Gales Summer Hog

Formerly brewed at Gales
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Horndean, England

Serve in English pint, Shaker

Hand pulled at the Corner House, Birmingham. Slight cloud to this golden ale, with a nice, long lasting frothy head. Quite a bit of flavour here I thought, with a distinct and sweetish hoppy flavour. Finish is good and long and this does pack in more than 3.8% of taste. Has the slightly swirly hop juiciness that good UK beers do not manage as often as they should. Liked this.

Coudy straw in colour, this beer has a zesty fresh aroma. Flavours are light and fruity and as crisp as an autumn morning. T'aint bad.

Another gold lager coloured summer quaffer, much like the Downton Chimera Wheat I had immediately before. This one had a bit more sweet malt and a soft mouthfeel, but still managed to be refreshing. Not much in the way of aroma. Cask (handpump), Crosse Keys (JDW), City of London.

Golden; hazy; wheaty aroma, w/slight citric hop note; soft, creamy body; still finishes refreshing despite its lightness, lack of acidity and general malt-accent.

Cask Conditioned, at The Crosse Keys, in The City.
Light pale colour, white frothy head. Looks for all the world like a larger, frozen in time, motionless. Pleasant bitter flavour with moderate to good length on the palate.

Cask Stillage at the King George’s Hall, Blackburn 06/09/2001 Golden coloured hoppy and slightly fruity. Full hop finish.

Tasting notes from 2002 Harbury beer festival. Straw-Golden with slight haze. Mild citrus and fruit aroma notes. Hop bitter front with mild sweet malt finish. Dry Hop finish.

Cask conitioned at a Wetherspoons. Light golden beer woth thin head. Light dainty thinnish beer with a sweet gentle malt. Gets to be a little crystal bitter in the finish.