Boggart Ray of Sunshine

Brewed by Boggart Hole Clough
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Manchester, England

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Cask at Microbar, Manchester. Yellow pour with a thick white head. Aromas of warm bread, citrus and caramel. Nose full of hops and citrus. Bitter flavour with a little citrus and light herbs. Long bitter finish.

cask at micro bar ... golden amber .. thin white head ... soft lemon fruit nose ... light oilly lmon... hint of vanilla ... soft juicy fruits ... oddly nice and interestin

Cask handpull, The Gardener’s Rest, Sheffield. Not the expected pale yellow but copper with a cream lid. Extruded rabbit food, wholemeal aroma. Thick but a bit dead on the palate; vague nutty streaks, choc Hobnob, but everything diluted. Nothing wrong, just a bit dull.

Cask (handpump) at the Wenlock Arms, April 2008. Gold colour. Very pale with a loose white head. Aroma is quite fruity but, on the palate, it develops a sharp bitterness, with a prominent dry malt undercurrent. Certainly not an aromatic pale beer. Nothing special. Didn’t think it was as bad as the others did but it standards at Boggart definitely seem to have been very variable in the last year or so.

Cask handpull at Wenlock Arms. What has gone wrong with Boggart? Pale gold, thin white head. Not great, bit of bleachyness. Actually pretty awful.

A Mes rate: Cask at the Wenlock.
Slightly hazy pale gold coloured. Full on ice cream and diacetyl aroma. Flavour is thankfully a little better but still with lots of ice cream. There’s an odd dryness to it too. Candy floss finish and just way too sweet all round. I really can’t understand Boggart.

Cask-conditioned at the Bag O’Nails, Bristol 20/4/08. Deep golden coloured with next to no head. Aroma of honey, apricots and toasty malt. Sweet flavours with more roastiness and a short, dry finish. Ok.