Blond Session Ale
Nene Valley Brewery in Oundle, Northamptonshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.24
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The light golden colour says refreshment but this not a bland beer. The aroma is complex with different members of the NVB team noting spicy, grapefruit, lemon, and pine aromas. BSA has good body with a hint of sweetness is well balanced by a robust bitter aftertaste.
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13/10/2021. OVERDRAFT, 383 Shirley Road, SOUTHAMPTON, Hampshire, England
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Jan 2023
at 07:15
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask: Poured an orange unclear with a white head. Aroma is fruity and malts. Taste is fruity, citrus, malty backbone.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Jun 2022
at 13:27
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at Brewers Tap, Southsea. Light malty aroma. Copper gold. Thin creamy white head. Malty sweetness all the way. A hint of grains and nuts. Some light bitterness into the finish. Medium bodied. Slick. Flat carbonation. Long muted finish. Way to sweet and sickly for me to be interested in sessioning this. When another beer gave me a real aftertaste I used what I had left of this like water to cleanse my palate.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Jun 2021
at 21:07
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle from Nene Valley. Appearance - golden and hazy. White head. Nose - foiral and bready Taste - lemon, floral and bready. Palate - light bodied, creamy and dry. Overall - ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2020
at 14:20
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle at ash's. Pours clear golden amber, nose is toffee, bread, taste is bitter, toffee, floral.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2020
at 14:19
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of light malt and faint citrus. Taste is bready, faint malt. Faintly floral finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2020
at 14:19
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cadk handpull at The Ribs of Beef Norwich clear gold colour lasting white head. yes actually a really good blond. lovely sweet malt lovely citrus grassy hops good bitter finish. hangs together nicely.
Tried
on 17 Aug 2020
at 11:20
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Hand-pulled half-pint at The Pheasant Inn, Wellington Shropshire on 20th June 2019. Speckled white head on a clear golden body. Light citric aroma and taste, but rather bland and uninteresting, not much going on; subtle esters and flavours may have passed me by, but it didn't ring my bell.
Tried
on 20 Jun 2019
at 18:47
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Tobie Norris, Stamford. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity and light hoppy - grass. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 161018
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Oct 2018
at 11:21
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Tobie Norris, Stamford. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are rich fruits, flowers, malt and hops. Nice fruity finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Oct 2018
at 11:18