Keystone VPA

Brewed by Keystone
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Salisbury, England

Serve in English pint, Shaker

Cask at Bishops Stortford Beer Festival 2010. A hazy golden beer with an off-white head. The aroma has notes of malt as well as lighter notes of hops. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt as well as lighter notes of lemon, leading to a dry and bitter finish.

(Cask at Kitty’s, Helsinki) Poured golden and slighly hazy. Head was medium sized, white and it disappeared quickly. Aroma contained malts, yeast and mild sourness. Palate was medium bodied with low carbonation. Flavours were malts, hops, fruitiness, herbalness, mild sourness, sweetness, wort and bitterness. Aftertaste was bitter.

Cask. Pale amber beer, thick white head. The aroma hoppy, slightly citrusy and even polleny. This was casked today and yeastiness is quite evident. Tastes dryish, somewhat yeasty-sour with bitterish hops. Thin malt body. Light on palate, tacky mouthfeel Drinkable, not memorable.

Cask (gravity dispense) at Woodies Beer Festival, New Malden on 21 August 2010. Pale gold colour. Clear and in good condition. Citrus aroma with some biscuity malt. Good refreshing mouthfeel. Fairly straightforward but very enjoyable.

Cask-conditioned at the Victoria, Clifton, Bristol 20/08/10. Deep gold in colour with a slight white head. Sweetish, slightly honeyed aroma with a hint of spice and grassy hop. Flavour of apricots, with a slightly yeasty edge and moderately bitter finish. Fine.

Cask@Bishops Stortford Beer Festival 2010. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is wood, some mild vanilla and honeyish notes as well. Flavour is quite similar in a rather nice balance. A pleasant Golden Ale.

Cask in the market porter. Alround rating: Pale honey malt, bit floral and grassy hop, some nutty almond caramel like character. Boring.

Cask (Guide Dog, Southampton) - Gold/amber in colour. Malty and slightly fruity aroma with hops detected. Nicely balanced taste with malt and some hoppy elements.