Mercian Shine
Beowulf Brewing in Brownhills, Staffordshire, England 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
6.55
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Is a pale bitter with a fresh, hoppy and fruity aroma and a dry finish. Its bitterness dances on the palate.
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8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
Half at The Dog Inn. Bright golden pour with a sturdy creamy white head, solid lacing. Grainy, bready aroma. Taste is grainy and soft, a slight dry bitterness at the finish. Body is exquisite, creamy, velvety, dense, smooth.
Tried
on 19 Feb 2023
at 13:31
16/08/1998. ANCHOR, 305 Bradford Street, BIRMINGHAM, West Midlands, England (ANSELLS)
Tried
on 10 Nov 2022
at 05:12
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Shrewsbury Arms, Stafford. Pours a golden yellow with a small white head and good lacing. The nose has a soft lemony aroma along with some caramel. In the mouth it is juicy and sweet, though slightly watery. There’s lemon and citrus at the start, with hops coming through later, turning things bitter. Finish is mainly citrus though. Not bad, but not very exciting either – a standard golden ale really.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Feb 2022
at 21:18
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Cornubia, Bristol 18/1/2019. Amber, with a slight, 0ff-white, head. A strong bitter, with caramel, a hint of red and tangerine fruits, hint of spice, and moderately bitter finish. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Jan 2019
at 19:56
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Fra cask på Cornubia 29 Bristol Apr 17. Lys gylden. 0 skum. Litt lacing. Ser ut som saft. Lett søt plommearoma. Smaken syrlig frukt. Blir tørr etter hvert.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Jun 2017
at 04:57
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask, half-pint, shared with Finn at Cornubia. Clear warm golden body. Filmy layer, lacing rings down the glass. Dried fruity aromas. Blended fruity taste of peaches, lemon and apricot. Mid-sweet fruity ending. Medium bodied. Satisfying. (Bristol 29.04.2017).
Tried
from Cask
on 22 May 2017
at 13:27
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
50cl bottle courtesy of JmGreenUK. thin white head. Slightly hazy golden blond pour. Nice beer
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Aug 2013
at 14:41
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at JDW, Paradise Circus, Birmingham. Poured a very slightly hazy medium amber with a broken white head, lots of lace and no carbonation. The aroma is a little malty, but weak. The flavour is medium bitter, malty, with a hint of toffee and a little fruit on the palate and in the aftertaste. This is what a real ale should taste like and I could honestly drink this all night long!
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Apr 2013
at 10:51
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask, gravity at The Fox Inn, Wilbaston, Northamptonshire on the Welland Valley Beer Festival tour Sat 11th June 2011 Pours warm gold with a white rim of bubbles, good clarity. Nice fruity beer with good fruitiness also present on the nose touch sweet maybe but mid bitterness helps to balance this out. A7 A5 T7 P3 Ov13 3.5
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jun 2011
at 22:48
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle. Pours a pale yellow with a large head and lots of carbonation. Aroma is very faint, grassy hops, hint of lemon. Grassy hops make up the taste, too. Medium bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2010
at 13:40