Loddon Ferrymans Gold Extra

Brewed by Loddon
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Reading, England

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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[Cask at the Monks Retreat (JDW), Reading.] Gold with a thin off-white head; aroma of clover and honey; citrus and apricot flavours with a honey sweetness; let down by the lack of any real finish.

Cask at Carpenters Arms, Marylebone, London, 22 Nov 2008. Golden amber colour with creamy, off-white head. Fruity, floral nose with notes of apricots, orange and grass. Fruity taste with peaches, citrus, biscuity malt and grassy, citrussy hops in the finish. Rather sweet with hints of honey. Nice beer. In short: grass and citrus with a touch of honey.

[As Loddon Ferrymans Gold at 4.8% ABV - no extra on the label] An orange beer with a huge bubbly orange head. The aroma is sweet and very flowery as well as slightly spicy. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of fruit, flowers, and hops. A nice beer.

(Bottle 50 cl) Comes simply as "Loddon Ferryman’s Gold" - no "Extra" but at 4.8% ABV. <!-- br --> Pours a clear, fully golden with a somewhat rough, off-white and dissipating head. Aroma of nuts and a touch of citrus. Rather extreme carbonation. Medium-bodied with some odd, unclean underlying malty accents. Some citrus - sort of vitamin like - and a whiff of metal. A dry finish. 280906

Cask Handpump at The Wellington, Birmingham. Golden, with no head. Slightly fizzy on the tongue, orange aroma and very bitter. Lovely stuff.

Gravity @ Guide Dog Beer Festival, Soton. Masses of lively zesty aromas- citrus fruits, pineapple, mango, floral honey and spice. The fruity characteristics are to the fore with soft malt underneath. A touch of sweetness but incredibly well balanced by the fruity hop burst on the tongue. Full for a golden ale but incredibly drinkable. An excellent beer with all the elements blending seemlessly together.