Foundation Stone
Lymestone Brewery in Stone, Staffordshire, England 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
6.33
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A glorious golden pale ale crafted from the finest pale and crystal malts. Faint biscuit and chewy, juicy citrus fruits burst onto the palate then spicy Boadicea and Pilot hops pepper the taste buds leaving a pleasing long and dry bitter finish.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Shakespeare's ACH, Sheffield - Clear gold body, lacing white top. Slightly metallic start, citrussy hops follow, biscuity finish. Easy going, but not exactly groundbreaking.
Tried
from Cask
at
Shakespeare’s Ale & Cider House
on 02 Jan 2026
at 18:17
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Cask at the London & NW spoons, New Street station, 27/02/2025.
Clear golden topped with a lasting off white head.
Nose is stewed fruits, grains, herb, stale bread.
Taste comprises fruit slice, biscuit, grains, straw.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close with a light bitter edge.
Okay cask golde.
Clear golden topped with a lasting off white head.
Nose is stewed fruits, grains, herb, stale bread.
Taste comprises fruit slice, biscuit, grains, straw.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close with a light bitter edge.
Okay cask golde.
Tried
on 27 Feb 2025
at 09:17
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at The White Swan, Solihull. Clear dark gold with off white top. Some buttery dough with citrus, flora, yeast and pine with reasonable bitterness for a gold. Medium bodied, semi-dry. It grew on me nicely with repeated sips, certainly not bland although maybe a slight acrid aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:07
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at New Street Spoons. Aroma is doughy with some grain. Clear gold. Thin foamy translucent white head. Sweet. Citrus edge. Soon develops grain bitterness. Also a tad buttery. Light. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry finish. Me not like. Just something about it that doesn't work.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Nov 2023
at 18:17
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Shrewsbury Arms, Stafford. Pours a golden amber with a small white head and good lacing. There’s a mainly malty aroma to this one, with some hints of autumn fruit. Mouthwise it starts off sweet and fruity before some floral hops come into play. Later still citrus and traces of spices come through, and they take over for the finish. Quite nice but a tad too citrussy for me.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Feb 2022
at 21:34
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
10/7/2019. Cask at the 30th Ealing Beer Festival. Pours clear pale amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of hops, citrus, tropical fruit, malt and fruit biscuit. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation. Grower.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jul 2019
at 14:44
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Ealing Beer Festival. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are fruits, malt, hops, notes of caramel and has a nice bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jul 2019
at 14:36
6/10
Tried
on 03 Feb 2017
at 15:10
6/10
Tried
on 23 Oct 2016
at 11:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines, Birmingham. Poured a crystal clear amber with a thin white head. The aroma is weak floral hop leading to a medium bitter flavour with lots of hoppy citrus notes on the smooth refreshing palate. Perfect for a session.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2013
at 13:12