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

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RATINGS: 688   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.4   EST. CALORIES: 126   ABV: 4.2%
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"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."


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3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
planky84 (1631) - , Greater London, - AUG 14, 2011
Bottle courtesy of Fin via Craig. Bright amber pour with a white head. Light citrus and pear aroma. Caramel and bitter citrus flavour. Bitter-fruit finish.


most recent ratings

3.3
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 13/20
Patrickctenchi (1687) - columbus, Indiana, USA - MAY 20, 2013
Deep gold with a short, off-white head. Scent is slightly skunked...caramel malt. Tasted is bready, caramel..slight bittering.. Very mild and soft. Nice beer.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
viktorvee (106) - Greater London, ENGLAND - MAY 19, 2013
Not much aroma, looks nice in the glass. Light carbonation, quite tart, slightly lemony and astringent. Refreshing enough but I wouldn’t seek it out.

3
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Unm4rk3d (30) - Bowen Hills, AUSTRALIA - MAY 13, 2013
Bottle. Very light sweet citrus aroma. Pours golden with minimal head. Has an initial sweet mixed with a light sour citrus after taste taste. Light and mild fizz.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
XL1200N (8) - Saskatchewan, CANADA - MAY 4, 2013 does not count
As noted, it’s less carbonated which I could take or leave. Nice golden colour, very little head that disappeared quickly. Light bitterness. I didn’t taste much citrus or lemon at all. Not a bad beer.

3.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Martin243 (478) - Tyne & Wear, ENGLAND - APR 27, 2013
500 ml bottle, served cold.Orange gold with a white head that disappears, leaving a light skim. Neglible citrus aroma, .very juicy citric flavours with a definite lemon-drop sweetness and zesty spiciness. Refreshing mildly bitter finish. I found it hard to keep this beer out of my mouth!

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
prawlie (861) - Berkshire, ENGLAND - APR 26, 2013
500 mL bottle from Westholme Stores in Goring. Golden-amber, little head, fizzy. Dry hop aroma, plus a touch fruity. Bitter, biscuity. pretty smooth. Its fine, a decent golden ale, but nothing earth shatteringly good.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Holmen1 (1075) - NORWAY - APR 15, 2013
Flaske kjøpt på Berentsens utsalg: lett aromatisk og med tilsvarende lett og lyst, ganske innsmigrende humlepreg i smak og ettersmak. Til 4,2% er dette bra saker.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
MrHangover (1100) - Den Haag, NETHERLANDS - APR 14, 2013
Bottle. Pours a hazy golden beer with a small white head on top. Aroma is flowery, citrussy and a bit spicey. Flavour is quite bitter, didn’t expect that at first, but liking it better with every sip. Deep, dry bitter citrus flavours is present, low on carbo. Full bodied, despite the low alcohol and gives a medium long, dry finish. Nice beer!

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
Riccardo76 (43) - - APR 3, 2013
Birra molto aromatica con un buon livelo di amaro e discreta carbonazione. Corpo leggero, schiuma poco persitente. Buon retrogusto, abbastanza pesistente. Birra beverina. Contiene tre luppoli: Hallertau Hersbrucker, Challengers, Styrian Goldings. Una buona birra

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
tampierre (365) - Pilsen, CZECH REPUBLIC - MAR 23, 2013
Bottled 0.5l ; Devon ; UK ; Floral,grass and citrus aroma ; Orange to golden color with huge head ; Lighter sweet and medium bitter taste ; Light body ; Refreshing ; Great beer.


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