Loddon Ferrymans Gold

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

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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light bread aroma,orange, hazy, white foam, light sweetness, lightly bitter, light body, soft carbonation, fizzy, light dry finish.

Bottle from Stirchley Wines, Birmingham. Poured a clear amber with a thin white head. The aroma is hugely malty, leading to a medium bitter, malty flavour with toffee and caramel notes. A super, well balanced, highly drinkable ale.

50cl bottle courtesy of and shared with JMGreenUK. Thin white head. Slightly hazy blond pour. Nice bitterness.

Cask at the South Western Arms, St Denys (So’ton) - 09/09/12. Clear dark end of blonde with a minimal white head that soon thins. Toffee, grains and sweet malt on the nose. Berry fruit in the taste, sweet malt, a little hops and grass. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation leading to a dry finish.

Cask by handpump at Guildford Arms, Edinburgh (2 May 12) - clear golden ale, good white head, nil aroma, fruity, citrus, well balanced, good temperature, high carbonation, very easy to drink

Tasted this at the Pommelers Rest, London in July 2008. Cask, handpump dispense. Pale cloudy straw in colour with a thin white head. Strong note of lime cordial in the intense aroma. Thin but refreshing mouthfeel and good lacing. Pale malts give a digestive biscuit base with strong fruit notes of syrupy lychees, grapefruit and lime. Strong metallic notes from the intense hop resins cut a swathe through the aftertaste. Sweet golden syrup notes in the finish balance things up in the end. An excellent session Golden Ale.

Cask @ The Retreat. Pours clear golden amber with a small white head. Aroma is weak to medium hoppy, malty and fruity. Flavor is similar to aroma, bitter and watery. Finishes shortlived bitter.

500ml bottle at 4.8%. Pours orange gold with a small head. Aroma has a lovely citrus twang but far too much diacetyl underneath. Taste has citrus to start with a buttery, citrus finish. Oily mouthfeel.

Stillage gravity cask at the Pembury Tavern, London on 21 July 2010 during the pub’s summer festival. Amber with virtually no head within a couple of minutes from dispense. Hoppy - floral/grapefruit with some broad-bean notes. Bittersweet aftertaste, the texture smooth, slightly on the flat side. An OK beer, but not a favourite as sampled on this session.

Cask at Windsor locale beer festival 2010. A golden coloured pour with a slight white head. Hoppy, citrus aroma. Tastes hoppy, citrus fruit, slightly bitter. Quite a fresh sample. It’s not bad I guess.