Arran Blonde (Cask)

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

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Cask @ JDW Elgin [260213]
Golden amber, clear, fairly dense white head, some lacing
Aroma of mellow citrus hops, hint of lemon, touch of floral hops
Taste of soft citrus hops, soft pale fruits, dab of lemon, light pale caramel malts, quite decent
Palate - thin to medium body. Finish of light bitter citrus hop,, soft light sweet caramel malt, little dry cereal
Overall - Best of the Arran beers I’ve tried - quite OK

Cask@GBBF2012. Yellowish golden colour, small white head. Aroma is malty, floral, wooden, herbal and mildly grassy. Flavour is caramel, toffee, some sweet floral and grassy notes. Balanced.

On tap @ Ghillie Dhu, Edinburgh. Pours golden with a decent head. The nose has pale malt, some honey and just a hint of fruit, perhaps apples. The taste has more of the same but the malt is definitely more prominent. The palate has a medium body and texture with a not quite clean finish. Overall, decent but not worth getting another.

Cask by handpump at Callum’s Bar, Johnstone on 6 Jan 12 - lovely mild citrus aroma, pours deed gold with a moderate white head and moderate carbonation, taste is citrus, but well balanced, slightly oily feel, very nice.

First tasted this in the Ormidale Hotel, Brodick in July 2000. Cask, handpump dispense. Crystal clear straw in colour with a thick foam white head. Zesty lemon in the long aroma. Refreshing mouthfeel and good lacing throughout. Pale malt base delivers a fruity lemon rind and gooseberry flavours. Floral dusty hops in the bitter aftertaste compliment the malt well. Citric notes return with lime in the finish. An excellent summer session ale and reminds me of a thick Harviestoun Schiehallion. Excellent.

On cask at the Wineport, Arran. Pours a blonde colour with a decent white head. Caramel and yeasty aromas. Flavours of caramel malt, some wheat and a nice, lingering hop finish. Quite bitter and also dry. Slightly prefer this in bottle.

UPDATED: FEB 12, 2011 Cask @ The Pot Still. Floral fruity aroma. Clear golden colour. Complex aromatic fruity flavour. Smooth. Much better than bottle version.

Cask (handpump) @ Halfway House, 24 Fleshmarket Close, Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 1BX.

Clear medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, moderate hoppy, citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, citrus peel bitter, citrus sour - acidic notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100205]

Pours a nice golden colour, thin white head. Aroma is mildly bitter hops with some malt. Taste is similar, quite weak hops and some malt, watery finish. Would benefit from a bit more punch.

Cask at Scottish Real Ale Festival 2009 ... pale yellow ... light dry hop nose ...fruity juicy lemon hop ... easy