Brains SA Gold (Bottle)

SA Gold (Bottle)
(Batch of SA Gold)

 

Brains in Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

  Golden / Blonde Ale Regular
Score
5.95
ABV: 4.7% IBU: - Ticks: 96
First brewed in 2006 this younger sister of the legendary SA has been a firm favourite ever since.

A hoppy refreshing ale brewed with Cascade and Styrian Goldings hops creating citrus aromas and flavours SA Gold is a popular choice with younger drinkers.
 

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6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Old rating from 2010 - 500ml bottle, pours golden with a small white head. Aromas & tastes of light citrus, biscuit, dry crackers, tea leaf & earth. Moderate body. Dry mild bitter finish

Tried from Bottle on 08 Feb 2025 at 11:26


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Rocky white head stayed on an unclear finely carbonated amber coloured body. Tangy, fruity & bitter aroma. Medium bodied, sharp on the tongue with a clean back. Pale malt, caramel, berries & stone fruit tastes with a bitter hoppy citrussy finish. Easy drinking.

Tried on 25 Sep 2022 at 16:31


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Historical tick which I am adding as a rate so that I can see the impact it has on my stats. I think I had it in for this beer because a mate thought it was the 500 Beers To Try Before You Die tick when the gave it to me. But a pissy gold.

Tried from Can on 06 Aug 2020 at 09:55


3.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3

Botella @Hotel, Hawarden. 01/02/2020 Color amarillo dorado, corona de espuma blanca, aromas cereal, sabor cereal, notas herbales floja, cuerpo ligero.

Tried on 01 Feb 2020 at 18:53


8

Tried on 09 Jan 2018 at 23:14


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle. Backlog rating from bottle collection and historic scoring. Source not recorded. No tasting notes kept, just rating.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Sep 2017 at 13:49


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can opens with wild gushing. Aroma & taste: buscuit malts and floral hops. Light to medium bitterness. Long hoppy finish. Generally decent.

Tried from Can on 09 Jul 2017 at 05:53


5.5

(#346)(#1 CYM)(#1 Cardiff)
Bought it at Cardiff's supermarket, Cardiff, CYM

Tried from Bottle on 03 Apr 2016 at 11:27


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Aroma with pleasant hops, floral, citrus. Taste: malt, fruit, citrus, grapefruit, good drinkability, refreshing, slightly watery.

Tried on 17 Feb 2016 at 08:34


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

500ml bottle. Pours clear golden with a small long lasting white head. Aroma of hops and caramel malts, a little citrus fruit too. Taste is nice, hops, some caramel, and some citric bitterness. Seemed quite similar to a lager to me.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Oct 2015 at 16:22