Golden Pride
(has 2 batches)

Cask@Beer Hunters
Clear copper color, steady small off-white head. Fruity, sweetish aroma. Medium-bodied. Nutty, fruity, a bit sweetish caramel - fruit candy, alcohol. Light hoppyness. Very similar to some Vintage Ales, but not so complex.

Smells like honey with a good bitter end to it. Body is great, its a tender beer for this high alcohol level. On tap at beer bistro.

(Cask at Kittys, 20120215) The beer poured deep amber and clear. Its head was small and forthy. Aroma had malts, caramell and molasses. Palate was medium bodied and warming with low carbonation. Flavours were molasses, caramell, sweetness, hops, malts and bitterness. Aftertaste was a bit harsh, quite sweet and a bit bitter. Quite harsh taste and altogether a bit disappointing.

From a 500ml bottle on 15/2/2012. Pours a relatively clear amber with a small head. Has a strong sweet caramel and toffee malt aroma. The flavour follows suit with masses of caramel and toffee, along with brown sugar and poached fruits. This is a real sweet malt bomb, which is tempered by a good dose of hop bitterness at the end. Certainly has some barley wine like character to it. A very enjoyable brew.

500ml bottle from the LCBO, served ~15C in a Duvel tulip. Aroma: Sweet, grainy malt, candied orange, dusty grass. Appearance: bright copper, clear with an inch of creamy head that lingered and left lacing. Moderate mouthfeel, a little oily. Initially sweet malts, orange, grains, a bit of hop bitterness and some alcohol. Mix of moderate sweetness and bitterness with additional drying from alcohol. Doesn’t really hide its strength much. Nicely balanced beer, not as unctuous as an old ale/barleywine style. Could be a little bigger in flavour but would make a nice strong ale for an early fall evening.

Brown bottle, 500 ml, purchased at the LCBO, best before 16 JUL 12, savoured January 3 2012; eye: copper, clear, no effervescence, beige head that falls and turns into a thin sheet, nice lacing; nose: malt, dusty, alcohol, light hops, caramel; mouth: malt, dusty, alcohol, caramel, slight hops, light orange, finale in malt with presence of alcohol, medium body, below-average carbonation, slightly bitter, lightly sweet, alcoholic texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 500 ml, achetée à la LCBO, meilleure avant 16 JUL 12, savourée le 3 janvier 2012; œil : cuivrée, limpide, pas d’effervescence, mousse beige qui tombe et se transforme en une mince couverture, bonne dentelle; nez :malt, poussière, alcool, léger houblon, caramel; bouche : malt, poussière, alcool, caramel, très léger houblon, léger orange, finale en malt avec présence d’alcool, corps moyen, carbonatation sous la moyenne, très légèrement amère, légèrement sucrée, texture alcoolique; en résumé : bien

Nice amber fizzy colour, small white frothy head. Malty aroma, soft carbonation, sweet flavour, minimal bitterness. Dry but refreshing.

The LCBO got a bunch of different Fuller’s this Christmas, and this is one of them. Pours a deep amber colour with a big creamy beige head, great retention and foamy lacing all-around. Big nose of bread, caramel, dark fruits with hints of molasses and citrusy hops. Seems like a warming mouthfeel at first, but really just goes through in a wet fashion. No burning, wondering were the alcohol’s at ?? The taste is a bit bitter with lots of grain, reminding me or rye, with notes of raisins, orange zest, plums, brown sugar and the grain coming back, lingering in the aftertaste. Not bad at all and too easy to drink. Really, where is the 8.5% ABV ?

Bottle from Systembolaget in Strømstad, Sweden. Golden copper colour with a white head. Plum, honey and caramel aroma. Well blended sweetness, and light bitter flavour. A really outstandig ale.