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Brewed by Fyne Ales
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Cairndow, Argyll, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RATINGS: 81   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.15   EST. CALORIES: 114   ABV: 3.8%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Regular. Also available filtered in 500ml dark glass bottles.
A quintessential golden ale brewed for refreshing easy drinking. Our soft Highland water allows the full floral flavour of the hops to come through the beer.


3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
fonefan (25085) - VestJylland, DENMARK - JUN 10, 2009
Cask (handpump) @ Guildford Arms, 1 West Register Street, Edinburgh EH2 2AA, Scotland.
Clear medium orange color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, moderate to heavy hoppy, orange. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090410]

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
Ungstrup (23975) - Oamaru, NEW ZEALAND - AUG 26, 2007
Cask at Bon Accord, Glasgow. A golden beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma is sweet malty with a flowery hop note, while the flavor is sweet malty with light fruity notes, leading to a bitter finish. The body is thin.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Papsoe (22983) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - OCT 13, 2011
Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of cgarvieuk. Pours yellow with a slight haze and a tiny, rough white head. Sweet malty nose. Medium body, carbonation is a little low, sweet malts and fruit. Very subtle hops. 131011

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
yespr (22205) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - NOV 27, 2008
From cask at Bows Bar. Poursclear and golden orange with a small yet dense creamy white head. Aroma is mild hoppy fruity. Flavour starts sweet with a nice fruity hops note following. Shows a distinct bitterness into a dry finish. Light fruity hops note lasting along this giving the smooth impression of a fruity hoppy ale.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
oh6gdx (16047) - Vasa, FINLAND - SEP 4, 2007
Cask@GBBF2007. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is vegetables, grass and slight wooden hints. Flavour is pretty much the same, but the focus is on wood.

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
joergen (14992) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - OCT 14, 2011
Bottle at Papsø. Clear golden coloured with a medium sized white head. Fruity aroma of grass and hops. Fruity flavour of grass, tea and hops. Dry hoppy finish.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
MiP (11783) - Sønderborg, DENMARK - SEP 8, 2008
Cask at GBBF08. Hazy copper colour. Small stable creamy white head. The flavour starts with a distinct bitterness, slightly rough, then turns a little creamy. Uncomplicated, but nice enough.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
fiulijn (10421) - Como, ITALY - JAN 7, 2009
<i>Cask Conditioned at The Bree Louise, London</i>
Golden color. Quite simple Golden Ale, well drinkable, soft mouthfeel, with a sugar flavor, and caramel. Easy.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Oakes (10191) - Gibsons, British Columbia, CANADA - OCT 13, 2010
@ Cumberland Bar. Light amber. Fruity-toasty aroma might be a bit faint. Light fruity bitterness. Pale malt, with light toasty-caramel notes. Good balance - a highly quaffable pint. Another winner from Fyne Ales.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
harrisoni (10070) - Ashford, Kent, ENGLAND - FEB 21, 2009
Cask handpull at Battersea BF 09. Clean clear gold, thin ivory head. It’s over carbonated, but good. Tasty, slight dust on the hop, but good stuff.


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