3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask in The Dog & Duck. Colour is clear amber, white head. Nose is grainy malt, that typical Golden ale sweetish character. Taste is same. Typical golden ale. Grainy malt, sweetish slightly honeyed flavour. Body is light.
2.6 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20
Aroma slightly fruity, mainly grape and some citrus, but dominated by a wine-like and slightly alcoholic hint. Appearance is great, a dark gold that doesn’t reach copper, looks refreshing when poured with its small white head. Taste is slightly disappointing, there isn’t much in terms of malt, it’s light, and some of the fruit is gone leaving a flavour that is reminiscent of diluted cheap red wine or wine yeast. Even a tad vinegary. There is however a nice balanced and clean bitterness left after the flavours are gone. On the palate it is light. Overall it looks and smells better than it tastes. Maybe it wasn’t well kept or I’m just not a fan of Topaz hops for aroma.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
cask at the kenilworth ... golden amber ... small white head ... soft dry zezty hop nose ... some sweet fruits ... little toffee ... odd hop not really sure what im getting
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On handpump at The Old Thameside Inn, London, Saturday 20 October 2012 Pours warm gold with white head. Dry and bitter in fact it is a pretty decent bitter. fruity, traditional, tangy, decent. A6 A4 T7 P3 Ov13 3.3
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at Hamilton Hall, JDW, London. Poursclear gold with a creamy, white head. Mostly dry straw in the aroma. Light sweet flavor with some white sugar, modest lemon zest, creamy pale malts. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Decent condition. Moderately crisp to finish, light sugars, light grainy hay, mild citrusy hops. Very nice beer.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Hand pulled at the British Oak, Stirchley, Birmingham. Very proficient Golden: seasoned, meaty hops, which longer on the tongue developing. A beer to make you love the style again - certainly when fresh on cask.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at The Gate, Northwood. A dark golden/amber coloured pour with a thin white head on top. Fruity, hoppy aroma. Tastes fruity, malty, bitter. Very easy drinking.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask conditioned at The Chequers, Oxford. Gold with white head. There is an initial sharp perfumed bitterness, unripe gooseberry perhaps, however this is smoothed out by a more subtle, leafier note giving quite a delicate flavour. Decent biscuity malts, a pretty decent beer.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Orangey in colour. Floral aroma, earthy, wooden taste with good bitter hop character. Nice beer.
3.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 13/20
Tasted this in 3 craws Anniesland Glasgow. Hand pump dispensed. Clear pale amber with a thin white head. Sweet fruity aroma of mandarin and golden syrup. Pale malt base gives a digestive biscuit base. Strong fruit notes of mandarin, butterscotch and golden syrup. Very slight bitter after taste with dry hop resins present. Finish is malty with sweet fruit present throughout. A decent session blonde ale.
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