Amarillo
Crouch Vale Brewery in South Woodham Ferrers, Essex, England 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
7.11
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A superb premium golden ale with wonderful aromas of Amarillo hops and a lasting spicy and orangy flavour. Cara malt provides a little burnished colour, but the light body belies its strength.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Thin rocky white head on a pale golden coloured body.
Stone fruit, butterscotch & pale malt aroma.
Medium bodied, smooth & lifeless.
Pale malt, butterscotch, peach - lemonade tastes with a tangy finish.
Standard.
Stone fruit, butterscotch & pale malt aroma.
Medium bodied, smooth & lifeless.
Pale malt, butterscotch, peach - lemonade tastes with a tangy finish.
Standard.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Mar 2026
at 21:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 0,5ltr: Amber coloured ale with an slightly American hoppy bitter taste and ist got some hints of caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2024
at 11:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours an almost clear golden colour with a small frothy white head. The aroma is fruity and floral, lots of peach. A moderately sweet to light sweet fruity taste, sweet pale malts, peach, melon and floral flavours with a semi-dry bittersweet fruity finish
Tried
on 20 May 2022
at 18:43
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from the brewery shop, South Woodham Ferrers. Milky taste. More hops. Meh
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2018
at 18:14
8/10
Been a long while since I last had this. Loads of peaches and nectarines and super soft malts.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Ale House
on 20 Jun 2018
at 11:47
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours gold from the bottle. A thick, frothy white head clings to the glass and lingers. Aroma is a subtle blend of tropical fruits, but sweetish, more peach and honey mellon than citrus or pine. There’s also an odd hint of something I can’t quite place but reminds me of dishwashing liquid. Taste is mildly sweet, turning mildly bittersweet at the finish. Body is to the lighter side of medium, carbonation is mild. Overall, good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2018
at 17:34
5/10
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jun 2017
at 22:16
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Fra flaske spandert av Rune. Delt med ham i WC-veien 24 Apr 17. Gylden. Høyt tett skum som daler sakte. God fruktaroma. Smaken balansert. Mye malt men også innslag av plommer & fersken. Bra øl.
Tried
on 01 Jun 2017
at 00:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
A 500ml bottle bought at Queens Head in Chelmsford and shared with Finn back home. A bright warm golden body. Stable white head. Spotty lacing. Modest aroma of floral hops. Well blended taste of leafy hops and restrained caramel malts. Rounded, drying bitter tail. Medium bodied. Classic British brew, nice and tasty (Tromsø 24.04.2017).
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2017
at 13:33
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Handpull cask at the Kingston Arms, Cambridge. Deep gold, clear with almost no head. Smells vaguely of citrus and peaches but there’s a spicy/soapy hint. Very bitter throughout and not particularly balanced. The Amarillo hop is left to run rampant. Bitter soapiness in the long finish. It’s alright but quite messy. Too many problems to justify a higher score.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Oct 2016
at 16:26