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Wadworth JCB (Cask) 3.02 22

Wadworth JCB (Cask)

Percentile
45
overall
Brewed by Wadworth
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB

Devizes, England

bottling
unknown

on tap
unknown

distribution
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
223.09/5.03.02/5.04.7%31English pint
Commercial Description:
Cask; Regular.
Brewed in honour of John Cairns Bartholomew, grandson of the Brewery's co-founder.
A deep amber, robust but perfectly balanced traditional English ale with a rich malty body, complex hop character and a hint of tropical fruit in the aroma and taste. A gentle 'boiled sweet/barley sugar' sweetness blends wonderfully with a smooth nutty malt and rounded hop bitterness before a dry, biscuity, moreishly bitter finish. JCB is matured for seven days in the brewery, prior to despatch.
JCB is brewed from 90% pale and unusually high (10%) rates of crystal malt. Substantial quantities of traditional English aroma Fuggles hops (50%) and Goldings hops (50%) are added both at the start and near the end of the boil to give bitterness units of 35. A 'tea' of Goldings hops infused in hot water is added as the copper casts, further enhancing the hop character. Colour rating is 38.
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 wheresthepath (551), Buckinghamshire, England
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Apr 8, 2009  
[Cask at Sweeney & Todd’s Pie Shop, Reading] Amber with a small white head. Slight carbonation. Smells like a farmyard (so it’s a true Waddy’s, then!). A spicy hop tingle at first with biscuity overtones. This is soon ovetaken by more farmyard, before sweet malt and autumn fruit arrives. There’s some sweetness in there, but nicely balanced against a robust bitterness in the finish. Not a bad ale, and certainly far better than the insipid bottled version.


 downender (2633), Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Feb 18, 2008  
Cask-conditioned at the Rising Sun, Frampton Cotterell, S Gloucs 17/2/08. Deep copper coloured with next to no head. Malty caramel aroma with a touch of earthy hop. Flavour of red berries and more sweet malt with a bitter finish. Good.


 omhper (12298), Stockholm, Sweden
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/510/20
Feb 26, 2007  
Cask at Duke of Ellington, Southampton. Nut brown. Syrup and minerals up front. Sweet and rather malty. Some grain ans salty sweat. Fairly soft with somewhat soapy mouthfeel, Medium bitterness. Not bad - if a bit unrefined.


 dnas2 (655), Yelverton, Devon., Devon, England
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/514/20
Jul 16, 2006  
Handpump at The Square Peg, Birmingham. Copper colour with a small head. Malty scent. In the mouth, there are lots of summer berry fruits, with some hoppiness. Perhaps a bit too sweet.


 leaparsons (4751), Leicester, Leicestershire, England
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
May 1, 2006  
Cask, The Gateway, Leicester. Amber/red with an off-white head. Aromas are sweet caramel malts with spices. Fruity with lots of citrus, especially. Fairly sweet. Flavours are sweet candy and sugar with toffee maltiness. Some floral and fruity aspects. Pretty dry with a fruity finish.


 Fin (3464), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/103/515/20
Apr 17, 2006  
Cask handpump at the Trigger Pond, Bucknall, Oxfordshire, 16-04-06. Dark amber, decent white head, great maltyiness and very chewy beer, very flavoursome not had this for a very long time really enjoyed this beer.


 TheGrandMaster (1872), Auckland, New Zealand
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Apr 10, 2006  
Half pint pulled at The Turf Tavern, a clear darkish amber witha think white frothy head. The aroma is malty while a good combination of malt and hops produces flowery flavours. Smooth mouthfeel at the front with a sweetish tart finish.


 DJMonarch (6941), Northwich, Cheshire, England
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Mar 4, 2006  
Cask Handpump at the Richard Hopkins, Newton Abbot (JDW) 10/03/2003 Amber golden coloured with a malt aroma. Some sour fruit flavour. Slightly dry finish.



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