2.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Hand pulled at the Figure of Eight, Birmingham. Sweet cakey aroma. Quite a bland blonde. Not much taste when it first lands, just a hint of dry malt, which intensifies in the finish. Like white bread with salted butter, or the batter off a fishcake.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught. Clear golden pour, thin white head. Aroma of spicy, floral hops and somewhat grassy. Flavor is nicely bitter floral hops, somewhat spicy. Very drinkable.
2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Cask @ Wetherspoons Elgin.
Typical golden ale appearance, straw-golden, thin white head.
Aroma of grassy hop with a harsh sort of rust metal.
Taste of bitter grass hop, some cereal, sweet light fruity malt, hint of butter.
Palate - Soft carbonation. Finish was rather sour, earthy metallic with lingering bitterness.
Overall - An average golden ale let down by a very poor finish. It might be ’end-of-the-barrel’ comparing my notes to other reviewers.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottled 0.5L. Mild nose. Pale fast disappearing head. Pale golden colour. Mild hoppy and malty taste. Bitter and flowery hoppiness. Slightly waterly.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask @ The Last Post JDW, Paisley. Pale golden yellow colour, reasonable head. Resin & citrus fruit aroma. Bread, cereal & citrus fruit flavour. Bitter aftertaste. Reasonable golden ale.
2.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Typical for a golden ale, it’s very sweet & light smelling. There is a biscuit like maltiness to it along with lighter hops & sugar.
A very light golden colour that is almost straw coloured. Very thin white lace for head.
Typical sweet, fruity flavour upfront. It is mainly an apple & pear fruity taste that is a little too sweet for my liking although it is drinkable.
Warm & smooth tasting & medium to light bodied. Not much I can say about this really other than drink it quite, once it’s had time to settle it tastes progressively worse.
Not the best tasting cask ale I have tried, it was pretty ordinary in most respects and could have been more adventurous; it was like every other blonde ale before it.
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3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
500 ml bottle.
Pours a hazy orange colour with a small, patchy white head. Aroma of grapefruit and English hops. Flavour of caramel malts, grassy hops, grapefruit and some orange. Light bodied with a light,fruity and hoppy finish. Easy.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
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.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
50cl bottle from Stockmann, Vantaa. Poured clear golden color with a white head. Aroma is citrus fruity mostly. Flavor is lemon and fruity hops. Slightly bitter finish. Refreshing, drinkable golden ale.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
500 ml bottle. Golden color, white head. Fairly bitter, spicy flavor. Medium-light body, medium carbonation. Not that impressive.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at the Great British Beer Festival 2010, served in an English pint glass. Pours clear golden with a few bubbles but no head to speak of. It has a large floral aroma with citrus and pale malts. The flavour is moderately sweet up front, becoming increasingly bitter towards a long, bitter hoppy finish. On the palate, it feels light in body with a watery texture and no carbonation. Overall, this is a nice summer beer: it is light, with a hoppy/floral aroma and a piney hop finish. 2010-08-04
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