Golden Ale
John Smiths in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
5.49
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Grumbo (24130) reviewed Golden Ale from John Smiths 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle gifted to me by Ron. Pours golden with a small but lasting off white head. Aroma is caramel, light hop and light malt. Quite sweet, very light bitterness. Light body, sticky texture, average carbonation. Overall better than expected.
jjsint (8566) reviewed Golden Ale from John Smiths 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Can from corner shop. Dark gold, with a bit of carbonation. Smells of malt adjunct, but not that unpleasant. Sweet, syrupy taste with an odd malty/corn syrup aftertaste. Medium body, at least the carbonation is kept in check. Not good by even forgiving standards but still better than I thought it would be.
jimgreen (21347) reviewed Golden Ale from John Smiths 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle from Tesco, Yardley, Birmingham. Poured a crystal clear light amber with a thin broken white head. The aroma is skunky malt and not so pleasant. The flavour is moderate bitter with a light watery floral hop bitter palate. Light bodied with average carbonation.
Deanso (15577) reviewed Golden Ale from John Smiths 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
50vl bottle courtesy of and shared with Jmgreenuk. Thin white head. Clear golden pour. Average.
Kermis (23401) reviewed Golden Ale from John Smiths 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Bottle shared thanks to Jmgreenuk. Clear orange with a medium white head. Aroma of malt, grain and corn. Flavour is above light sweet and bitter. Light bodied with soft carbonation.
Olut (21691) reviewed Golden Ale from John Smiths 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle from Quality Save, Manchester. Has a lovely golden colour, which is probably why it is marketed in a clear glass bottle, but unfortunately this makes it quite skunky in character. It’s a malty ale with hints of grainy chocolate and fairly crisp.
Mr_Pink_152 (17035) reviewed Golden Ale from John Smiths 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Bottle from a supermarket. Golden colour with a white head. Weak sweet malty aroma. Taste also sweet. Dull.
Tommann (7627) reviewed Golden Ale from John Smiths 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
500ml bottle. Pours dark gold with a medium head. Aroma is tea, caramel and boiled veg. Taste is mostly caramel. Vague boiled sweet bitterness in the finish.
berkshirejohn (10200) reviewed Golden Ale from John Smiths 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
50cl bottle from Tesco’s, Wokingham. It seems every brewer and his dog is producing a "Golden Ale" at the moment - even Shepherd Neame have brought out a Spitfire Golden Ale - this one was definitely brewed by the brewer’s dog, rather than the brewer.
it’s a standard amber brew with a fast fading white head; touch of spicy hops on the aroma; stewed matly body; and a toffee finish. Not good.