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6993
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Brewed by Salopian
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Shrewsbury, England

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RATINGS: 51   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.21   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Regular.
OG: 1048
Colour: Light Gold
Style: Of our core brands this has the most pronounced bitterness. A triple hopping of English First Gold gives powerful citrussy flavours and vinous aromas, however the malt grist of barley, wheat and lager gives plenty of body and sweetness which balances the assertive bitterness.
History: Golden Thread is Salopian’s oldest servant having originally been brewed in 1996. At that time a strong golden beer was a rarity as the current trend to golden ales had yet to escalate. Strong ales are becoming increasingly difficult to market, partly due to health and driving concerns, and partly because there are so few outstanding examples available. Golden Thread has sold consistently well because for a strong beer it is ridiculously easy to drink and because of it’s outstanding character – a fact backed by it winning multiple consumer awards from CAMRA, SIBA, Tesco and The English Hop association.


highest score

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
olio (4082) - Tampere, FINLAND - APR 13, 2012
Cask @ O’Connel’s, Tampere.
Pours hazy golden color with small, lasting head. Aroma of fresh hoppy fruits, grass, herbs and pine needles. Flavour of fruits, grain, grass, mild malts and goose berries. Quite hoppy and crisp.
3513

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
JohnRMurdoch (2257) - Glasgow, SCOTLAND - JUL 22, 2011
UPDATED: JUL 23, 2011 Cask @ The Society Room. Pale golden yellow colour, not much head. Resin & tropical fruit aroma. Resin biscuit & citrus fruit flavour. Bitter aftertaste. Reasonable blonde ale.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
RexTalionis (1425) - FINLAND - FEB 6, 2013
Cask at Blackdoor, Helsinki. Pours golden in color with fluffy white head. Butterscotch, ligh hints of citrus and some grassy bitterness. Smooth in taste with that same butterscotch sweetness and light grassy bitterness in taste as well.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
kermis (2493) - The Hague, NETHERLANDS - APR 19, 2012
Cask at Walsall beer festival 2012 - This was the winning beer. Clear gold pour with a small white head. Aroma of fresh grassy hops, citrus and tropical fruits. Matching flavor with a light caramel sweetness.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
laiti (3930) - Tampere, FINLAND - APR 12, 2012
Cask @ O’Connell’s Irish Pub, Tampere
Aroma is stalish and hoppy with apricot, peaches and hints of hay. Flavour is hoppy and fruity with apricot, some peaches. Stale finish with grapefruit and hints of ash. Nicely hopped real ale.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
rosenbergh (4655) - Helsinki, FINLAND - JUN 17, 2011
Cask at Thurrock Beer Festival 2011, Grays, England.
Clear pale golden colour with small bubbly white head. Aroma is sugary sweet fruity hops and notes of some exotic fruits. Dryish fruity bitter flavour. Nice bitterness. Some alcohol warmth. Fruity bitterness stays. Nice one!

3.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
Spiesy (2338) - Sydney, Greater London, AUSTRALIA - SEP 3, 2003
Bottled. Golden with a green hue to it. Sporting a fine white lacy head. Magnificent hop aroma and lovely smooth hop flavour. My only criticism is that the flavour doesn’t last long enough. SilkT must have been having one of his ‘hop-sensitive’ days when he rated this one.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
MiP (12160) - Sønderborg, DENMARK - SEP 7, 2008
Cask at GBBF08. Hazy golden colour. Small frothy head. Good hop bitterness with some citric flavour hops.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
KimJohansen (10342) - Frederiksberg C, DENMARK - AUG 7, 2008
Clear golden with tiny white head. Sweet aroma with ripe fruits and caramel. Sweet flavor with caramel, fruits and hoppy notes. Ends bitter.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
downender (5191) - Bristol, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND - SEP 29, 2007
Cask-conditioned at the Royal Oak, Bath 28/9/07. Golden coloured with a slight white head. Slightly sweet aroma of apricots with plenty of grassy hops. Flavour was fruity with a long dry finish. Good.


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