Kelburn Goldihops

Brewed by Kelburn
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland

Serve in English pint, Shaker

First tasted this in Coanes, Johnstone in August 2002. Cask, handpump dispense. Clear pale amber with a thick foam white head. Strong syrupy aroma of pineapple chunks and elderflower. Thin but refreshing clean mouthfeel and good lacing. Pale malts give a strong fruity base with mango, lychees and pears to the mouthwatering fore. Strong hop presence with citric resins merging well with the malt to give a strong fruity punch to the aftertaste. Finish is quite dry with aromatic hop resins building over the pale malt in layers. Well crafted and an excellent session Golden Ale.

Cask-conditioned at the Abbotsford, Edinburgh 7/06/2011. Deep gold with a slight white head. Aroma of orange blossoms and tropical fruits. Sweet flavours of caramel, pineapple and mango with a dryish finish. Good.

Golden with a dull haze. Fresh orangey aroma with tropical fruit accents. A bit watery, with some earthy hops. Vaguely orangey in the finish.

Cask @ Radical Road. Warm gold with tight head. Nice hoppy aroma is mellow. Great hoppy flavors--fruity--what kind of hop is that? Good sweet malts balanced by leafy juicy hops. Balanced and sessionable. Nice summer ale!

Cask, The Globe, Leicester. Golden with a small white foam. Aromas are hay and biscuit with some floral citrus and spiced oranges. Flavours are yeasty with bitter lemon. A bit thin. Some marmalade sweetness. Very dry on the finish. OK.

Cask @ Cottier’s, Glasgow. Mild tropical fruit aroma. Slightly cloudy golden colour. Tastes of citrus fruits with bitter sweet aftertaste. Thin texture.

Cloudy golden with a lasting white head. Grainy malt aroma with straw, biscuit and herbs. Dry and rather boring malt flavour

Cask @ 3 Judges. Amber - orange colour, off-white ring. Aroma is fruity and hoppy. Taste of fruity hops. Mildly bitter.