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Blue Monkey Brewery in Giltbrook, Nottinghamshire, England 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
6.23
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A pale and intensely hoppy beer with enticing tropical fruit aromas
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7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
A clear golden yellow beer with a white head. Aroma of dry citrusy hops, flowers, pale malt. Taste of citrusy bitter hops, pine, grapefruit, long bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Nov 2025
at 20:24
4.3/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 4
Flavor 4.5
Texture 4
Overall 4
Getreidiger, bitter-hopfiger Beginn. Geringe Süße, trocken, die Bitterkeit steigt deutlich an. Süffig, eintönig, trinkbar. 8/6/7/6/5/6
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Nov 2025
at 20:25
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at The Finch Hatton in Ewersby. One of those light ales you can just keep chugging. I had at least three and enjoyed each one. Nice grassy citrus and enough moreish bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Apr 2023
at 21:42
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Winding Wheel Beer Festival, Chesterfield 2023. Golden colour, white foam head and aroma of malt, citric. Taste is malt, biscuit, toffee, with citric hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry bitter finish. Quite OK
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Feb 2023
at 13:05
26/05/2012. CRYSTAL PALACE BEER FESTIVAL, Crystal Palace Football Club, Selhurst Park, LONDON, SE25, England
Tried
on 10 Nov 2022
at 15:37
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Clear and golden with a foamy white head, and a subtle fruity aroma of apples and melon. The mouthfeel is smooth with mild carbonation, and the flavour is sweet and fruity with a hint of hop bitterness, leaving a dry, fruity aftertaste
Tried
on 21 Jun 2020
at 19:16
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Old Dolphin, Derby – served from jug For years I avoided Blue Monkey beers because of the stupid pump clips. Now I’ve started drinking them they do seem to be reasonable. This one pours a pale gold with not much head at all. Has a pleasant floral hoppy aroma (not too much). In the mouth it is a mixture of tropical fruits, including peach and guava. The finish is hoppy and bitter. A respectable beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Dec 2019
at 22:45
7/10
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Dec 2019
at 16:44
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
9/3/2019. Bottle from Brew Cavern, Nottingham. Pours clear pale gold with a small white head. Aroma of hops, flowers, malt, grain, tropical fruit and citrus. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Tangy fruity and slightly bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2019
at 16:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample@GBBF2018, London, with the Malmö crew - golden coloured pour with a medium white head. Tropical fruity with some lemon, grapefruit, peach, pale white bready malty, medium body, piney and herbal bitter finish.
Tried
on 16 Dec 2018
at 13:21