Golden Glow
Holdens Brewery in Dudley, West Midlands, England 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
6.27
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Theydon_Bois (46756) reviewed Golden Glow from Holdens Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the Great Western, Wolverhampton on the Rate Beer Black Country Buassaroo, 06/07/13. Clear golden with a thin white head. Nose is malts, summer fruit, apple whiff, light hops. Taste comprises bready malt, subtle hop notes, orchard fruits. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, bitter notes in the finish. Ok stuff - more golden blonde than bitter for me.
RichTheVillan (12446) reviewed Golden Glow from Holdens Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Bottle from Co-op; golden yellow pour with white head, sweet malt aroma, very subdued hop notes light bitterness.
jimgreen (21728) reviewed Golden Glow from Holdens Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at the Coach and Horses, Weatheroak Hill, Alvechuch. Poured a clear light amber with a thin white head and broken lace. The aroma is malty with hints of fruit. The flavour is medium bitter with smooth caramel notes and a zesty citrus palate. It really is a satisfying and flavour packed ale. A real winner from Holden’s.
Olut (22183) reviewed Golden Glow from Holdens Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 4.5
Extremely smooth textured ale, a light golden colour with carbonation and initial head. However, what it has in character it lacks in flavour. It does have a pleasant sweet aroma.
Deanso (15822) reviewed Golden Glow from Holdens Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
On tap in wallsall. Decent white head. Clear golden pour. Nice enough beer.
BlackHaddock (17491) reviewed Golden Glow from Holdens Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
The Holden’s Brewery owns two of my favourite pubs. Their beers in cask form are superb but I rarely review in bars, this is being done at home and is in bottle form. Brown 500ml, best before end of Feb 2010, drank and reviewed early Dec 2009. Poured into an ’Old Speckled Hen’ vase shaped pint glass. Almost lager like in appearance, pale gold and clear, with a pure white head. The aroma tells you straight away it isn’t a lager though, great wafts of hops and yeast fill your nose. This is a proper English Pale Ale. The hops from the aroma also add their bitterness, or maybe they have hops for each sense as many brewers do? The beer is refreshing and imparts a sweet bitterness in the first instance, before becoming more harsh and dry in the aftertaste. The 4.4% ABV is evident and sits well within this very balanced beer. Holden’s do seasonal beers and I am sure most start off as this brew in the Mash Tun and they then play with it to produce the changing occasional beers. Very drinkable session beer and even better in cask form (if well looked after). Got round to reviewing a cask one at last (Oct 2011): I have this so often when out it seemed a shame not to review it, in fact I’ve started to review more cask ales while out now (when the wife isn’t with me). This is a great brew and although the bottle version is fine a well looked after cask one is superb and a joy to drink: just add superlatives where you wish.
cagarvie (40235) reviewed Golden Glow from Holdens Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
cask at GBBF 2011 ... Golden yellow ... soft light eggg lemon nose ... soft dull fruit hop front ... ok
Cunningham (15791) reviewed Golden Glow from Holdens Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Handpull at GBBF 2011. Golden colour with a white head. Flower hoppy aroma. Fruity and hoppy flavour, but a very low carbonation spoiled it.
Benzai (24654) reviewed Golden Glow from Holdens Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle @ home. Thanks for bringing this Robson! Clear golden color, small slightly lacing white head. Smells light hoppy and fruity. Taste just bitter, lightly fruity. Low to medium carbo and body.
Bullit (6141) reviewed Golden Glow from Holdens Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask @ 3rd Larbert Beer Fest. Clear golden colour, white head. Aroma is light malted, bit of hops. Flavour is malted, hoppy, little fruityness. Fairly bitter and dry.