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Brewed by Butcombe
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Bristol, England

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RATINGS: 40   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.1   EST. CALORIES: 126   ABV: 4.2%
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Cask & bottled; Regular.
Adam Henson’s Rare Breed combines a shared passion for farming and brewing. Cotswold farmer and TV presenter Adam Henson has worked in partership with Butcombe Brewery to bring together the finest West Country ingredients - Maris Otter malting barley, aromatic Herefordshire hops and Mendip spring water, to create this distinctive, refreshing, and clean-tasting golden ale.


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3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
cgarvieuk (11109) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - NOV 5, 2012
cask at Sorder ... golden ambefr .. creamy white head ... soft dry toffee malt nose ... soft fruits ... light creamy lemon ... dull peach fruits ...

3
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
scotty (963) - SCOTLAND - NOV 4, 2012
Well hopped blonde(ish) beer, slightly sweet malts with lots of citrus hops on the palate. A flavour packed brew...nice!

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
jackl (2832) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - OCT 29, 2012
Cask @ The Willow Walk. The pour’s medium amber with a small bubbly white head. The nose is of golden delicious apple, some honey, bucolic straw. The taste is is sweet apple sauce, summer fruits. Plenty of sugary white bread. Mild grassy finish. The body’s watery, light. Overall, nothing special here.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Benjii (3049) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - OCT 28, 2012
Bottle from Tesco. Aroma of caramel, chocolate, grassy hops and a little liquorice. Similar flavours and mildly bitter with moderate carbonation and an oily mouth-feel.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
BeerViking (1457) - Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, GERMANY - OCT 17, 2012
Dark gold with lacy white head and a fresh earthy hop nose. Malty body with a sulphurous note reminiscent of fresh Pedigree, then a woody hoppy bitterness coming through. Lovely.

2.2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
evergreen0199 (1372) - Northwood, Greater London, ENGLAND - OCT 14, 2012
Cask at The Gate, Northwood. A golden coloured pour with a small white head on top. Not much of an aroma to this, slightly hoppy. Tastes slightly hoppy, bitter and sour. I don’t think that this was in good condition. Really poor bitter indeed, I left most of it.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Nilz (233) - Glasgow, SCOTLAND - OCT 7, 2012
A light amber with a light head. Aroma of hops and a light grassyness. Taste of mild hops, malt with a mild bitter finish. Rather pleasant, nice session ale.

2.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
AWS9 (419) - Mississauga, Ontario, CANADA - SEP 29, 2012
On tap. Solid dark golden pour. Mild hoppy taste with malt backing. Somewhat empty finish. Very meh bitter.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
jamesie1857 (854) - Sheffield, South Yorkshire, ENGLAND - SEP 9, 2012

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
oh6gdx (18799) - Vasa, FINLAND - AUG 21, 2012
Cask@GBBF2012. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, mild wooden notes along with some toffee and mild zesty and nutty notes. Flavour is fruity, floral, caramelly, citrusy and also has some slight grassy and wooden notes to it.


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