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Buntingford Lightning

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Formerly brewed at Buntingford
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Royston, England

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RATINGS: 2   MEAN: 3.6/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.22   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 132   ABV: 4.4%
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Cask; Special - April 2008 (Britannia Class Locomotive Series No 4).
Near blonde in colour with a fairly subtle (for us) level of bitterness & hop flavours.


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   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
fonefan (24928) - VestJylland, DENMARK - JUN 6, 2008
Cask gravity @ Reading Beer Festival 2008.
Clear light to medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, moderate hoppy, flowers, lemon. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, refreshing. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (010508)

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   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
QuaffDoctor (20) - ENGLAND - MAY 7, 2008
Very pleasant session ale; amber in colour with a pleasing blend of maltiness with underlying hops. Well rounded and satisfying. Sampled at the Coalheaver’s Arms Beer Festival, Peterborough May 2008


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