AllGates California

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70		94
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Brewed by AllGates
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Wigan, England

Serve in English pint, Shaker

bottling
unknown

on tap
available

Local Distribution

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RATINGS: 21 MEAN: 3.32/5.0 WEIGHTED AVG: 3.19 EST. CALORIES: 114 ABV: 3.8%

COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Regular.
A well balanced golden coloured ale, easy drinking and refreshing.
Named after a local coal mine, California is an extremely clean drinking golden coloured ale with a zesty and fruity aroma. Brewed with gently-kilned malts and an aromatic blend of American hops, this 3.8% beer has exceptional poise. Its distinct hop flavour leads to a refreshing and dry finish.
California has firmly established itself as All Gates Flagship Beer; winner of Bitter Category Leicester Beer Festival 2009 as ’Groundhop Day’.

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3.5

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20

imdownthepub (7171) - Banbury, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND - SEP 12, 2011

Cask conditioned at Minehead Beer Fest ’11. Pale gold with white head. Quite light in the body, there is a biscuity malt note than a good pleasant sweetish lemon hop note. It finishes fairly bitter. More complex than expected. Nice beer.

3.1

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20

FatPhil (5973) - Tallinn, ESTONIA - AUG 19, 2011

Cask (GBBF2011)
SImple malty body, gentle hop aroma. Sweet light grains dominate, but it’s dull in the mouth. The finish at least is pleasantly hoppy.

3.6

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20

oh6gdx (15510) - Vasa, FINLAND - AUG 17, 2011

Cask@GBBF2011. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is bread, floral notes, some fruity and nutty notes with mild honey and some maltyness as well. Flavour is rather much the same in a pleasant balance.

2.9

AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20

joergen (13935) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - AUG 11, 2011

Cask at GBBF 2011. Clear yellow coloured with a small white head. Fruity aroma of grass, hops and sulphur. Fruity flavour of hay, grass and hops. Dry hoppy finish.

3.4

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20

ndon (857) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - AUG 7, 2011

Cask @ gbbf. Pours clear yellow, with a thin white head. Citrus, orange, mandarin, orange rind, pineapple, pine, light toffee and caramel. light bitter finish. Enjoyable

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20

yespr (20656) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - AUG 7, 2011

From cask. Pours cloudy and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is fruity, light citrusy and mild herbal hoppy. Bitter, herbal and light hayish. Bone dry and herbal into a dry and bitter finish.

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20

joe19612 (1113) - camberley, Surrey, ENGLAND - AUG 4, 2011

Cask at GBBF 2011. Pours a golden colour with a thin white head. Plenty of hops in the aroma with more than a hint of grapefruit, the taste is all citrus especially grapefruit flavours with a dry bitter finish.

3.8

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20

davet100 (16) - Virginia, USA - MAY 30, 2011

On cask at Odiham and Greywell Cricket Club. Poured a light golden colour with a pleasant hoppy aroma. Distinct lemon, citrus overtones with a well balanced sweetness. Overall a very pleasing beer indeed, crisp, refreshing, light and packed with flavour. Very good light session ale, perfect for in the summer months I would imagine.

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Beer: AllGates California Rating Avg: 3.19 No. of Ratings: 21

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