Jennings (Marston's) Golden Host

Golden Host

 

Jennings (Marston's) in Cockermouth, Cumbria, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular Out of Production
Score
5.78
ABV: 4.3% IBU: - Ticks: 47
'I wander'd lonely as a cloud that floats on high o'er vales and hills, when all at once I saw a crowd, a host, of golden daffodils'- William Wordsworth.

A full flavoured, golden bitter, brewed using English pale ale malt and all Goldings hops a generous handful of crystal malt has been added along with Fair Trade golden granulated sugars, giving a delicate flavour and subtle aroma.
 

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6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Cask at the John Oldcastle, Farringdon, 29/03/15. Clear golden with a decent off white covering. Nose is bready, fruit cake mix, prunes, straw. Taste comprises bread pudding, mellow fruit tunes, light floral element, straw. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close - in good shape. Ok bitter.

Tried from Cask on 30 Mar 2015 at 12:54


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at jdw. Nice clear golden coloured pour with a lasting loose white head. Aroma is subdued biscuit grains, berry hop. Flavour is composed of light grains, honey malts, light berry, haw thorn. Palate is fairly light, decent cask condition. Fairly good.

Tried from Cask on 29 Mar 2015 at 06:46


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

On cask at the Standing Order. Appearance -golden with a proportionate head. Nose - flowers and lemon. Light malt backdrop. Taste - more of the same. Lemon dominant. Slight soapy note. Palate - light bodied with a creamy texture and a fairly fresh finish. Overall - like many other golden ales.

Tried from Cask on 25 Mar 2015 at 09:25


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at the standing order. Pours clear golden amber, nose is cheesy, herbal, toffee, taste is similar, dry, crisp, sweet.

Tried from Cask on 23 Mar 2015 at 13:23


4

Tried on 20 Mar 2015 at 12:59


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

April 2008: Brown 500ml bottle, long life left, so was fresh when tasted. Poured into a Duvel glass, well why not? Good amber, dark golden colour, clear and clean looking. Not as bright or light as the name might suggest. Large bubbley head that lasted a fair while. It looked good in the Duvel glass, I may well use it more often with British beers if it shows them off as good as this. Sour lemon and lime aroma, some hops as well, but not a huge aroma overall. The taste follows the smell very closely, citrus notes. Fairly dry and refreshing, a good mix of interesting flavours. At 4.3% this is a well balanced, easy drinking bitter. A bit watery maybe, but a fine session beer non-the-less, which I would like to try on cask if ever I come across it.

Tried from Bottle on 10 May 2012 at 23:36


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottled. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is grass, some peas, mild herbs and some floral notes. Flavour is sweet maltyness, caramel, floral and wooden hoppyness.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Apr 2012 at 21:12


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

April 2009
Clear gold beer. Very nicely balanced for a gold beer, Nice level of sweet nalt with some nice orange and mango fruit hop coming through. Too dry though! Nice flavour - but too bloody dry!

Tried on 21 May 2011 at 15:41


4.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle. Golden colour with a white head. Aroma is hop, butterscotsch, malt, fruit. Flavour is hop, butterscotsch, malt, fruit. Boring beer.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Apr 2011 at 01:19


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

500 ml bottle, bought at Newcastle Intl Airport. ABV is 4.2%. Deep golden colour, large white head. Nice aroma of floral and herbal hops. Soft mouthfeel. The medium dry and refreshing flavour has some malts with hints of toffee and nuts, also some herbal hops, but the bitterness is quite moderate.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Apr 2011 at 12:17