Grand Union One Hop: Vanguard

Formerly brewed at Grand Union
Style: Bitter
Hayes, England

Serve in English pint

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Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 2     Pale Yellow(1)->Dark brown(5) : 1     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 2
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 3   White(1)->Tan(5) : 2   Lasting: 2   Lacing : 3
Aroma:
Intensity : 2  
Yeast : 1   Bread : 1   Apple : XX   Tropical Fruits : XX   Soap : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX Sulfur : XX  
Malt : 2   Biscuity : 3   Hay : XX   Toasty : XX   Caramel : XX   Nuts : XX   Honey : 2   Cereals : XX   Grainy : 2
Hops : 2   Noble(1)->American(5) : 1   Leafy : 1   Spicy : 2   Floral : XX   Lemon/Lime : 3   Grapefruit : XX   Orange : XX   Herbal : XX   Grassy : 1   Pine/Spruce/Resin : XX  
Notes :   Peach/Apricot : XX   Earth : XX   Mint : XX   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) : 1   Clean : XX   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : XX   Oxidation : XX   Metallic : XX

Comments: Limey, floral, pointy hopped ale under a honeyed, biscuity maltiness. All soft and smooth.

UPDATED: NOV 30, 2007 Cask at Peterborough Beer Fest. Straw colour. Fatty vegetable aroma. Sweet and fruity with a wealth of stale butter and boiled vegetables. Fairly softwith light resiny saltiness in the finish. Not good! Where’s the hop?

Cask (handpump) at the Wenlock Arms. Bright, clear gold colour. Spicy, grassy aroma. More grassy, tangy hops on the palate but bitterness is quite modest. Slightly sweet mouthfeel. Vanguard is a new hop variety for me. It makes a gentle, easygoing beer. Perhaps lacks a little punch but very pleasant.