4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Refreshing golden ale, with a floral bouquet and strong, bitter and very hoppy finish. If you like Dark Star Hophead then you’ll like this.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cask at the King Charles I, London on 2nd Sept 2010. Gold with a white foamy head. Deliciously hoppy with grapefruit the leading taste element here, with a long-lasting hoppy finish, and a light to zingy mouthfeel
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
On cask at the Bow Bar Winter Beer Festival, 2012. Pours a light golden colour with a decent white head. Aroma of pineapple, passion fruit, caramel and alcohol. Similar resinous hop flavours with mild carbonation. Nice.
3.9 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask gravity, Tamworth BF 2011, 09/09/11. Jeepers. Nose a neat resinous burst of hop juice; ladies’ armpit, grapefruits, citrus peels, jazz cigarettes. That’s pushing 9. Pale yellow with a fringe of bubbles collapsing fast. Sings like a single hop Mikkeller. Didn’t realise Amarillo could be so pungent; taste all bitter citrus peels peppered with sherbet, swish of greenery, blunt bitter finish. Bone dry, whipped clean. A gnaw of biscuit follows, with some peanut husk. Which is all you want. Pretty sexy. Easily Beer of The Festival So Far.
3.9 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask conditioned Handpump Old Fountain London. A blonde gold coloured beer with a good white head and lacing. Really good lemony Amarillo hops throughout this. Hints of grass. Malts are superbly balancing. Effortlessly drinkable.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
A Mes rate. Cask from the GBBF upstairs staff bar.
Big grapefruit and citric Amarillo all round. Hugely drinkable, lovely and dry on the palate. Just really fruity and interesting if only for the luscious hoppage. Fantastic legnthy bitterness. Brilliant bright gold looks with a thin but lasting white head and very good condition. The bitterness lasts for ages. Great stuff.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
From cask. Pours cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is mild citrusy and peachy. Crisp hoppy. Smooth fruity, peaches and mild citrusy flavoured. Lingering peachy and crisp bitter finish.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask conditioned at The Cross Keys, Covent Garden, London. Gold with white head. Very pleasant light hoppy beer, tangy, just a touch sweet and a good carrier for this tasty hop variety. Just a touch of earthiness in the close. liked it.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: MAR 10, 2011 Cask (handpump) at the William IV, Leyton, November 2009. Very pale gold. Oddly sulphurous aroma but not unpleasant. Much more hoppy and citric on the palate - grapefruit up front. Also leafy, grassy notes. Dry, crisp and a little mouth-puckering. But in a tart hoppy way and not overly astringent. The citric tang lingers. Very clean and refreshing. [6/3/7/4/14]
PRE-RATE (didn’t realise I already had notes). On cask at Great British Beer Festival, day 3 on 6 August 2009. One of innumerable golden ales at GBBF but, at last, one where the brewer has not been timid about adding a shedload of hops. And that translates into a wonderfully fragrant yet piquant, vibrant stunner No sulphur on the nose this time. Beautifully hoppy stuff. [8/4/8/4/16]. Average score taken.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask, Jolly Butchers, Stoke Newington. Hazy gold looks with a thin white rim. Big grapefruit and citrus hops on show in the nose and flavour departments. Gently sweet, light and easy drinking. Great lingering bitter finish, but with a nicely understated subtleness at the same time. Really enjoyed everything I’ve tasted out of this stable thus far.
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