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

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RATINGS: 32   MEAN: 3.17/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.1   SEASONAL: Summer   EST. CALORIES: 135   ABV: 4.5%
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Bottle - not bottle conditioned. Also available on keg.
A clean tasting, refreshing, easy to drink premium bitter. Made using the palest English malt (sometimes known as lager malt), with the addition of finest Slovenian Styrians and Czechoslovakian Saaz hops. A light and fruity beer with unmistakeable citrus notes.


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4.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 15/20
johndoughty (3302) - cheslyn hay, West Midlands, ENGLAND - AUG 12, 2005
Bottled.More like a lager than a golden ale this was superb.A wonderful long lasing citrus taste dominates.This is perfectly balanced with gentle traces of bitterness. What a find-highly recommended.

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
sound67 (223) - Offenbach, GERMANY - SEP 10, 2009
50cm bottle, brown. Clean, medium white head that disappears quickly. Straw-colored, pale yellow beer. Surprisingly intense aroma of orchard fruit, hay and hops. Taste is also agreeably fruity, with strong hop notes on top, malty sweetness underneath. Long but not very bitter finish. Medium-to-low carbonation. Rather complex for a pale ale, which is what this is, and very easily drinkable. Just lovely!

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
BeerBaboon (1219) - FINLAND - OCT 5, 2010
0,5l bottle. Pours a gold/caramel coloured glass. Malty, lemony aroma. Not very bitter although it says so on the bottle. Just a little. You can smell nd taste the Saaz in this.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
tampierre (388) - Pilsen, CZECH REPUBLIC - MAY 16, 2013
Bottled ; Devon ; UK ; Sweeter malt,butter,citrus and floral aroma ; Clear golden color with smaller head ; Lighter sweet taste with medium bitter long finish ; Medium body ; Great golden ale.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
RichardWilding (201) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - DEC 9, 2004
Bottle. Pale yellow. Big aroma of Saaz hops. Nice hoppy flavour, citrus and slightly floral. Also a hint of sweet flavour, something like vanilla? Nice golden ale, though not my favourite I will probably have this one again.

3.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
liinis (1343) - Helsinki, FINLAND - APR 23, 2010
slightly hazy yellow with a small head. buttery lightly salty. some lemon and delicious hops. sweet dry buttery mouth after.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
MoritzF (7835) - Bochum, GERMANY - AUG 9, 2009
(bottle, as Butcombe Blond Calassic Pale Bitter, 4.5% abv) Hazy, pale golden colour with a short blond foamy head. Sweet pale malt accompany with a good dash of citrus-fruity, flowery and slightly woody hops. Mildly bitter flavour, light bodied with a smooth carbonation. Dry character with a light underlying malty sweetness, aromatic hops profile of a cornucopia full of citrus flavours; dry and bitter-sweet finish with a good and hoppy duration. Pleasant (09.VIII.09).

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
pivnizub (8046) - Bochum, Porúří, GERMANY - MAR 6, 2010
Bottle: Pale golden to golden, hazy, small to medium sized lacy white head; moderate to solid noble-hoppy nose with a grainy-fruity background; soft, almost medium bodied, moderate to robust bitter-sweet flavour; lingering hoppy and lemony fruity finish, balanced by some sweet pale malt. Fine english Ale.....

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
taunusmies (324) - FINLAND - MAR 18, 2010
Pours clear, golden colour. Small white head. Nice dryish hoppy aroma with fruits and a hint of hay and citrus. Light mouthfeel, leaves medium long aftertaste.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
leaparsons (7129) - Leicester, Leicestershire, ENGLAND - AUG 24, 2007
Bottle. Plale golden with a small white head. Aromas are toasty with loads of citrus. Some bitterness with resinous hops. Flavours are spritzy, fresh lemon wth some grapefruit bitterness following. Some toasty , caramel malts are lurking but this is mostly a citrus brew.


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