2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
This brewery was established in October of 2002, and I've found a series of internet references to the Golden Spring--some as a 3.8% bitter and some as a Golden Spring Premium at 4.2%. Those were all from festivals, but the pump-clip on this one said Golden Spring Bitter, 4.0% Perhaps they have finally figured out what they were going to do when they started distributing it more regularly, but please pass along any additional information you may find on this beer and brewery. Creamy, clinging head on a standard amber body. Some malt, some fruitiness...but the flavor is still a bit wooden. Some hop aroma...but the aroma is still a bit muddy. Someinterest...but still a bit average. But wait...over time, more flavor comes out, more caramel, more grape, and more tea. There is potential here, though still below the mean. (on tap, Hobgoblin, Oxford)
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
On cask at Cloisters. Pours a light golden colour with a fair white head. Aroma of lemon, caramel and yeast. Similar flavours with a little green apple to finish. Mild carbonation and an oily mouth-feel.
2.9 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Specially brewed for the Raven pub in Bath. Golden in colour, refreshing, light and reminds me of good old English ales.
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2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask at The Rave, Bath. A golden beer with a thin white head. The aroma has notes malt, cinnamon, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, spices, and nuts, leading to a dry nutty finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask @ Raven. Dark gold with thick, even sparkler lacing. Mmmm herbal hop aroma. Soft palate. Toasted macadamia nut flavors are very nice. Balanced, herbal, and good.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
@ Raven, Bath. Golden with slight haze. Slightly herbal and fruity. Slight tropical fruit note with pears and a light malt character. Refreshing.
2.4 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Cask at Wellington Arms, Bedford. I really didn’t notice the minimalist pumpclip on my first glance along the bar. They need to have a rethink on branding. I’m struggling to say much else. Amber with a small white head. Faint aroma. Faint watery taste. Slight bitterness. A general sense of Rice Krispies was imparted.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask handpull (as Raven’s Gold), The Raven, Bath. Foaming brass. Sweet apple and celery salad aroma, some orange peel emerging. Vanilla, biscuit and white bread afters. Not bad.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask in the market porter. Alround rating: Buttery diacetyl, biscuity pale malt, lemon zest and grassy hop bitterness, fairly clean.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Yellow with a small white head. Fruity malt aroma. Dry and malty flavoour with a nice hoppy finish
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask conditioned at The Raven, Bath as Ravens Gold. Gold with white head. Sweetish malty beer, quite light with a caramel background. There is a little citricity showing through to cut through the caramel. Improves with drinking.
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