Golden Ale
John Smiths in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
5.49
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5.5/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2016
at 16:11
5/10
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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.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Apr 2016
at 13:42
5/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2016
at 08:46
5/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2016
at 05:31
4.8/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Apr 2016
at 11:38
5.5/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2016
at 14:18
6/10
Tried
on 25 Feb 2016
at 14:06
4.6/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Oct 2015
at 11:58
4.5/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Oct 2015
at 15:16
5.5/10
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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.
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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Oct 2015
at 08:16