3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20Bottled. Golden with a pleasing gentle maltiness.Some sweetness which is balanced by other flavours which make for quite a complex beer. This one really grew on me.
2.5 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
light bread aroma,orange, hazy, white foam, light sweetness, lightly bitter, light body, soft carbonation, fizzy, light dry finish.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
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.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
50cl bottle courtesy of and shared with JMGreenUK.
Thin white head. Slightly hazy blond pour. Nice bitterness.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
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.
4.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
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
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
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.
2.6 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
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.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
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.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
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.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
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.
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