2.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Own brand with the distinct Shepherd Neame textures, but has too much body to it.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Clear 500ml bottle, best before Feb 2010, drank Jan 2010 and poured into a vase shaped pint glass.
Looks the part, good golden amber colour with a deep, rich, off-white cream coloured head. Bubbles could clearly be seen rising up through the bright beers body. Some heavy lacing was produced by the head as the beer was consummed.
Ingrediants listed; Barley Malt (95%), Crystal Malt (4.2%) and Hops (0.8%). The hops used must be aromatic ones because they came out in the aroma very well, along with the malts.
The malts dominated the taste, but not turning the beer into a sweet drink or overly malty to be honest. There was a bitterness throughout the tasting, a typical English bitter feel to it really.
The beer was pleasant without setting the world alight with its flavours or mouthfeel. This is brewed for a supermarket shelf and is good value more than a good beer. I’d give it to friends, but might hide the bottle before they saw what it was!
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Aroma is rather traditional but flavour is fresh and fruity mixed with a honey, rather than biscuit, taste. Very smooth and very drinkable. An absolute steal at £1.59 a bottle!
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3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Enough flavour to keep you coming back without overfacing you. Hints of EKG hops and easily sessionable. An absoulute steal for 1.59 a bottle.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from Asda : clear and golden. Fresh English hop aroma. Balance of malt and hop on first taste. Finishes bitter with some marmalade. Worth getting again.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
bottle, light hoppy aroma, golden, hazy, white foam, medium to sharp strong bitterness, light sweetness, medium body, long finish, bitter, average carbonation, good but not briliant gold ale
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Typical Sheps ale, dark reddish gold with citrus hops and malt on the nose, then a drying floral hoppy bite and a lingering bitterness on the finish.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Aroma is grassy with light hop followed by some malt and wood. Flavour has a nice biscuity, malty flavour and a fresh edge from the hop.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 9/20
4.5% gold colour with a thin head, hoppy aroma, bitter and hoppy with a very slight hint of citrus, good for a supermarket beer.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Old Rating. Bottle. A bit dark for a golden ale. Earthy, malty aroma. Thin malty body, a bit of caramel. Not really any hops here.
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