Crouch Vale Brewers Gold

Cask @ The Wenlock Arms, London.
Pours handsomely golden with a small, frothy white film head on top. Aroma is softly hoppy with fruitiness and an underlying crispness to it. Fine carbonation, just perfect for the style. Flavour is elegantly composed, rather dry, fine hoppiness and that underlying crispness again. Very good for a 4 % ABV.

Cask, The Tap, Peterborough. Musty hop snout with tinned mandarin. Smooth and efficient. Sparkling gold thinly lidded with white. Grapefruit and orange with vanilla sweet malty afters.Tasty but a bit wishy-washy, and can’t really hold its own against the more spikily hopped local brews. Pretty bog standard citrussy golden ale. Good, but overrated.

Cask at the Three-Legged Mare, York. One of best beers around. Lovely aromas of lemon and malt but flavours are outstanding in this beer. I love how the spice and lemon get you at the beginning but the taste is finished off nicely with a complimenting bitterness. A complex, though well-balanced pint, it’s definitely worth seeking out and at 4.0%, it’s the perfect session beer.

Cask at the Three-Legged Mare, York. This is one of the best beers I’ve ever had. It’s a nice golden colour with a strong floral aroma. It’s extremely hoppy and flavourful with lots of citrus fruit. I love any beer that tastes this good while still being relatively low in ABV. Wonderful.

Cask @ Seven Stars, Holborn, London. Nose of hops, lemon, grapefruit and some sulphur. Pours an opaque lemon coloured beer with a light head. Mouthfeel is incredibly soft, taste is hoppy with a bitter grapefruit quality. Nicely balanced a great British beer.