Jarrow Rivet Catcher

Brewed by Jarrow Westoe
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
South Shields, England

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Cask, Kingdom of Fife BF 07. Cloudy dark straw, thin bubbly white head. Quite sherberty hop nose, hint of lager hop. Some sweet play on the nostrils. Mouth is very watery, hint of hop bitterness at end. Bitter dryness lasts to the finish. OK, just a shame about the mouth.

Cask @ The Centurion, Newcastle 210312
Straw colour, clear, dense thin white frothy head with some lacing
Aroma of light citrus hops...pale malts...bit of cereal
Taste - citrus floral light bitter hops...sweet light pale malts...slight bitter zest...hint of light sweet honey
Palate -soft carb, thin body, bit oily texture. Sweet light citrus tang on palate. Finish of light citrus bitter and a bit oily.
Overall - good flavour for the abv....easy drinking golden ale

On cask at The Centurion, Newcastle. Pours a blonde colour with a fair white head. Hoppy aroma of passion fruit, peach and bubblegum. Similar flavours with barley malt notes. Mildly bitter with a nice dry linger. Lovely.

Cask @ The Bon Accord. Mild perfumey aroma. Golden yellow colour good head. Dry biscuit citrus fruit & resin flavour. Bitter aftertaste. Reasonable golden ale.

Dark golden, hazy beer with a yellowish head. Citrus on the nose and taste. Very light, not quite sure whether it was worth £3.30 a pint though.

Cask at GBBF 2010. A hazy dark golden beer with a yellowish head. The aroma has notes of citrusy hops. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, citrusy hops, and elderflowers, leading to a dry, bitter, and citrusy finish. The body is light.

Cask. Criterion, Leicester. Thin white head slightly hazy amber-golden body. Decent carbonation. Aroma is hops, biscuity malt base, perfume. Bitter hop bite with sweet notes. Dry finish.

Cask at GBBF 2010. Pours a good amber gold colour, plenty of spice in the aroma with fruit in the background, plenty of malt in the taste with a good dry finish.

From cask. Pours clear and golden orange with a small off-white and lacing head. Aroma is mild fruity and slight grassy. Fruity and citrusy hops flavoured. Bitter and crisp dry into the finish.

Cask - The White Lion, Norwich. Pours a dark golden colour with not much head to speak of. Some herby hop aromas with a hint of lemon and grapefruit. Citric sweetness to begin with on the tongue leading to quite a dry - not quite grapefruit, but almost - and grassy bitterness. On the thin side of medium in body with a fair length to the finish and low to medium carbonation.

Cask at Bacchus, Newcastle upon Tyne. A golden coloured pour with a medium tight white head. Pleasing hoppy aroma. Tastes quite malty, hoppy, citrus fruit. Very easy to drink, decent. .