Isle of Mull Galleon Gold

Brewed by Isle of Mull
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Isle of Mull, Strathclyde, Scotland

Classic scottish blonde ale appearance, a little disappointing with regards to head retention and lacing, but typical of the style. Aroma is enticing with some strawberry and apple along with honey and very sweet malts. Quite tart in the mouth, sweet and wholesome, bittersweet finish. Some farmyard somewhere in the mix.

Bottle. Golden almost orange like appearance. Sharp taste and very clear appearance. This lingering sharp bitterness makes for an above average bottled bitter.

1/2 pint cask, The Blue Blazer, Edinburgh. Golden coloured with a tight creamy off-white head. Smooth aroma from soft hops. Soapy notes. Lightly acidic flavours at first, but this turns into a mellow malty and well-balanced flavour. Smooth texture, but with a gentle crisp influence from bittering hops.

Cask Stillage from the cellar at the Black Horse, Darwen 03/07/2005 Clear golden coloured and hoppy. Some wheat flavour and dryness in a malt finish.

Cask (gravity dispense), St Albans Beer Festival 2005. A very likeable golden ale; clean and fresh, aromatic and fragrant, with more in the way of resinous notes than is the norm for this type of beer. Plenty of juicy fruit too. Nice firm, grippy, mouthfeel. Didn’t get the vanilla though. A decent drop.

Cask conditioned and handpulled at the Wellington, Birmingham. Excellent brew from a new Scottish brewer. Hazy gold, big vanilla aroma, almost expected to see vanilla pods floating in there. Thick white creamy head. Like ice cream in a glass, just fantastic on a hot day in Brum.