Gold
Staffordshire Brewery (prev Leek) in Leek, Staffordshire, England 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
5.68
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Grumbo (24130) reviewed Gold from Staffordshire Brewery (prev Leek) 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle, gift from friends in Bristol. Poured clear golden with a small white head. Aroma of malt, hops, citrus, grass. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness and body. Slight oily texture, average carbonation. Ok.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle from ASDA, Telford. Golden with a very thin head. Mainly a hoppy golden ale, with the gluten free element giving it some mild malty undertones. It's quite a sweet tasting brew too.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
500ml bottle from Notcutts Garden Centre Shop, Peterborough. Golden amber colour, white foam head leaving lacing and malty grainy aroma. Taste is malty, toffee, fruity with some grainy earthy bitterness. Light to medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy bitter finish. Quite OK
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
50cl bottle from Longacres Garden Centre, Windlesham. A basic golden ale; pale amber with a tight white head; dusty aroma with some citrus; sweet biscuity malt body; some weak grassy hops; and a biscuity finish.
huineman (1433) reviewed Gold from Staffordshire Brewery (prev Leek) 8 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2.5
50 cl bottle labeled as Shakesbeer, bought at Selfridges Food Hall, London. Pours clear amber, almost no head. Aroma is mostly esters, alongside some rotten nuts. Taste is watery, thin-bodied, insipid. Slightly bitter finish, with hints of fusels. Bad.
danlo (12875) reviewed Gold from Staffordshire Brewery (prev Leek) 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
500ml bottle from ASDA, Telford. Clear golden colour, thin white foam head and malty, caramel aroma. Taste is malty, with some fruity, citrus notes, straw and light bitterness. Light bodied, medium carbonation, dry dusty light bitter finish. OK
hohops (2621) reviewed Gold from Staffordshire Brewery (prev Leek) 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Appearance is (unsurprisingly) golden, with a small white head. Aromas of zesty fruit, lemons, hops, some floral notes, hints of honey. Smooth taste, not overly bitter until the end, fresh hops, slightly biscuity, citrussy finish, quite refreshing. Solid ale.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
Brown 500ml bottle, the beer is bottle conditioned and the sediment could be clearly seen through the bottle, sat at the base looking up. Best before the end of Jan 2010, drank on warm sunny evening in April 2009. Poured into a vase shaped pint glass (Old Speckled Hen). The label claims it is OK for Veggies and Vegans, so no fishy or meaty bits in this beer then! Some of the yeast sediment moved and tried to join the beer in my glass, but I poured carefully and very little got out. The body is a bright golden yellow, almost lagerlike. A small white wispy head sat on top. The beer was very light for a traditional English Bitter, but more and more brewers are producing these golden brews nowadays. Floral aroma with citrus hints to the fore, couldn’t detect any hops, yeast or malts. The taste was a bit boring, no bite or strength of flavours. Just a bog standard bitter, a little flat to be honest. Wheat and barley used in the brew, no suggestion of them in the taste for me. A big disappointment for me, I hate decrying a small brewer, but this didn’t do it for me at all. I have a few more bottles from this brewery, I hope they are better than this effort.
Ungstrup (52101) reviewed Gold from Staffordshire Brewery (prev Leek) 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
A hazy orange beer with a beutiful head. The aroma is of sulphur, hops, and grass, while the flavor is of sulphur, yeast, and spices. Not really into the sulphur thing - I wonder where it comes from?