Golden Glow
Holdens Brewery in Dudley, West Midlands, England 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
6.27
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An 18ct gold, golden ale with subtle yet fragrant hop aromas, a moreish gentle sweetness and an almost citrus like pleasant bitter finish. Brewed using the finest English Maris Otter malts and choicest Fuggles, Golden Glow is a thirst quenchingly refreshing beer.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 5.5
Bottle at home having spent 4 hours at a drama review featuring the youngest. This was necessary. Perhaps served a touch too warm? Rich malts, balanced hops and a slight (only slight) taste of vomit. Ok, but not great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2025
at 17:01
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Melbicks Garden Centre. Fairly middle of the road gold to be honest. Look: clear gold, small white head; standard. Aroma: malt, citrus peel, biscuit, touch of pine. Taste: the same Palate: Light to medium bodied, bitter and citric.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:02
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at Bulls Head, Sedgley..Aroma has caramel and fruit. Clear gold. Thin foamy white head. Light hoppy bitterness. Underlying caramel..sherbert. Light-medium bodied. Long finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Jul 2024
at 16:37
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
27/1/2023. Cask at the 14th Colchester Winter Ale Festival. Pours clear golden with a small frothy white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, straw, touch of butter. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Moderate body, slightly oily, soft carbonation. Nice bittersweet finish. It's fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jan 2023
at 13:25
29/10/2004. CODSALL STATION, Chapel Lane, CODSALL, Staffordshire, England (HOLDENS)
Tried
on 13 Dec 2022
at 08:46
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Clear pale gold with a frothy, almost creamy white head, and a slightly fruity aroma. Tastewise this is a pretty sweet golden ale, with fruit and sugar sweetness being slightly balanced out by a hint of citrus hop bitterness
Tried
from Cask
at
King's Head
on 29 Sep 2021
at 13:00
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Hogshead, Wolverhampton. Pours a hazy golden yellow with minimal white head, but good lacing. Nose is just vague hints of lemon. In the mouth, there is a initial sweet caramel texture which fades to bitter citrus, with traces of straw and biscuits. Some lemon in the finish. Very swiggable – and none the worse for that.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Sep 2020
at 22:25
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Handpull cask at the Ale Wagon, Leicester. Deep golden and clear with a quickly disappearing white head. Lemon balm, vanilla and mucky sulphur on the aroma. Tastes much better than it smells, with a citrus-tinged bitterness challenging the initial malty sweetness. More caramel in the aftertaste. Not bad by any means.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Oct 2018
at 20:28
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from the Real Ale Warehouse. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of grassy hops and malt. Taste is light sweet and faint floral notes, some biscuit. Rich tea. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2018
at 08:05
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Stafford Beer & Cider Festival. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are fruits, malt, grass, straw and hops.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jul 2017
at 06:19