Bays Gold

Brewed by Bays
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Paignton, England

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Cask, Nottingham Fest 07. Golden with a small head. Aromas are soft buttery malts with mellow lemon and some floral notes. Flavours are thin malts with soft lemon. Spritzy in a lemon sherbert sense.

Tweedies Bar, Grasmere. Golden amber, clear. Tight head. Little or no aroma. Sweetness and some fruityness. Not enough from the hops for my taste but perfectly drinkable.

Cask, handpump @ The Coal Orchard, Taunton, Somerset.
The head is shortlived, a fleeting loose froth of white atop a bright medium amber body. Fresh baked white bread, toasted oats, peach and orange marmalade and a little barnyard must on the nose. Watery palate, quite thin, grainy with light citrus notes and a dry, musty finish. Has a sour, tangy edge to it that builds around the swallow with a lingering toothpick and straw flavour. Pretty average stuff considering the level of British Golden Ales on offer. Not Bays best!

[Cask at the First and Last, Penzance] Golden amber with a moderate white head and moderate fizz. Smooth and creamy mouthfeel; a mild citrus flavour and a slightly dry finish. Not a lot to it, but certainly very easy to drink; you could quickly knock back a few of these!

Bottle at my hotel bar in Torquay. Poura clear golden with a big creamy white head. Aroma of light citrussy hops. Taste is fresh and crisp hops, moderate sweet malts with a good citrussy and oranges hoppy bite at the end, this is a easy drinkable tasty summer beer.

On cask at Grand Hotel, Torquay. A light summer session beer. Perfectly acceptable and drinkable but with no outstanding flavours.

(cask @ the White Heart Inn Hotel, Wiveliscombe , Somerset.) A nice drink while in some pretty ,but obscure village id not visited since I was 10. Hops with peachy accents refreshing every taste bud & soothing your jaded mind.

cask at the ... barony bar... hazy amber ... creamy white head ... light lemon hop nose ... soft light fruity lemon ... bright and soft .... uninspired ... bit over cold

Cask Stillage from the Cellar at the Black Horse, Darwen 24/08/2007 Some carbonation. Fruity aroma. Golden coloured fruity and slightly rich on the palate with a bitter full malt finish.

Gravity at Plymouth Beer Festival 2008. Golden with a short head. Lovely citrus floral scent with some sugars. Well balanced. Honey notes at the front. Excellent mouthfeel. Hoppy with a bitter end. Very drinkable.

Cask conditioned at a Wetherspoons. Gold with white head. light sweet and fruity beer, quite fruity, peachy in flavour, but lacks some hop punch on the close. Easy drinking summer beer but without necessary character.