RateBeer

Wadworth JCB (Bottle)



 No Score 

Requires
more ratings

Brewed by Wadworth
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Devizes, England
Serve in English pint

bottling
unknown

on tap
unknown

distribution
unknown

Add Distribution Data
send corrections | shelftag | edit barcodes |
RATINGS: 4   MEAN: 2.65/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.68   EST. CALORIES: 141   ABV: 4.7%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Bottled, Pasteurised. Ratings for the Cask version should not be included.
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.


2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
wheresthepath (1010) - Buckinghamshire, ENGLAND - FEB 4, 2009
[Bottle at Wadworth’s Brewery bar] Pours an amber-straw colour, no head. Tastes like it should be calles Wadworth’s Light - the standard farmyard/straw/egg flavours associated with Wadworths, but all toned down. Flavour is sweeter than other Waddy’s beers, and it lacks the dusty bitter aftertaste. Overall rather bland and watery.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 13/20
johndoughty (2814) - cheslyn hay, West Midlands, ENGLAND - APR 23, 2007
Bottled. Ruby appearance with no head and quite malty.Siome fruitiness and quite powerful flavour. Bought in Swindon on a recent holiday. Haven’t seen it anywere else which is a pity as it is an excellent beer. Certainly much better than bottled 6x.

2.1
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
Mungo (2473) - Southampton, Hampshire, ENGLAND - FEB 21, 2007
Bottle (from Humble Plumb, BB Dec 07). Some fruity caramel and earthy hops. Heavily overlaid with pasteurised notes and body lifeless with tinny carbonation.

2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
imdownthepub (7171) - Banbury, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND - FEB 11, 2007
Bottled, pasteurised, 500ml. Amber with white head. The bottled version of this is unfortunately pretty awful. Boiled vegetable notes with an off putting cabbage character, little hop or malt distinction. Poor.


We Want To Hear From You



Join us! RateBeer is made by beer enthusiasts for the craft beer community. Your basic membership is free and allows you to read all beer ratings. Click here to create your account... and give your opinion!

Join Us »





Tick this beer
  • Currently 0/5 Stars.
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5



Rating Notecard:
Beer: Wadworth JCB (Bottle) Rating Avg: 2.68 No. of Ratings: 4
Copyright © 2000-2012,
RateBeer LLC. All rights
reserved.
about us
About RateBeer
FAQ
Feedback?
New Beers
add
Advanced Search
Add A Beer
Add A Brewer
Add A Place
membership
Log In
Edit Personal Info
Premium Membership
Your Messages
the best
100 Beer Club
The Top 50