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Blue Monkey Brewery in Giltbrook, Nottinghamshire, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
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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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours a clear golden colour with a medium sized lasting off white head. A light pale malty aroma with mandarin and straw. A dryish light malty taste, a little caramel with some straw and grassy flavours and a light citrus bitterness in the finish.
Tried
on 11 Aug 2018
at 13:12
5/10
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jan 2018
at 18:41
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle @ Cotteridge Wines. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, grainy and bready. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 270717
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2017
at 13:21
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle @ Cotteridge Wines, Birmingham. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are grain, malt, bread and hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2017
at 13:18
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 10
Overall 6
Handpull cask from the Geldart, Cambridge. Dark gold and very clear. Spotty white head. Soft papaya and vegetal notes, not what one might expect from this sort of beer but itโs nice enough. Sweet tropical fruit taste with a palpable savouriness. Short finish. Medium body, carbonation is very soft. A beer that grows on me over the course of a pint is always a good thing.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Apr 2017
at 14:47
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at cloisters. Pours clear golden, nose is grapefruit, lychee, taste is juicy fruit, sweet, thin.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Jan 2017
at 11:04
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Cask at Red Squirrel, High Wycombe. Crystal-clear gold with a thick white head. Floral, some lemon, a little caramel and white pepper. Very dry, slightly chalky. Grew watery and bland. Didnโt do it for me, although I seem to be in the minority here.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Oct 2016
at 17:47
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Glen Park Hotel, Ayr. Appearance - golden with a decent head. Nose - lemon and flowers. Hay. Taste - loads of lemon with pale malt hiding a little at the back. Palate - light bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - another solid golden ale. There are probably 100s of beers made in this style and to this solid standard on this island. I probably couldnโt pick this one out from most of the other good examples. I suppose it says something re the style being generally well carried out.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2016
at 14:07
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask in Nobody Inn. Clear and golden with a thin white head that left good lacing. Fruity, slightly yeasty aroma. Tropical fruit dominates the flavour
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jan 2016
at 07:10
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Norman warrior Lowestoft. Amber copper coloured pour with a halo of off white head. Aroma is tea leaves, brown sugar, brown malts. Flavour is composed of toffee malt, unrefined sugars, apple, tea leaves and a hint of cinnamon toast. Palate is sweet, lowish carbonated , woody finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Aug 2015
at 08:51