Southport Golden Sands

Brewed by Southport (UK)
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Southport, England

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Cask-conditioned at the Merseyside beeriodical, the Seven Stars, Bristol February 2013. Pale gold with a slight, white head. Light, fruity beer with some crisp malts and decent, bitter finish. Fine.

A Mes rate: Gravicask at Ealing Beer Festival.
Pale gold with a thin white head. Orangey hops, maybe some slight diacetyl and mineral notes. Hops are ok but it’s pretty bland over all.

Cask. A golden beer with an off-white head. The aroma has light notes of malt and citrusy hops. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, straw, and hops, leading to a dry and bitter finish.

Cask. Clear yellow with a creamy white head leaving laces. Sweet fruit in the nose. Light body, sweet fruit and distinct citrus accents. Lightly bitter finish. 220110

Cask@GBBF 2009. Yellow color, small white head. Lemony cat pee aroma. Light lemony, lemon grass flavor. Kind of honey sweetness too. Light palate. Subnormal.

Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 09, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.
Clear light to medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay, straw, toasted, moderate hoppy, grass, citrus, citrus peel. Flavor is moderate sweet and peel bitter with a average duration, chlorine. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090805]

Cask at Ealing beer fest. Aroma is buttery, floral hop, but diacetyl dominates. Taste is the same, i just cant get past the diacetyl though its easily drinkable enough.

Cask@GBBF2009. Yellowish golden colour, small white head. Aroma is wood, fruits and some mild bready malty notes. Flavour is mild diacetyl, some lemon as well as some strange sweet birchsappylike notes.