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Ushers Summer Madness

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Ushers Summer Madness

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A Golden Ale/Blond Ale formerly brewed by
Wychwood Refresh (Marstons plc)

Witney, England

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93.09/5.03.04/5.0Summer4%0 English pint, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Cask; Seasonal - June to August.
After Ushers closed their brewery in 2000 (but continued as a pub company, renamed to Innspired Pubs), the beer brands were taken on by Refresh UK and contract brewed at several locations, including Thomas Hardy and Wadworths. The Ushers seasonal brands are currently (late 2005) made at Wychwood.
The malted wheat in this brew gives the light colour and smooth body, allowing the refreshing tanginess of the Styrian Goldings hops to be fully savoured.

 scania (184), Malmö, Sweden
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/510/20
Aug 10, 2006  
Cask at Hoop and Toy, London SW7. Pale golden. The wheat doesn’t add anything good to this ale.


 Fin (2005), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/103/59/20
Jul 13, 2006  
Cask at The Royal Crown, Witney 10th July 2006 (think it was the Crown it was a Wychwood pub anyway)Should be called Summer Blandness very unimpressive, poured light golden colour not much body, some hops and malts detected served a touch warm which is a bit suprising in one of its own pubs, nothing else of note to say really not bad just bland.


 duff (5403), Sydney, Australia, Surrey, England
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/102/57/20
Sep 6, 2004  
Cask@The triple Crown, Richmond. This pub normally does a good pint, so i don’t think it had anything to do with condition, i just thought this was an bog standard, crap beer. Very thin, and i’d hardly call it a German Hefe!!!! This was a thin blond ale, with slight sour malts, very thin and extremely bpring, some lemon tang, but not much else.


 Daniel_Brown (1919), Birmingham (via Leicester), West Midlands, England
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/510/20
Sep 2, 2004  
Hand pulled at the Goat and Tricycle, Bournemouth. Purporting to be brewed with wheat, and flavoured with fruit and honey. Honey coloured actually, and smelling like a bramble bush. Fruity and sweet initially, fairly flat (wheaty?), dropping off into wateriness and eventually a dry malt hop flavour. Good start, less impressive finish.


 imdownthepub (3937), Banbury, Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Jun 15, 2004  
Cask conditioned at The Winsford Arms, Wroxall, I.O.Wight. Pale golden yellow, hazy, active head. Surprisingly smooth and silky with a light lemony hop flavour, grapefruit and peach. Lingering delicate flavours on the finish with a fresh cut grass aroma. Pretty decent pint.




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