zach8270 (2145), Henrietta, New York, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Jan 20, 2009 (bottle - 12 oz) Amber color with a puffy white head. Aroma is lightly sweet and malty with some hints of floral hops and toasted grains. Flavor is smooth and sweet with a good hint of caramel and toasty malts. Very light touch of hops at the end. Very drinkable. Lowe1983 (1029), Fairborn, Ohio, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Jan 19, 2009 Pours a lighter amber color with a white head. Aroma is of caramel malts, slight floral hops, and a little bit of some toasted malts. Flavor is sweet with the caramel malts and fruit. Finishes with a little bit of some hops. kp (8600), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
| 2.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 7/20 | Jan 17, 2009
Name: Golden Ale
Brewery: Hook and Ladder Brewing Co.
Date: April 06, 2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Brewfest, Classic City
Appearance: clear light amber, wispy off white head
Aroma: light sweet caramel malt aroma with light floral hops
Flavor: sweet caramel malt flavor, light earthy hops, sweet finish
Aroma: 4/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 4/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 7/20
Rating: 2.1/5.0 Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *+/4
checkmatei1 (630), Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, USA
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 | Jan 15, 2009 Bottle: Poured a golden yellow color with a thin head. The aroma was sweet and malty. The flavor was sweet, crisp, honey, and light malts. Overall, decent brew. Cletus (5060), Connecticut, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Jan 10, 2009 Pours gold with a thin white head. Smells and tastes of toasted bread with some citrussy splashes on the finish. JonMoore (1562), Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Jan 5, 2009 Bottle. Clear golden colour with a slim white head. Fruity sweet malts, nice restrained hops with a light to medium body. riversideAK (2808), Shoreline, Washington, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 | Jan 4, 2009 Aroma is light and malty with a bit of biscuit. Pours bright gold with a fantastic head and some good lacing. Biscuits, a touch of sweetness, light hop crispness in the finish. Not much here, but at least it is well made. BillWyce (100), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 | Jan 3, 2009 poured golden amber with a small head.
Grassy aroma with a slight malt note.
Smooth on the palate. Grassy flavor
with a very slight astringency at the finish.
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