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Brewed by Arkells
Style: Bitter
Swindon, England
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 5   MEAN: 3.14/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.93   EST. CALORIES: 108   ABV: 3.6%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Occasional. Also known as JRA.
A dry hopped, pale, session ale, full flavoured with a hoppy aftertaste. Brewed to celebrate the 50th Birthday of the Brewery’s Managing Director, James Arkell, in 2001.


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   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
downender (4380) - Bristol, - OCT 31, 2008
On gravity at Swindon BF 30/10/08. Amber coloured with a slight, off-white head. Malty, yeasty aroma with some red fruit and a Wadworth’s like hint of peardrops. Flavour was sweetish, with some caramel, muted woodiness and a slightly spicy, bitter finish. Ok.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Gary (1093) - London and(Rochester), Kent, ENGLAND - NOV 30, 2010
(cask @ The Brewery Tap , Brentford.) This waz/iz a vibrant and compact , hoppy ale . Fruity notes and some subtle biscuty , grainy sweet malt backdrops and boiled caramel . Good’un.

2.6
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
MesandSim (7109) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - DEC 17, 2007
A Sim rate (cask at the Doric Arch): 4 for aroma, and lucky at that! Very malty and smells a bit like wee. Unpleasant, to be kind. So regular amber coloured with OK lacing but acidic-looking head. Tastes better than it looks, but still not great. Tastes of malt and very strongly of corn. Really not very nice.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
DJMonarch (9152) - Northwich, Cheshire, ENGLAND - DEC 15, 2005
Cask Stillage at the Metropolitan Centre, Bury 24/11/2001 An amber coloured bitter with some fruitiness. Slightly bitter with plenty of hops in a lasting finish.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Spiesy (2336) - Sydney, Greater London, AUSTRALIA - NOV 15, 2003
Cask Conditioned, at the Wenlock Arms, London.
Crystal clear amber coloured body, no head. Vanilla fudge flavour site amongst plenty of hops. This beer was flavourful and punching well above its weight. Result!!


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