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8297
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Castle Rock
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Nottingham, England

bottling
unknown

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 113   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.31   EST. CALORIES: 114   ABV: 3.8%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Regular
NOTE: Also available bottled at 4.3%. The bottled version is produced at Marstons. Only ratings for the cask version should be entered here - the bottled version has a separate listing.
A pale beer brewed with a gently-kilned malt and an aromatic blend of American hops.


3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
fonefan (24928) - VestJylland, DENMARK - SEP 5, 2007
Cask @ GBBF 2007, London. Clear light yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is light to moderate hoppy, flowers, pine. Flavor is light to moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat. Refreshing and easy to drink.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Ungstrup (23960) - Oamaru, NEW ZEALAND - APR 26, 2005
[Cask at GBBF 2004] An orange beer with a small bubbly head. The aroma is sweet and flowery. The flavor is sweet flowery and fruity. A nice and fresh beer.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
yespr (22204) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - AUG 9, 2010
From cask at GBBF 2010. Pours clear and golden yellow with a huge white head. Aroma is peachy and mild citrusy. Crisp hops fruity and bitter. Lasting peachy and citrusy hops flavours. Goes dry, crisp fruity and lasting into the finish. Lovely.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
oh6gdx (16042) - Vasa, FINLAND - AUG 28, 2007
Cask@GBBF2007. Yellow colour, small white head. Aroma is citrus fruit, some malts, salts and yeast. Slight notes of earth also. Flavour is grass, malts,hops and some salt water. Quite dry and grassy finish.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 15/20
omhper (15956) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - NOV 24, 2010
Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm Clear golden. Citric, fairly hoppy nose. Light bodied with crisp rounded mouthfeel. Light buttery malt, fresh grapefruity hops, balanced bitterness. A thirst quenching cask ale combining great drinkability and pleasant flavours.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
MiP (11783) - Sønderborg, DENMARK - SEP 9, 2008
Cask at GBBF08. Hazy yellow colour. Mild fruity aroma. Low to medium bitterness.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
fiulijn (10383) - Como, ITALY - OCT 17, 2005
Cask Conditioned
Hazy blond color. Light hoppy aroma. Good, refreshing taste, quite malty, well hopped and aromatic; some fruitness behind the bitterness. Very good!

4.4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
harrisoni (10070) - Ashford, Kent, ENGLAND - JUL 24, 2005
UPDATED: OCT 24, 2005 Cask gravity at Kent beer festival. Pale gold colour. American hop nose, good citric flavour. Good tasty session beer, lots of flavour for such a eak beer. Exellent

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
anders37 (9908) - Malmö, SWEDEN - AUG 18, 2006
Cask @ GBBF 2006. Pale yellow colour with a small white head. Fruity aroma with some citrus hints. Fruity malty flavor with hints of grapefruit. Dry finish with some bitterness.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
DJMonarch (9152) - Northwich, Cheshire, ENGLAND - JAN 23, 2006
Cask Handpump at the New Barrack Tavern, Sheffield 01/05/2004 Clear golden coloured pale with some citrus aromas. Crisp slightly bitter finish.


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