4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask at the Victoria Inn, Durham on 22nd February 2012. Clear gold with white foam and full lacing. Yeasty hoppy aroma; rich flavoursome liquid with initial nuttiness - peanut. Berry fruits and rich grassy hops developing into a richly grassy finish on a light to zingy mouthfeel.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Gold colour with a thin head, citrus hop aroma, refreshing citrus hop taste.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask (gravity dispense) at the Olde Dolphin Inn summer beer festival, Derby. Another light, easy drinking gold.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask gravity at Rare Breeds BF 06. Hazy gold with thin white head. Probably not quite ready yet. Citrus hop aroma. Nice. Good hop, good citrus. Yep, golden citrus bitter. Fruit is quite juicy. Fine.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: AUG 9, 2009 1. Cask Stillage at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Oldham 29/03/2003
Golden coloured with some pale and fruit aromas. Wheat flavour. Slightly bitter dry hop finish.
2. Cask Handpump at the Harbour View, Sunderland 01/11/2005.
Golden hoppy and floral with a little fruitiness and a hint of dry wheat in the finish.
3. Cask Handpump at the GBBF Earl’s Court, London 08/08/2008
Hoppy aroma. Golden coloured and floral with a crisp and slightly dry malt finish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
From cask at Three Judges. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Light fruity hops aroma. Flavour is mild spiced yet also quite fresh fruity hoppy. Light roasted caramel malt base, but quite subdued to the hops.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at halfway house just as Gold Tankard...yellow amber ... dry musty hop nose ... light fruity lemmon with a medium bitterness and a long dry linger ... med-heavy carbonation
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask conditioned at Fleetwood Beer Fest ’11. Gold with slight head. Light and a little on the thin side, a big dose of butterscotch which does give over to bitterness late on. Not great.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pale gold in colour as the name implies. Aromas are smmoth and buttery with floral hops. Flavours are light citrus with butter and floral hops. Smooth and clean on the palate. OK.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask@GBBF2008. Golden/ambery colour, small white head. Aroma is hops, fruits and mild yeast. Flavour is spices, yeast, fruits and some hints of grass and wood.
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