Cotleigh Golden Seahawk

Brewed by Cotleigh
Style: Bitter
Wiveliscombe, England

Serve in English pint

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Cask handpump at GBBF 2009. Dark gold. No head. Hint of woody hop in the scent but almost none. Quite thin; roasted but not bitter notes. Dry end. Floral. Not much in the mouth. Slightly sticky mouthfeel.

500 ml bottle served cold. Golden, slightly hazy, the pour formed a white head, which quickly disappeared, leaving minimal lacing. Honey in the aroma, and in the flavour, but unpleasantly tempered by cardboard, old hay, and paracetmol. Hops barely noticeable, thin watery palate, flat carbonation. Judging by the previous rate, this must be better on draught. If I’m going to be absolutely fair, the flavour improved as it warmed, but the palate became cloying, which didn’t improve the overall experience.

The day after I review the bottle: I walk into my local and it’s on a cask hand pull, what a lovely surprise. A pint was poured for me into a UK sleeve. The same amber/orangey body, clear and bright, old gold colour as the bottle. Again an impressive snow white head which produced some, lacing and head throughout the tasting. The smell was, like the bottled one, it’s weakest part and although there were hop and malt esters they didn’t excite or bother the nose at all. The last paragraph is almost the same as my bottle review: really liked the mouthfeel and taste, good blend of ingredients to produce a fine beer. A mixed bag of flavours, some sweet malty molasses, but no honey: the hops came behind the sweet molasses in the taste stakes but not far behind: this is nicely balanced and easy to drink. 500ml Bottle, best before 17 Oct 2012, poured into an Abbot Ale glass tankard on 4 Nov 2011. Amber/orangey body, clear and bright, old gold in colour if you want to stay in golden mood as per the beers name. On top an impressive snow white head of some substance, lacing and head throughout the review. Couldn’t get the whole bottle into the glass because of the head size, makes a change for a UK bottled bitter. I struggled to find any of the hops in the smell, the malts didn’t fair to well either, this isn’t a heavy smelling brew. I suppose some citrusy notes could be found as the beer warmed, but otherwise it was the beers weakest point. Really liked the mouthfeel and taste, good blend of ingredients to produce a fine beer. A mixed bag of flavours, some sweet malty molasses, not sure I traced any honey: it’s mentioned on the rear label, sweetness yes, honey, no. The hops come second in the taste stakes but not far behind the malts: this is nicely balanced and easy to drink.

A - apple and fruits with hops A - golden with frothy head T - sweet P - mid O - ehhh...not great

Cask @ The Three Guineas. Pours pale golden amber with a small white head. Aroma is fruity, a bit sourish, malty and soapy. Flavor is malty, dryish, bitter and fruity. Finishes dry bitter.

Tried this in the Last Post, Paisley (JDW) in April 2009. Cask, handpump dispense. Opaque pale amber in colour with a thick off white head. Hint of pink grapefruit and pale malt in the short aroma. Thin resiny mouthfeel and good lacing. Pale malts give a strong citric note of lemon and grapefruit which offsets the honey sweetness. Dry grassy hop resins in the long aftertaste gives a metallic dusty bitterness to the tart finish. An ok summer session Golden Ale.

Bottle from Sainsbury’s. Pours a pale golden colour with a thin white head. Has a bit of a light citrus aroma, the taste is also has plenty of citrus fruit with a dry finish.

Cask at Craft Beer Co., London. Slightly hazy copper color. Nutty and toffeish with some fruity hops and hop tannins. Hint of citrus and strawberry. Moderate bitterness. Quite nice fruity session ale.

bottle, hoppy aroma, but not strong, golden to amber colour, clear, white foam, minimal head, very bitter, light sweetness, good taste, medium body, slick feel, soft carbonation, bitter, long finish, good bitter, but only bitter not another taste

Bottle from Sainsburys. Golden coloured with medium white head. Aroma gives a bit of apple, maybe a bit of honey but is a bit musty. Taste is a bit bitter and a bit weird. Can get the apple bit and the mustiness in the taste but it is also a bit off. Medium carbonation, and feels quite nice in the mouth, but I just don’t really like the taste much I’m afraid.

Bottled. Light golden colour. Aroma is of cork and some burnt bitter malts. Flavour is a bit musty. Has some cork, popcorn, wood. Very drying.