3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Hand pulled at the Post Office Vaults, Birmingham. A pale, rather boring golden bitter. Smooth, balanced, but not very hoppy.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
14th March 2012
Crosse Keys Spoons. Light haze on this gold beer. Residual white head. Light semi dry palate. Nice marmalade hops - grapefruit and orange. The beer is ruined by sulphur notes. Semi dry finish.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at The Crosse Keys, JDW, London. Pours clear gold with a fine, white foam head. Half-baked dough aroma, some big wet straw. Light sweet flavor, kind of flat, some white sugar, lemon, dry straw. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Light sweet finish, some pale malt, straw bitters, light sugar. A basic golden ale. Some lasting bitter hay. Not too bad.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask, The York, Sheffield, UK. Medium gold, spiced bready and citrus aroma. Full body, bittersweet with fruit and more spice.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tried on cask. Lovely gold colour, subdued aroma but got dry zesty palate that’s good and refreshing
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask handpull at Mr Grundys Derby. Clear gold lasting white head. Thats quite good. Good hops. Rather a good hoppy golden ale.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask conditioned at Birmingham Beer Fest ’11. Gold with white head. Pleasing fruity, sharp Golden Ale, fresh with a subtle hint of Grapefruity hops, lengthy on the palate, just the right amount of body to show off the hops. Good stuff.
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