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Hop Back Brewery in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Golden / Blonde Ale Regular
Score
5.97
ABV: 4.2% IBU: - Ticks: 55
A very clean, flaxen-coloured beer with wonderful thirst-quenching properties. The subtle blend of aroma and bittering hops give a crispness on the tongue which is delicately fruity, giving way to some dryness. The inclusion of flaked maize in the grist subtly hints at crisp corn flavours.
 

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5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask @ Wyndham Arms, Salisbury. Light hazy golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity and light hoppy. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Dry and light bitter finish. 090323

Tried from Cask on 09 Mar 2023 at 19:54


04/10/1997. PRINTERS DEVIL, 10 Broad Plain, Old Market, BRISTOL, Bristol, England (FREE HOUSE)

Tried on 14 Dec 2022 at 16:46


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle at home. Maybe it could have been cooled a bit more, but it was still one of the better golden ales that I have had in my life. Very smooth, lots of flavour and just plain old tasty.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Feb 2021 at 10:02


5.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask half at Wyndham Arms, Salisbury, Pours clear golden with a white cap. Aroma: sweet malts, light citrus, straw. Taste: light to moderate sweet & light bitter, pale malts, light lemon zest, straw. Light body with moderate carbonation. OK but not memorable.

Tried from Cask on 02 Feb 2021 at 23:11


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at Waters Green Tavern, Macclesfield. Pours a pale lemon yellow with minimal white head. A faint aroma of straw in the nose. In the mouth the initial taste is of floral hops and citrus ( plus hints of lime) before malts kick in, and it becomes sweetish and slightly fruity. Finish is sweet and cloying. Pleasant enough but a bit strange.

Tried from Cask on 11 Oct 2020 at 16:10


5.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

18/7/2019. Bottle shared at the South West tour bottle share. Bought at Darts Farm near Topsham, Devon. Pours clear pale gold with a large white head and unavoidable yeast sediment lumps even from first from pour. Aroma of sweet malt, light citrus, grass, lemongrass and a hint of herbs and spices. Medium plus sweetness with light bitterness. Moderate body, oily texture, soft carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Jul 2019 at 13:55


5.2
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle from Darts Farm, Topsham, Devon. Nice head with good duration. Color is pale yellow. Aroma and taste are grass, malt, hops, straw and has a light bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Jul 2019 at 13:31


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Y Garth, Pennal. Pours pale gold with a small head. Aroma is eggy straw. Taste has lemon and straw. Basic but sesionable.

Tried from Cask on 23 Apr 2019 at 19:25


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at Swan, Farnborough. Low key floral aroma. Light gold. Creamy white head, with a thin middle. Light bitter with underlying sweetness. Thin bodied. Slick. Soft carbonation. Abrupt finish. Perfectly pleasant. Refreshing. Verging on a lager.

Tried from Cask on 09 Feb 2018 at 13:41


5.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

0.5l bottle. A crystal clear looking one with a pale golden color and a huge really lacing and lasting bright white head. It smells kinda skunks and slightly sun damages in the aroma. Grainy also. A tad harsh with wet dog and some vegetables. It's not super unpleasant but definitely not a gentle or elegant aroma. aroma. Tastes a bit better. Easy to drink with a good amount of hop bitterness. Thin oily in the mouth and it has a below average small bubbled carbonation level. Something dry-ish also here. Soft melon and mild citrus. Was not happy with the aroma but it tastes quite decent for what it actually is. 05.07.2014

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jan 2017 at 04:24