild dry bitterness: sometimes I'm too kind!
A let down.
Oct 17, 2013This amber-coloured, floral beer uses a blend of malts to create an assertive malt backbone to the flavour, while the firm, distinctive American hop presence is enhanced by aggressive dry-hopping with Cascade.
Hops used: Amarillo, Cascade, Centennial, Warrior.
That's the official blurb: here's my notes.
Having been to the 21st Amendment Brewpub in San Fran I was really looking forward to this beer: sadly it didn't live up to my expectations.
Hand-pulled half-pint in the Telford Town Centre Wetherspoon's on 16th Oct 2013.
It came out a murky ruby/brown colour with an off-white head that gave heavy lacing.
The aroma was poor, some hints of malty molasses and floral bits, but only just.
The taste was also weak in nature, some maltiness with hardly any hop strength or depth. To be kind I'll say I found some toffee notes and semi-sweetness throughout the tasting, finishing with a mild dry bitterness: sometimes I'm too kind!
A let down.
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