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8899
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Brewed by Harviestoun
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Alva, Central, Scotland

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common

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common

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RATINGS: 689   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.4   EST. CALORIES: 126   ABV: 4.2%
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Bottle: Filtered.
"Bottled with approximately 1/3rd less Carbon Dioxide than most beers. This results in a fresher more natural tasting beer. Combines Hallertau Hersbrücker with Challenger. Late hopped with Styrian Goldings, which gives a sharpness like the twist of a lemon."


most recent ratings

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
vipinvelp (1174) - Velp, NETHERLANDS - FEB 8, 2013
Clear golden yellow with small white foam head. Aroma is bittersweet, taste is likewise. A real bitter, nice aftertaste. (Velp 201302) ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
undercurrent25 (870) - Barnton, Cheshire, ENGLAND - FEB 6, 2013
Pale with a balanced flavour, medium hopped, unexciting but very drinkable, would be good for a session

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
mauritsio (116) - FINLAND - JAN 23, 2013
Bottle. Hopsy aroma. Lemon, liquorice, bitter taste. Not that much blonde style. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 14/20
fantti (442) - FINLAND - JAN 14, 2013
Kaatuu lasiin kullankeltaisena ja katoavalla isokuplaisella vaahdolla. Haju on hedelmäinen, ruohoinen ja mausteinen. Maku on mausteinen, miedon hedelmäinen, raikas ja humalainen. Suutuntuma on ohuehko ja hieman hiilihappoinen. Kokonaisuutena hyvä olut ruokakauppavahvuiseksi, sopii hyvin kesäterassille.

2.8
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
kalervo (453) - FINLAND - JAN 13, 2013
Really easy to drink, should have had more body and more "bitter & twistedness" to really improve me.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
suurjuust (606) - ESTONIA - JAN 5, 2013
Golden yellow, small white head. Nose is citric-hoppy, some papery notes. Taste is malt with grapefruity-lemony hops, hoppy bitterness in the finish. Medium body, prickly carbonation. Crisp and fresh.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Imaena (848) - Atlanta, Georgia, USA - JAN 4, 2013
Draught and bottle. This is one of the best golden ales brewed in the UK. Nice flavor developments and the pint gets a warmer.

3.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
JohnCook101 (112) - - JAN 4, 2013
500ml bottle. Pours cloudy amber with nearly no head. Light spicy aroma. Spiced apple, a little malt and a moderate bitter finish. Not too heavy at the back. Well balanced and very drinkable.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
Marduk (1266) - Tallinn, ESTONIA - JAN 4, 2013
500ml bottle. Clear amber color. Tiny and creamy head, stays. Malty, some floral notes, sweet, faint dry hops in aroma. Dusty, papery, malty, watery in flavor. Slightly bitter aftertaste. Drinkable.

2.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 6/20
ralphdot (881) - Billingham, Durham, ENGLAND - JAN 1, 2013
4.2% gold colour with a good head, slight citrus aroma, a bit of an earthy taste but not bad.


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