Cart Blanche
Kelburn Brewery in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, Scotland 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
6.29
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Named after Paisley’s river, White Cart Water, this golden full-bodied ale boasts smacks of flavour. The appearance is enhanced by a touch of wheat malt, giving good head retention and a wonderfully dry after-taste that won’t be easily forgotten. As the name suggests feel free to enjoy ‘Cart Blanche’ as the mood dictates.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from 2012 - Pint from the cask at Thompson's bar in Edinburgh. Pours amber with a white creamy head. Aromas & tastes of orange, lemon, peach, citrus & malt. Medium body. Super dry slightly sour finish
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Mar 2025
at 21:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating - 330ml bottle, pours dark brown with a beige head. Aromas & tastes of chocolate, coffee, vanilla, blackcurrant, earth & malt. Medium body. Light bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2025
at 09:29
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Tried
on 28 Feb 2023
at 15:20
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottled (Nolia Beer Festival 2018). Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is floral, some wheat and mild sweetmalts. Flavour is sweet malts, mild wheat and some slight bitter/coriander tones. Lacks carbonation. Served a month after BBE date mark on bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2023
at 16:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Clear golden ale, bubbly white head. Light zesty aroma. Flavour is tangy citrus, a bit of bitter grassy hop. Follows through into the aftertaste nicely too. It does pretty much the same as what many pales of this type aim for but it actually holds its flavour as opposed to descending into a watery nothing. Solid
Tried
on 11 Jan 2019
at 17:00
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottled 500ml (AIH91)
Pale amber colour, small white head. Honeyish cracker aroma. Light-bodied. Watery. Similar flavour: honey and crackers. Meh.
Pale amber colour, small white head. Honeyish cracker aroma. Light-bodied. Watery. Similar flavour: honey and crackers. Meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2018
at 15:57
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at GBBF Saturday, 13/08/2016. A hazed golden coloured pour with a loose white head. Aroma is big earthy raw grains, straw berry hop, hedgerow hop, damp hay. Flavour is composed of sweet Base malts, tangy fruits, hint of hot alcohol. Fruity. Little bit of a hot ferment. Palate is medium sweet, moderate carbonation. Middle of the road golde.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Aug 2016
at 05:47
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at GBBF 2016. It pours clear amber with a small white head. The aroma is soft, sweet, bready, toasted grain, cereal and porridge. The taste is smooth, bitter, chewy malt, porridge, peppery spice, white bread, hint of lemon and grain with a dry finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. A pretty run of the mill malt-led golden ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Aug 2016
at 06:19
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Bow Bar. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of lemon and hobnobs. Taste is more of the same, faint butteriness. Light sweet finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Apr 2016
at 10:03
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On cask at Au Bar. Appearance - golden with a proportionate head and a slight haze. Nose - lemon and flowers. Taste - more citrus with mineral note underneath. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - a humid evening and just what the beer doctor would’ve ordered.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jul 2015
at 16:42