Loddon Ferrymans Gold

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

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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(Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm) Amber/orange colour with brief off-white head. Fruity nose with orange peel, mandarin and a slight hint of ginger. Fruity taste with orange, some chocolate and a floral, slightly soapy, bitterness in the finish. Balanced sweetness throughout. Nice citrussy hop character.

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.

Cask. Aroma of light malt and some floral notes, golden amber, small off-white head.. Flavour is fine malt, with some nice fruit overtones. Light bodied, very well balanced, tiny tongue tingle, quite drinkable. Very good.

UPDATED: MAY 23, 2010 bottle conditioned. The bottle had some grandpha theme , not very marketable . Aroma is grassy ..with some resins covered over peach esters ...maltiness is very ovbious. FLAVAZ. Ok nothing exciting . Dry palate . Tangy bitter hoppiness. Some peach ester as in the aroma ..chewey sweet malt.: Oily texture on the palate . Plesant ,eazy drinking , but too safe for me to really appreciate.

Post-festival acquisition from a 24 hr Tesco in Reading, drank back home. Brass with a fine white lid. Forest floor aroma, orange hints. Marg on wholemeal, drab orange and honey dabs. Falling asleep.

Cask @ Bon Accord. Golden colour, dense white head. Aroma is citric, malty and hoppy. Flavour is fresh hoppy, with fruits and malts. Bitter finish. Well drinkable.