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Brewed by Castle Rock
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Nottingham, England

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RATINGS: 18   MEAN: 3.04/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.97   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 123   ABV: 4.1%
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Cask; Special.
Bittersweet deep golden ale, possessing a lovely floral aroma and a clean, crisp aftertaste.


SilkTork's rating

3
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
SilkTork (4919) - Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom, - JUL 6, 2012
500ml dark glass bottle going cheap at Tesco. Fizzy pale amber beer. Clean and acceptable. Nothing exceptional, but quite tasty. Being sold off at a £1 a bottle at Tesco because the Jubilee celebrations are over.


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3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
BlackHaddock (2424) - Shropshire, ENGLAND - APR 12, 2013
500ml Bottle:BBD 19 Apr 2013. Poured into an Abbot Ale glass tankard 7 days before it’s BBD. Slight haze to my golden beer with a large foamy, white head: carbonisation bubbles rising throughout the tasting. Pleasant blend of flavours, hops first with the biscuity malts taking over mid-way through the sip, which in turn gave way to a semi-bitter dry hop finish. Most likely the best Diamond Jubilee beer I’ve had so far (one more in my stash).

2.8
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
wimpyjoe (1742) - Manchester, Greater Manchester, ENGLAND - FEB 8, 2013
Slightly clouded golden ale with a pale tint. Small head and light malty character with a medium bitterness and fuller body.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
zacgillbanks (1022) - Tyne & Wear, ENGLAND - NOV 16, 2012
Bottle from Tesco, Wallsend. A dark golden ale with caramel and citrus fruity flavours followed by a dry, woody finish.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
mike_77 (2014) - NETHERLANDS - OCT 16, 2012
Aroma is quite fruity with some light floral hop. It’s really smooth and easy to drink. Has a great balance of flavour. Lightly fruity malt and a fresh hoppy finish with just a light bitterness.

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
jamesie1857 (854) - Sheffield, South Yorkshire, ENGLAND - SEP 30, 2012

2.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
downender (5275) - Bristol, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND - AUG 24, 2012
Bottle for £1 from Tesco. Sweet weetabix malts, boiled sweet fruitiness and a moderately bitter finish. This showed most of the characteristics of a badly bottled English bitter. Sink pour, looks like I got a bad one.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
berkshirejohn (3685) - Bracknell, Berkshire, ENGLAND - AUG 15, 2012
Still being sold off at a pound a bottle at Tesco’s, Andover. Amber with a billowing cream head; grassy hop aroma with a touch of lemon; soft, malty body; with some clean hops to finish. According to the label these are fresh aromatic hops from around the Commonwealth - but they seem to be maily Fuggles and Goldings to me.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
DruncanVeasey (6179) - NUNEATON, Blue Square Premier, Warwickshire, ENGLAND - JUL 27, 2012
Bottle form Tesco. Lager gold without the fizz under a slim white head. Aroma of beeswax, sappy green hop, biscuits and dough. Wet dough, nutmeg-sprinkled taste with pleasant lemony hop and honey notes. Wet dough, soggy under-baked bread and vanilla linger. Touch of egg. Successfully captures the soft malty-hoppy nuances of a cask bitter in the bottle. Completely likeable and well worth a punt at a quid a bottle.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
chriso (7254) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - JUL 18, 2012
Cask (handpump) at the Canalhouse, Nottingham on 13 July 2012. Mid gold colour. Light floral notes in the aroma. Soft and fruity. Some sweetness but with a tart edge on the finish. Enjoyable drinking - easygoing and easy drinking. Decent session beer.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
johndoughty (3293) - cheslyn hay, West Midlands, ENGLAND - JUL 14, 2012
Bottle. Golden with a small head.Pleasant aroma upon opening. Sweet with a medium body and a pleasant lingering aftertaste. Well bottled and rather pleasing.


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