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Brewed by Backyard
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Walsall, England

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RATINGS: 14   MEAN: 3.21/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.07   EST. CALORIES: 117   ABV: 3.9%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Regular. Also available bottled at 4.1%.

3.9% Golden Bitter
Colour: Golden Straw
Aroma: Toffee, Light Hop, Floral
Flavour: Hoppy, Crisp, Dry
First brewed specially to mark the discovery of the ’Staffordshire Hoard’


3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Christian (8548) - Odense, - NOV 5, 2011
Cask at the GBBF. Golden with a small white head. Malty and fruity aroma with a touch of citrus. Grainy malt flavour with grassy hops.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
fonefan (24928) - VestJylland, DENMARK - SEP 8, 2011

Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2011, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.

Clear medium orange yellow colour with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, light to moderate hoppy, citrus, orange - citrus, fruity. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110802]

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
FatPhil (6205) - Tallinn, ESTONIA - SEP 4, 2011
GraviCask (GBBF2011, Friday)
Big head, looks good. Simple malty aroma, quite pleasant. Refreshing palate. It’s not particularly exciing, but is a yummy malty bitter. Easily holds its own against UK golden ales.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Rune (4924) - Tromsø, NORWAY - AUG 26, 2011
Cask, third-pint ordered at the B1 Seacole Bar, GBBF 2011. Clear golden, no head at all. Grass and leafy hops to the nose. Malt-fruity taste including a bite of raisin. Herbal dry bitterness to the swallow. Fits the style quite well (London, 02.08.2011).

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
cgarvieuk (8635) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - AUG 22, 2011
cask at gbbf 2011 ... golden yellow ... soft zezty lemo nose ... soft fruits ... juicy fruits ... light lemon ... quite dull

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Dedollewaitor (10290) - Odense, DENMARK - AUG 17, 2011
Cask @ GBBF, 2011. Pours clear golden with a small off white head. Grain, grass, citrus and floral hoppyness. Smooth.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
oh6gdx (16000) - Vasa, FINLAND - AUG 14, 2011
Cask@GBBF2011. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruits, some floral notes, mild earthyness as well as some honey and toffee. Flavour is fruity, honeyish, mild caramel and toffee as well as some nuttyness and quite bitter wooden and floral notes in the finish. Semimouthdrying.

3
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
tkrjukoff (2669) - SWEDEN - AUG 10, 2011
Tap @ GBBF. Pours clear golden with a creamy off white head leaving lace. Aroma is hay, spicy and herbal. Flavor is aceton, fruity, hoppy and bitter. Finishes fruity bitter.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
rlgk (5572) - Skövde, SWEDEN - AUG 7, 2011
Cask at GBBF 2011. Golden beer, yellow/beige creamy head. Fruity, malty aroma, some yeast. Malty fruity flavor, grassy, a little peppery.

3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
DanielBrown (2717) - Birmingham (via Leicester), West Midlands, ENGLAND - AUG 6, 2011
On tap at GBBF 2011. Standard golden to start with, then becomes a bit cheesy and perhaps wooden.


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