Shugborough Mi Ladys Fancy

Brewed by Shugborough (Titanic)
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Stafford, England

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Shugborough Hall has had a brewhouse since Victorian times, it was refurbished some years ago. In 1996 Titanic were asked to brew there commercially, the brewery is situated in the Staffordshire County Museum. This beer was the second beer on a ’Random British Tasting Evening’ 8th Jan 2011. Brown 500ml bottle, poured into an ’Old Speckled Hen’ vase shaped pint glass. A white wispy head sat on top of a light amber body, the beer showed a slight haze. Mild hop aroma, with an apple/pear orchard harvest time type smell. Sweetish on the tongue, with a pleasing hoppy bitterness as the mouth drys. Tangy and sharp feel to the beer, easy to drink and moorish.

Cask (gravity) - The Trafford Arms, Norwich. Clear golden yellow coloured beer that poured with a medium sized disappearing bubbly white head. Zesty lemon and lime, sweeter citrus and a pithy malt bitterness. Good balance between the hops and pale malts. A light floral edge, particularly on the nose. Light to medium body, soft though refreshing and brigh mouthfeel. Lingering bittersweet hoppy finish. A decent golden.

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Newcastle Town FC Beer Festival. Pours golden, flowery and well hopped, a little thin.

Cask-conditioned at the Staffordshire Beer festival, Seven Stars, Bristol 6/10/10. Deep gold with next to no head. Aroma of sweet malts with a touch of citrus hops. Flavour of cereal malts, more citrus fruit, with a green, herbal edge and dry finish. Ok.

Cask conditioned at Moreton in Marsh Beer Fest ’10. Slightly hazed gold with slight head. Quite thin on the palate with a mashy graininess. It tastes just a tad stewed, but there is a redeeming fruitiness.

15th April 2008 A couple of month past BBE date. Very slight oxidisation. Mild fruit with a little hop and a dusty note before the dry finish.

Handpulled cask at Dartford WMC. Gold with a good white head. Predominatley sweet with gentle dusty citrus hops. Ok but not up to Titanic standards.

Cask at Wellington Arms, Bedford. Gold with a small white head. Citric aroma with more than a hint of grapefruit. delicious sweet citric taste with grainy background and a mid bitter finish. Top notch golden.

Bottle. Golden beer with a strong head. The aroma is dry, roasted and toffee, and the flavour is very bitter, very dry, and well hopped with a slightly yeasty finish. Overall a nice well hopped and very dry beer.