Commonwealth Gold
Caledonian Brewery in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
5.95
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Official beer of the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Hops from Australia, England and New Zealand... together with local malt... deliver a solid gold beer with citric soft fruit aroma and flavour, followed by lemon and soft malt finish.
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5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
How: Cask.
Where: The Flying Horse Gatwick Airport.
Appearance: Golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Fruit, floral, a bit tea like.
Body: Medium body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Citrus, floral.
Where: The Flying Horse Gatwick Airport.
Appearance: Golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Fruit, floral, a bit tea like.
Body: Medium body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Citrus, floral.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Oct 2014
at 04:43
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask@The Flying Horse, JDW, Gatwick (14/08/2014) - pours gold with a good white head. Aroma and taste is grassy and floral fruity, some citrus lemon, some herbal hoppy notes, pretty watery overall.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Sep 2014
at 06:34
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Halfpint (cask) at JDW, The Flying Horse, London Gatwick Airport. Golden colour, thin white head. Very moderate aroma, some malts. Malty flavour, only a hint of citrus, very moderate hops.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Aug 2014
at 20:47
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask in The Hope. Pours golden with a thick creamy head. Not much on the nose. Taste is sweet malt with a bitter hippy aftertaste. Decent
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Aug 2014
at 15:00
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Clear golden beer with a decent foamy head. Light malt aroma. Flavour is malt, bitter hop and sour citrus-y fruit.
Tried
on 26 Jul 2014
at 08:04
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at SRAF... Amber... Thin white lacing... Soft dry cale toffee malt nose... Dull soft toffee fruit
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Jul 2014
at 22:00
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at SRAF. Pours amber, nose is floral toffee, taste is buttery, caramel, dry.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jul 2014
at 03:22
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Cask at The Scottish Real Ale Festival 2014. Aromas of butterscotch, caramel, and Caledonian house yeast. Chalky taste, sweet finish. Not great.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jul 2014
at 03:05