Bottle from Morrisons, Sidcup. Light amber pour with a white head. Citrus and herb aroma. Fruit and herb flavour. Bitter-fruit finish.

Brown 500ml bottle, best before 31 Aug 2011, drank 7 Dec 2010. The bottle version is 5% ABV, it was poured into an Abbot Ale glass tankard. I’ve had this beer in cask form a couple of times and wasn’t overly impressed, here goes for the bottled version: Pale it is, a weak orange colour, with a good white head of foaming bubbles. Labelled as a ’Blonde Ale’ by the brewery, it certainly looks blonde. The smell and taste is citrusy (lemons and grapefruits), ideal for a warm summers afternoon drink. OK for this evening too, it’s minus 8 outside, but cosy enough in my lounge. This is a better drink than I remember the cask ones being, maybe the extra ABV gives it a sharper edge, allowing thew flavours to appear stronger and more distinct. No great body depth, this is after all a summer blonde, not a winter warmer. So, it is just about right for the style and type of beer it claims to be!

Bottle at home ... copper ... thin white lacing ... metalic hop front soft malt nose ... bitter metalic hop ... not for me

Bottle 500ml.Clear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, grain toasted, toffee. Flavour is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, sharp. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20111205]

Bottled at chriso’s. Lightly hazy pale amber. Citric nose with custard and grass. Sweetish with light-medium body, balanced bitterness. Nicely drinkable.

Bright blond colour. Light, hoppy aroma. Dry, hoppy flavour with a nice malt balance giving a ’well rounded’ feel.

Bottled. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is sweet malts, some nectar, wood, earth and mild vegetably notes. Flavour is sweet and bready crisp maltyness along with floral and nectary notes. Also some slight wooden and vegetably notes. Quite watery palate.