Northumbrian Gold
Hadrian Border Brewery in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, England 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
6.29
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Light golden-coloured ale with a biscuit malt flavour countered with floral and aromatic hops.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at Moon Under Water, Wolverhampton. Pours a hazy golden amber with a medium sized foamy off-white head and good lacing. The aroma is mainly malts and dried fruit plus some hoppy hints. In the mouth it is mainly sweet but with some bitter intrusions as well and a creamy texture. Flavour is malts, mixed hops, and hints of tropical fruits, toffee and biscuits. Bitterness lasts into the slightly dry finish. This is decent.
Tried
from Cask
at
Moon Under Water (JDW)
on 08 Aug 2026
at 14:15
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried
on 23 Jul 2026
at 11:11
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Crossed Peels, Stirling. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity and light hoppy. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Light dry and light bitter finish. 230726
Tried
from Cask
at
Crossed Peels (JDW)
on 23 Jul 2026
at 11:09
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pint on cask at the Gate House JDW.
Medium creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness
Medium creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Cask
at
The Gate House (JDW)
on 23 Jul 2026
at 07:55
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Study your tide times if you ever plan a trip to Holy Island - definitely a must if in Northumberland. This one less so unless you are after a session ale. Easy but ordinary. Light sweetness, hoppy and dryish
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Mar 2025
at 16:58
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Rating catch up. Shared 04/04/2021 with Dan and Grumbo. No full review but rating breakdown taken and discussed at the time.
Tried
on 12 Jan 2025
at 11:07
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Northumbrian Gifts. Pours a clear dark gold with small white head. Aroma of toasted grains, straw, light fruity to floral hops. Taste - toasted malt, sweet fruity resin, a bitter herbal in the finish. Light to medium body and carbonation. OK but a notch below their usual standard of beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:02
6/10
Tried
on 10 Apr 2023
at 12:25
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle - Pours a clear golden colour with a frothy off-white head that settled. Aroma is sweet malts, caramel and light fruity hop notes. A moderately sweet taste, pale malt and orange flavours with a light bitterness. Average.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Oct 2021
at 18:45
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers Graham! Deep golden coloured, some bubbles on top and aroma of malt, biscuit, citrus. Taste is malty, bready, some biscuit and citrusy bitterness. Light to meduim bodied, soft carbonation, bitter finish. Quite OK
Tried
on 18 Apr 2021
at 18:56