Scottish Borders Foxy Blonde

Brewed by Scottish Borders
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Jedburgh, Scotland

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Cask at the nicholson pub London bridge. Pale golden thin white head. Crisp floral slight citrus. Easy drinking good.

Cask conditioned handpump Victoria Leeds 15/04/13. A golden beer with a tight white head and lace. A pleasant citrussy hoppy aroma. Hops good in the mouth too. Lemony. A biscuity dryness stops it developing too much. Still very competent.

Cask conditioned at The Chequers, Oxford. Gold with white head. This had quite a sweaty character to it, scented and quite thin. Some spruce like notes. Not to my taste.

On tap at deacon brodies clear bright golden ale with grassy and hoppy flavour lemon citrus also strong

Cask at Woodin’s Shades, Nicholson’s, London. Pours clear, bright gold with a small, foamy white head. Dirty straw in the nose, some dry, crunchy white bread. Light sweet flavor with mellow straw bitterness, hints of dirt and grass, light lemon rind. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Faint resinous grass, straww and citrus fruit rind to finish, some dirt, light plastic, faint lemon tanginess. Simple little beer.

Aroma: Grain, red apple and shortbread notes.

Appearance: Clear golden body with a medium off-white head that slowly fades. Light carbonation and lacing.

Taste: Pear, citrus and caramel. Grainy and earthy/grassy flavours. Light bitterness.

Palate: Thin body with a watery, slightly oily texture. Soft carbonation.

Overall: Simple, subtle flavours, Personally, it tastes a little too grainy for my liking, but this is a perfectly sessionable golden ale.

Cask at Diggers Edinburgh 171012 Golden amber... Clear... Thin white head Aroma of light sweet golden malt... Light fruity hops..Light grain Taste of cereal malt.. Light bitter hop... Bit of citrus... Standard golden ale Palate soft carbonation..Light body... Bit oily.. Touch sticky Finish as main flavour... Bitter cereal linger Overall Standard average golden ale

Cask by handpump at Bon Accord, Glasgow - clear golden amber, medium off-white head, earthy, fruity, citrus aroma, moderate carbonation, fruity, caramel, good temperature, bitterish aftertaste

Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2012, National Winter Ales Festival, The Venue, Sheridan Suite, Manchester, England.

Clear medium orange yellow color with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, fruity, toasted, light to moderate hoppy, citrus, orange - citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120119]

I tried this beer at the Scottish Real Ale Festival. Really nice golden appearance hint of lemon in the aroma. Taste was overwhelmingly soapy I found it a bit hard work and couldn’t imagine having more than a couple of pints of it.