mjs (1446), Helsinki, Finland Jun 19, 2009 (Cask at Angleterre, Helsinki, on 2009-06-16) Golden and almost clear. Medium sized, dense and long lasting white head. Malts and fruitiness in aroma. Medium bodied and dry palate with low carbonation. Malts, fruitiness, grass, bitterness and yeast in taste. Fruity and bitter aftertaste. FatPhil (3446), Espoo, Finland Jun 17, 2009 Light orange, large spongy head. Honey and pungent hop aroma. Fairly full body for a golden. Some back of the mouth resiny dark bitterness. The finish is basically that bitterness - it’s grapefruit but with no sweetness at all. Palate was soft, carbonation low but not flat. Not aromatic enough to really hit the ’gold’ spot for me, but way better than the bland sweet nonsense that goes under that moniker. downender (2537), Bristol, Gloucestershire, England May 16, 2009 Golden Age is back. Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 16/05/09. Aroma of grassy hops with some malt sweetness. Flavour began with a touch of caramel, before some floral and spicy hops and a moderately bitter finish. Good. DJMonarch (6036), Northwich, Cheshire, England Mar 1, 2006 Cask Handpump at the Beer House, Manchester 19/06/2001
Gassy aroma initially but this does fade. By way of contrast the hoppy finish is quite fine. chriso (4677), London, Greater London, England Jun 7, 2004 One of those ubiquitous refreshing hoppy summer ales, and quite a good one. Nothing really to distinguish it from the pack though. Golden colour. Clean floral hoppy aroma. Flavour is the same. Crisp dry finish. One dimensional, but pleasant. Cask (handpump), Red Lion (JDW), Skegness
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