Bottle Conditioned. BBE July 2004. Initially a fairly fresh tasting and fragrant Golden Ale in a bottle. But all too soon the taste becomes a little too sharp throwing the whole thing off balance. A 4.3% Golden Ale in a bottle is perhaps just a bit too adventurous.

Aromas are more spicy than malty (but the bottle says "malty"). Reddish gold in colour but too pale to be malty, surely. Flavours are burnt something or other with a very dry finish. Where are the malts? Bah, Chop Sticks.