Brew Wharf Trader

Formerly brewed at Brew Wharf
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
London, England

Serve in English pint, Shaker

19th October 2007
Warning! Early amateur rating! Draft at the Brew Wharf mini beer festival. Slightly creamy bitter. Mild citrus hops with a fair bit of hop bitterness.

Cask: Pours a light copper color with a white head. Aroma is light caramel malt with some nice citrus hops. Flavor is light malt with a nice bitter citrus finish.

Cask at Brew Wharf, Southwark, London. A hazy golden beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet and very hoppy. The flavor is sweet malty with strong notes of grass - very IPA-like, leading to a very bitter finish.

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 4     Pale Yellow(1)->Dark brown(5) : 2     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 2
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 2   White(1)->Tan(5) : 2   Lasting: 2   Lacing : 2
Aroma:
Intensity : 4  
Yeast : 2   Bread : 1   Apple : XX   Tropical Fruits : XX   Soap : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX Sulfur : XX  
Malt : 2   Biscuity : 1   Hay : 3   Toasty : XX   Caramel : XX   Nuts : XX   Honey : XX   Cereals : 2   Grainy : 2
Hops : 4   Noble(1)->American(5) : 4   Leafy : XX   Spicy : 2   Floral : 4   Lemon/Lime : XX   Grapefruit : 2   Orange : XX   Herbal : XX   Grassy : XX   Pine/Spruce/Resin : 2  
Notes :   Peach/Apricot : XX   Earth : XX   Mint : XX   Butterscotch : XX   Smoke : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 2   Sourness : XX   Bitterness : 3   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 2   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 2   Clean : XX   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : 1   Oxidation : XX   Metallic : XX

Comments: Nicely done. Cascades coming strong in a highly drinkable ale.

Cask handpull at Brew Wharf. Copper clear colour with lasting head. Nice hops, too cold. Body is fine, then peppery hop, some tea. Quite light orange malt and then harsh hop on end. Interesting.

Draught@Brew Wharf. Light Cascade nose. Hazy golden, low off-white head. Nice american hops, fairly bitter. Dry, medium to light body. Dissolves the fish&chips nicely.

Draught (Brew Wharf, London) Mid-orange, no head. Served too cold. Marmalade aroma. Massive cascade attack, but quite well balanced with light malts. However, the malts retreat and all you’re left with is grapefruity hops after a while. Another vote for "1D".

Hazy yellow with a small white head. Lemon and grapefruit in the nose. Dry and bitter with some hops and a bit of a homebrew note to it. well carbonated, leaving an impression of an APA.