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Barons Black Wattle Original Ale (Cask)


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39
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A Spice/Herb/Vegetable brewed by
Banks’s (Marstons plc)

Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England

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182.97/5.02.95/5.0Special4.8%43.7Lager glass, Tumbler P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Cask, Special;
For this JDW beer festival, we welcome our first Australian guest brewer who will be re-creating one of his speciality beers for us at Banks’s brewery, in Wolverhampton. Flavoured by native Australian-roasted wattle seed, this multiaward-winning ale has a rich amber colour and a base malt flavour of toffee and caramel, with hints of hazelnut and chocolate, supplied by this unusual ingredient. It’s a full-bodied beer which is surprisingly smooth, with an amazing silky finish. Hops used: East Kent Goldings, Fuggles

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 fiulijn (6120), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20

Nov 28, 2008  
<i>Cask Conditioned at J.D. Wetherspoon - The Knight’s Templar, London</i><br />Amber color. Simple aroma, light honey. The sweet caramel flavor is pleasant, with a light touch of cookies, balanced, easily drinkable, with correct final bitterness. Easy but pleasant.

 Ethereal (1167), London, Greater London, England
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jan 2, 2009  
Cask at JDW in Hammersmith during "Spoons Fest in a Day" crawl, 2nd Nov 08. Rich amber, little bit of lace. Malty and full bodied with an interesting taste. Lots of nice toffee and caramel flavours.


 cgarvieuk (2796), Edinburgh, Scotland
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
Jan 1, 2009  
cask at JDW edinburgh ...WELL FIRST OFF LETS JUST SAY I LIKED THIS WAY MORE THAN THE AVERAGE ... amber ... light malt light hazelnut nose ... mellow fruity malts ... some toffee... ligth chocolate ... and hazelnut ... TK2 as i defintly wanted a 2nd the next day ... very nutty very tasty ... could see the nuttyness getting too much over several pints.


 Doppelganger (1260), Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/513/20
Dec 30, 2008  
Cask, The Four Candles, Oxford. Warm copper, dense light tan head. Slightly sulfury nose, a bit of vague spice. Smells a little like the spice drawer in my mom’s kitchen, where every known spice is present but most of them aging into soft vagueness. Pleasant overall, but without any clear focus. Softly sweet malt, a touch of mineral in the finish. Less distinctive than I’d hoped for.


 leaparsons (4180), Leicester, Leicestershire, England
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/513/20
Dec 29, 2008  
Cask, Last Plantagenet, Leicester. Brown with a small cream head. Aromas are weetabix malts with nutty notes, spicy and peppery. Flavours are chocolate and weetabix malts with nutty notes. Some citrus with earthy, spicy hops. A touch different but decent.


 Magicdave6 (4153), London, Greater London, England
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/510/20
Dec 16, 2008  
Cask in the cross keys and the new crown. Malty, bready, old cellar, slightly mouldy, some dry grassy hop. Not good!



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