Hop Garden Gold
Hogs Back Brewery in Tongham, Surrey, England 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
5.92
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the GBBF, 13/08/13. Clear golden with a thin off white head that veers edgeward. Nose is summer fruits, apple skin, bready malt, light hop presence. Taste comprises summer fruits, light orange, malt profile light toasted to bready. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, smooth, dry finish with a little bitterness. Adequate bitter/GB.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
GBBF2013 backlog.
Head: peachy, small, frothy, poor retention. Colour: amber, clear.
Aroma: sourish (lemony/green apple).
Taste: faint citrus hops, moderate bitterness.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle from ASDA. Honey coloured pour with a white head. Lemon, coriander and ginger aroma. Nutty-citrus flavour with a hint of vanilla. Bit of a fruit cocktail. Not bad.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
50cl bottle from Morrisons. Amber with a loose, fast fading, white head, and quite heavy carbonation; malty aroma; stewed malt taste with some pineapple sweetness and light hops giving a gentle bitterness to the otherwise bland finish. Not a patch on the cask version.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
500ml bottle BBD 30 Apr 2013: broached on 13 Apr 2013 and poured into an Abbot Ale glass tankard. Orangey, pale amber body, clear and clean looking, the fast disappearing head was off-white before it left the building. Fairly sweet nose and taste: malty feel to it, more than the HOP name suggests anyway. Caramel and toffee notes in both the aroma and mouth. The hops come alive towards the end of each sip giving the beer a crisp bitter finish, a nice beer. The alcohol helps to give the bite at the end also.
Olut (21769) reviewed Hop Garden Gold (Bottle) from Hogs Back Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Clear copper without a head. Has a high berry sweetness in both aroma and taste.
Reubs (35480) reviewed Hop Garden Gold (Cask) from Hogs Back Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
cask@George on the Stand, London - Gold pour with a small white head. Slight hoppy/grassy notes with a biscuit malt base. Bitter finish. Not bad overall. (d13)
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle at home - 25/12/12. Clear golden with a thin white head that dissipates to the edge of the glass. Nose is pale malt, light floral hops, touch of caramel, hint of grapefruit. Taste follows, caramel malts, hops, floral tones. Medium bodied with soft carbonation and some hop bitterness in the dry finish. Ok - nothing too exciting mind!
Benzai (24515) reviewed Hop Garden Gold (Bottle) from Hogs Back Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
50cl bottle shared by Dutchdrebus. Hazy yellow-golden color, medium sized quickly diminishing white head that leaves fair lacing. Smell malts, slightly butter, lightly some fruits. Taste malts, again slightly butter, lightly fruits and bitterness. No hops really...not very pronounced anyway. Medium carbonation, low to medium body.