Glastonbury Brewing Co. Golden Chalice

Golden Chalice

 

Glastonbury Brewing Co. in Somerton, Somerset, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Golden / Blonde Ale Regular
Score
6.13
ABV: 4.8% IBU: - Ticks: 22
A Deceptively Powerful Golden Ale with a hypnotic balance of malts and fragrance hops.

This legendary ale leaves you grasping for more of its robust bitterness and lingering bittersweet finish.

Seize the Chalice.

Winner at Ashcott Beer Festival and Reserve Winner at Dorchester Beer Festival.
 

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5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Half, hand pulled cask at Cask Pub & Kitchen, Pimlico. Clear, copper-gold body colour. Bubbles on the surface, fragile lacing. Mild aroma of floral hops and hay. Leafy hops to the taste buds added by a spicy touch. Dry bittersweet ending. Refreshing and drinkable (London, 30.07.2011).
Tried from Cask on 15 Aug 2011 at 11:46

5.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
From the cask at Cask Pub and Kitchen. Bright, deep gold with a fine, little head. Faint aroma is of pepper, grass, light malts. Malty, cereal flavor, quite sweet, with nice grassy hop finish. Medium bitterness. A bit unbalanced and edgy. Oily and lightish palate.
Tried from Cask on 09 Aug 2011 at 01:46

5.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Draft at Angleterre, Helsinki. Pours hazy golden with medium head. Aroma is fruity with citrus, hops and toffee. Flavor is sweet and a little fruity with honey. Smooth and easy to drink ale (Rated 2011/04/27)
Tried from Draft on 05 Jun 2011 at 14:29

6.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
@ City Arms, Wells, Somerset. Dull gold. Big fruity, spicy (coriander) nose. Spicy body with light earthy hop accents and a bright, almost citrusy finish.
Tried on 06 Sep 2010 at 13:53

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Bottle, Carringtons, Chorlton. Vibrant golden colour with a medium white head. Looked the part. Sweeisht aroma with some hop and honey notes. Dry hop flavour with muted citrus tones and no real depth. Clean and drinkable, but lacking any real oomph. Next !
Tried from Bottle on 21 Nov 2008 at 15:34

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle conditioned at Cockney Pub, Århus
Hazy blond color. Very nice yet delicate hop aroma, flowery and a bit grassy. Dry mouthfeel, some malt aroma, strong hopping, with a grassy and citrusy footprint. Very bitter final, dry too and lightly astringent. Good surprise!
Tried from Bottle on 06 Feb 2008 at 17:00

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle form Tescos. Deep golden coloured with a moderate white head. Sweet aroma of caramel, honey and a whiff of grassy hop. Sweet malt flavour with some fruit and dry hops. Slightly marred by a pasteurised boiled sweet finish.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Jan 2008 at 13:57

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Frothy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Nice hoppy/grassy aroma. Moderate bitter slightly sweet flavor. Average finish. Oily palate.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Sep 2007 at 11:29

5.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at GBBF 2006. A hazy orange beer with a rim of white head. The aroma is sweet malty with light notes of oranges. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of fruit. I find the flavor too weak for my liking.[5/2/6/3/11=2.7]

Bottled - clearly filtered, but I can’t tell if it’s pasteurized. A golden beer with a thin white head. The arom ais sweet amlty with some flowery notes. The flavor is sweet malty with a light touch of flowers [6/3/6/3/11=2.9]
Tried from Cask on 01 May 2007 at 15:54

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
(Cask at GBBF, London, 3 Aug) Colour is golden yellow with a small foamy head. Nose is fruity and nutty with notes of peaches and a floral hop aroma with notes of hay and wild camomile. Taste is fruity, slightly nutty, with notes of peaches. Initially sweet, turnes drier in a slightly soapy, grassy, bitter finish. Pleasant and refreshing.
Tried from Cask on 26 Aug 2006 at 10:48