Spitfire Golden Ale / Spitfire Gold (Bottle)
Shepherd Neame in Faversham, Kent, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
6.14
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Spitfire Golden Ale was launched to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. A golden ale with vibrant fruity and flowery hop character balanced with sweet biscuit, caramel and toffee malts combining to deliver a soft bittersweet finish. Hops: Challenger, Centennial and Saaz.
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6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle 500ml. @ [ Petalax ๐ซ๐ฎ Virtual Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. ๐ก ๐ป๐
[ As Spitfire Golden Ale ].
ABV: 4.3%. Clear medium orange yellow colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy and open, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, biscuit malt, sweet malt, light hay. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration, pale malt, sweet malt, biscuit malt, light hay. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20211118]
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Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2021
at 19:47
7/10
Bottle from my local grocery shop โLocoโ. Pours clear golden with a medium sized throthy white head. Aroma has this typical Shepherd Neame metallic smell with citrus notes and a hint of tropical fruit. Taste has more citrus notes, lemony, maybe a hint of caramel, honey and biscuit with a subtle earthy hop bitterness throughout. Medium body, fair carbonation with a smooth slightly oily mouthfeel. Pretty good beer and i prefer this to the original Amber Spitfire.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Aug 2021
at 19:07
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
0,5l bottle from Stonemanor, The British Store near Brussels. F: thin, white, average retention. C: deep gold, clear. A: malty, bready, citrus, bit spicy, herbal touch, toast. T: medium malty base, toast, caramel, bit citrus, bit herbal, dry on the palate, decent bitterness, soft carbonation, ok, not bad, drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2021
at 19:06
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from local Asda. Some caramel in the nose here, but not much. Pours a golden orange with a small white head and some lacing. Some slight fruitiness (orange) in the mouth, but mainly caramel malt. Bit of a nothing beer really โ canโt think of any distinctive features ! Itโs OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2021
at 17:28
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Frothy off white head left a cover on a pale copper coloured still body. Kentish hops, fruit & malt tastes. Medium to thin bodied, sparkling on the tongue with smoother back. Bitter tangy fruit, caramel, pale malt, some hoppiness & confectionery tastes.
Tried
on 21 Nov 2019
at 20:07
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Appearance - golden and clear. Nicely proportioned head. Nose - caramel and biscuit. Light honey. Taste - more caramel biscuit. Palate - creamy and light to medium bodied. The finish could be fresher, a bit sweet really. Overall - so so.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jul 2019
at 13:17