Caledonian Mellow Yellow

Brewed by Caledonian (Heineken UK)
Style: Bitter
Edinburgh, Scotland

Serve in English pint

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Cask Conditioned at The Turf Tavern, Oxford. A pale yellow gold colour with decent head. A flavoursome Pale Ale with a citric character, almost fresh lemonade flavour with heavy sugary feel. Not too much on the hop finish though.

Cask. Yellowish golden colour with a small white head. Aroma is bready malts, mild toasted notes with some earthy and floral notes. Flavour is quite floral and grassy bitter hops along with some bready malts and mild earthy notes as well. Smooth palate and gets some slight floral and fruityness in the finish and aftertaste.

Tasted this in the Anchorage, Troon in August 1996. Cask, handpump dispense. Crystal clear bright gold in colour with a thick white head. Dry dusty hop flowers and lemon peel in the long aroma. Thin but refreshing mouthfeel and good lacing. Pale malts give a slight digestive note but citric fruit comes to the fore with grapefruit and gooseberry flavours. Strong hop resins gives a dry bitter resiny aftertaste. Finish is again dry and citrusy. A decent summer session ale.

Cask (handpump) @ Guildford Arms, 1 West Register Street, Edinburgh, Scotland EH2 2AA.

Clear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, grain, toasted, caramel, keller, nutty - earth notes, moderate hoppy, citrus, lemon. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20101030]

Light butter (of course, it’s Caledonian) but aroma overall is faint. Dull copper colour. Dull character - mellow - with pale malts and mushroomy notes. As advertised, I guess.

Cask Conditioned Handpump Crosse Keys London. A golden beer with a white head and lacing. A toffee sweet typical Caledonian aroma. Sweet and fruity with that toffee again. A husky cereal note is quite nice but the sweetness is too much.

21st October 2010. On tap at the Goodmans Fields
Very light haze on this gold beer, little white head. A trace of sulphur on the nose. Dryish palate, slightly soft. Dry malt - a little citrus hop. Sulphur again. Drinkable but not very enjoyable. My friend was on his 5th pint of this when I turned up - as soon as I pointed out the sulphur in it he couldn’t drink any more! Ah the power of suggestion....

Cask @ Ale House. Bright gold with stable head. Aroma is simple dough but balanced. Soft palate. Balanced, fruity malt. Dragonfruit mildness followed by nice herbal notes. Roasted rice or millet and some herb. Is drinkable.

UPDATED: OCT 7, 2010 Cask @ Troon Beer Festival. Mild sweet hoppy aroma, golden yellow colour. Smooth. A bit bland but ok.

Lord Moon, London, with Harrisoni. Butterscotch pale ale. Thin and drinkable. OK.

cask at radical road ... amber ...sweet fruit hop nose... sweet toffee malts ... little caramel .... light summer fruit. ... nice enough