Holdens Jungle Jim

Brewed by Holdens
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Dudley, England

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Cask conditioned at The Wheatsheaf, West Bromwich, W.Midlands. Yellow to straw with white head. Quite a thin body for the ABV, biscuity malt with a light flowery bittersweet hop note. Part of the Saints and Sinners range, which I am reliably informed are blends. Its ok without being spectacular. Lovely pub though to start our Black Country tour.

Cask (handpump) @ Market Porter, 9 Stoney Street, Southwark, London, Greater London, England SE1 9AA.

Clear medium golden yellow orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet caramel, sweet grass, sweet fruit. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, sweet candy fruity, honey ? Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110617]

Cask@Market Porter, London. Deep golden colour, small off-white head. Aroma is fruity, malty and qite floral as well. Flavour is nectar, resiny notes, mild honey as well as some slight wood. A bit sweet and bitter in a strange way in the finish.

Cask at the Doric Arches, Euston, June 2011. Dark gold, thin head. Another English bitter, this one a bit stronger than in its previous internation. Malt, yeasty finish, English fruity hops. Not very exiting.

Cask. June 2007. Light amber with a short head. Sugar and toffee in the scent. Really bitter. Nice body with some sweetness and a slightly dry finish. Slightly sugary-biscuity taste, and a hint of citrus fruits but this is nearly masked by the overwhelming hops and bitter.