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Brewed by Dawkins
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Bath, England

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RATINGS: 23   MEAN: 3.12/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.04   EST. CALORIES: 114   ABV: 3.8%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Regular.
Formerly Matthews Brassknocker
A Golden-Ale with a huge citrus bouquet full of fresh lemons and spicy orange zest. The mouth is filled with vanilla malt and left with a long and satisfying bitter finish. An easy-drinking “session beer” with a character that you will find refreshing at any time of year.


3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Rastacouere (5920) - Montréal, - OCT 1, 2007
Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 4     Pale Yellow(1)->Dark brown(5) : 1     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 2
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 2   White(1)->Tan(5) : 2   Lasting: 3   Lacing : 4
Aroma:
Intensity : 3  
Yeast : 3   Bread : 2   Apple : XX   Tropical Fruits : XX   Soap : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX Sulfur : XX  
Malt : 3   Biscuity : 2   Hay : 4   Toasty : XX   Caramel : XX   Nuts : XX   Honey : XX   Cereals : XX   Grainy : 2
Hops : 4   Noble(1)->American(5) : 1   Leafy : 2   Spicy : 3   Floral : 4   Lemon/Lime : XX   Grapefruit : XX   Orange : XX   Herbal : 3   Grassy : XX   Pine/Spruce/Resin : XX  
Notes :   Peach/Apricot : XX   Earth : XX   Mint : 2   Butterscotch : XX   Smoke : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 2   Sourness : XX   Bitterness : 2   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 2   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 2   Clean : XX   Sharp : 2   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : 2   Oxidation : XX   Metallic : XX

Comments: Nicely mineral, fresh, spicy, floral and lively.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
cgarvieuk (8643) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - AUG 10, 2010
cask at GBBF 2010 ... Earls count... London ... southeast england ... united Kingdom ... Europe ... World ... golden amber ... zezty lemon hop nose ... sharp dry lemon fruits... bright but still not me,

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
yespr (22204) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - AUG 4, 2010
From cask. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is mild herbal and citrusy. Sweet and slight citrusy hoppy. Crisp bitter and bone dry finish. Lasting light citrusy note.

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
asheft (2072) - Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA - JUL 22, 2009
[cask] Blast of fresh hops in the nose with some apricot. Almost clear dark yellow with white lace and ring. Potent bitter with very low malt sweetness and quite a bit of apricot, though a bit empty. Slightly astringent, low carbonation, light body.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
DonMagi (5599) - bantervile, Bedfordshire, ENGLAND - MAY 29, 2009
Cask in the market porter. Alround rating: Pale malts, grassy bittering hop, citrusy grapefruit and lime fruityness, nice dry finish. Decent drinkable stuff.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
fonefan (24928) - VestJylland, DENMARK - OCT 22, 2008
Cask (handpump) @ Great British Beer Festival, GBBF 2008, Earls Court, London, England SW5.
Clear light yellow orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, moderate hoppy, flowers, citrus - lime. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Refreshing. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. (070808)

3.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
KimJohansen (10340) - Copenhagen V, DENMARK - AUG 7, 2008
Clear golden with medium white head. Sweet fruity aroma with caramel hints. Sweet flavor with fruit, piney and hoppy notes. Bitter finish.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Ethereal (2399) - Los Angeles, California, USA - AUG 3, 2008
UPDATED: AUG 9, 2008 Cask at GBBF 08. Re-rated after getting a spoilt, sulphurous pint at Kingston BF. Light golden yellow colour with an intense, extremely floral aroma and similar flavour. Very smooth and refreshing.

3.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
SilkTork (4736) - Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom, WALES - JUL 29, 2008
Kent Beer Fest, The Cow Shed, Canterbury. Gorgeous session bitter. Pulling together all the bits really well. A nice hint of sulphur (Burton Snatch). Good base sweetness. Lovely.

2.9
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
renffisch (642) - london, Greater London, ENGLAND - JUL 9, 2008
gravicask @ kingston bf 08. Aroma of sulphur galore! very mettallic and sulphurous nose. Bright yellow colour, little white lace, thin rim. Still very eggy, but once you get past the sulphur bit, its a very refreshing, well balanced hoppy pint.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
FatPhil (6207) - Tallinn, ESTONIA - MAR 13, 2008
Cask (Kitty’s, Helsinki)
Pale yellow, small white head. Initial hoppy aroma, but some light malt comes through too, and some caramel. Taste is crisp and hoppy with a decent amount of soft light maltiness. Good quaffer, lots of flavour for 3.8%.


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