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Brewed by Arran
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Isle of Arran, Strathclyde, Scotland

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RATINGS: 184   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.1   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Available in 500ml pasteurised and filtered bottle. Also available in 330ml bottles as "ab Blonde" .
"Nose: Floral hop and new mown grass aroma.
Palate: Citric fruit with a well balanced finish with good hop character.
Comments: A pale golden beer, clear tasting in a continental style."


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3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
Brandman (1424) - Helsinki, FINLAND - SEP 14, 2011
Golden body, white head. Fruity esters, very nice citrus, grassy hops and ennough malt to hold it together. Smooth and well balanced.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Scopey (3230) - Croydon, Greater London, ENGLAND - AUG 21, 2011
Bottle from CO-OP. It pours golden yellow, with a thin foamy white head. The nose is grass, lemon, dough and metal. The taste is sweet malt, lemon, tangy lime, grass, white sugar, white bread and hay, with a light bitter finish. Medium body, moderate carbonation and decent balance. Not bad.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Benjii (3049) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - JUL 6, 2011
In bottle. Pours a blonde colour with a thick white head. Caramel and yeasty aromas. Flavours of caramel malt, some wheat and a nice, lingering hop finish. Quite bitter and also dry.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
niquillis (650) - Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ENGLAND - JUN 19, 2011
Bottle from Cross Stobs Bottle Shop, Barrhead. Excellent blonde ale. Low carbonation, good hop flavours, toffee/caramel. Highly recommended.

2.4
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
Koelschtrinker (8471) - Köln (Cologne), GERMANY - JUN 12, 2011
Hopfig-süßlicher Geruch, aromatisch. Hopfiger Antrunk, mild, deutlich nach Klostein. Eigen hopfig, etwas komisch und unpassend wirkend. Mild getreidig-hopfig im Abgang, fast wässrig. Danke an Gosingen! Test vom 11.10.2008, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 7,8,8,7,13,7 - 7,60

3.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
BeerCast_Rich (1676) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - MAY 18, 2011
[500ml bottle, Arran Brewery] Golden pour with a thin white head. Grassy, sweet aroma. Taste wise, some grassy, herbal hop on the palate, leading to a decent bitter finish. Quite crisp on the palate. One of the better Arran beers [17112008]

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
madmitch76 (9867) - , Essex, ENGLAND - NOV 14, 2010
25th June 2006
Warning! Early amateur rating! Full bodied lagerish beer. Slight banana undertone. Pleasant malty finish. Nice.

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
jb43 (1650) - Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA - SEP 1, 2010
(bottle, courtesy of Beerandblues2, sampled 4/10/10). Cloudy gold/copper color. Spare off white head. Aroma of cedar and floral hops. Earthy/wood flavor, with light floral. Avg duration. Smooth finish, with lasting wood. Thin texture. Soft carbonation. Spare lacing.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
tommann (1988) - Dudley, West Midlands, ENGLAND - AUG 28, 2010
500ml bottle. Pours bright amber with a medium head. Aroma is sharp floral and some grassy hops. Hint of butter, maybe. Floral to start, with a small amount of honey sweetness. Low bitter finish. Nice and full in the mouth.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
tkrjukoff (3359) - SWEDEN - AUG 20, 2010
Pours clear honey golden with small white head leaving some lacing on the glass. Very pleasant sweetish malty and floral aroma. Sweet citrus acidy and floral, malty and hoppy flavor. Acidy sweet and lean on palate. Finishes with a long lasting bitter tart hoppy aftertaste.


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