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Grand Union Honey Ale

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Formerly brewed at Grand Union
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Hayes, England

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RATINGS: 6   MEAN: 3.12/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.04   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 126   ABV: 4.2%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Regular.
Originally brewed as a Special as Centenary Honey Ale to commemorate 100 years of Brentford Football Club, available in cask at Griffin Park.
The sweetness of the honey balances the hoppy bitterness for a refreshing smoothness in this golden ale.


2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
duff (5483) - St, Margarets, - JUN 2, 2005
Cask@The Wenlock Arms, London. Good to see a beer being brewed for the closest football club to where i’m living. Good idea to commemorate this big occassion for the Brentford Bees, with a honey ale! Unfortunately honey ales have never been my thing, so thats why i don’t score this one so well. This beer is technically very good, but its just the honeyed sweetness that ruins in for me. Its not cloying in any way, but there is just enough sticky sweetness to put me off, that and the fact i don’t like honey that much, finishes on the dry side, which was good. A nice, well made beer, just not too my taste.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
imdownthepub (7491) - Banbury, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND - MAR 25, 2007
Cask conditioned at Banbury Beer Fest 07. Gold with bubbly white head. The strong honey flavour shone through the cold temperature of the beer, sweet and silky. Some roasted malt too even though the body is light.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Nekronos (2655) - Xalapa, MEXICO - MAY 28, 2006
Veyr nice, i like the Honney features and the colour is nice, like real honney.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
chriso (7065) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - JUN 22, 2005
Attractive gold colour. The honey (what else for the Bees’ centenary) is noticeable but not intruusive, although it does become a bit sweet after a while. There’s some flowery hop character and a bit of pale malt to provide ballance. A well-tempered and easygoing beer. Cask (gravity dispense), Ealing Beer Festival 2005.

2.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
kook (2033) - Perth, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA - JUN 18, 2005
Hazy gold in colour. Sweet honey flavour, very fruity. Some hoppy notes, interesting but honey is over powering.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
beaconstreet (811) - Washington DC, USA - MAY 10, 2005
Brewed, I think the label tells me, to commemorate 100 years of the Brentford Football Club in West London. Had this in a pub in the basement of the Brentford F.C. stadium, on one of their jazz fundraiser nights. Sweet and lots of character. I liked it, and it went well with the music. Honey is resplendant.


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