2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20Cask (handpump) at the Melton Mowbray, Holborn, London. These golden summer ales seem to come in three styles. Firstly, there’s the ones with the aromatic, fruity ones using lots of US hops. Then there’s the grassy ones with lots of German hops. And then there’s the ones like this, which seem almost like a normal bitter, except lighter in colour. There’s not a lot of aroma and not a lot of hops. Not a lot of anything really. Dry and a little citric. Perfectly drinkable but not very interesting. I see that others have rated this quite highly so perhaps the cask was a little tired. I’ll give it another go.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Dec 2012 - draught London Fleet St. May well have had it before. Very ’British’ flavoured beer in my books. Mild, light body with a bitter (but not astringent) finish. Certainly nice, but nothing to rave about.
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Cask at Angleterre, Helsinki. Colour is clear golden with medium thick white head. Aromas and flavours: Grass, honey, fruits and malts. Quite soapy and watery.
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
The aroma os malt sweetness, grass. The appearance is gold, clear, white head. The flavor is malty, sweet, fruit, grass. The finish is noble hop bitterness. Medium/thin in body. Ok.
2.2 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask at Doric Arch. Pours clear golden with a white head. Aroma of very light hops and butter. Flavour is light sweet and bitter. Light bodied with soft carbonation.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at the Old Joint Stock, Birmingham. Clear yellowish pour, thin white head. Nice floral aroma.... in fact, it was like smelling grass! The floral aroma is carried through into the flavour where there are also citrus notes but with minimal bitterness. A very refreshing summer ale that deserves a higher rating IMO. Worth tasing.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask@C4. Pours amber with a white head. Aroma is malt, flower and light grass. Flavour is malt, flower, grass and light peach.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask - served to warm. Slightly hazy golden colour with a small, bubbly white head that fades to nothing. Light aroma with honey, pale malts and a hint of cardboard. Light body with a thin texture, flat carbonation. Taste is light sweet. Finishes light sweet with honey and malts, and a little bit of herbs. Almost no hops. In any way a lighter golden ale.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask. Golden with white head. Very mild flavour of pale malt and hops. Too thin and flavourless.
2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20
On tap (Cask) at the Holly Bush NW3. Golden beer with no head to speak of. Initial taste is sugary and hint of peach, but quickly dies away and hint of bile in the finish. Tastes very forced, a great disappointment from Fullers.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask @ Fullers. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are malt, hops, fruits and flowers. Soft carbonated and full bodied. Oily.
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