Golden Close I.P.A.
Barsham Brewery in West Barsham, Norfolk, England 🏴
IPA Regular|
Score
6.46
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A 5% golden, true-to-style IPA brewed with malted Maris Otter Barley and a blast of Boadicea hops for a flavoursome finish. It’s named after a distinctively picturesque field on the West Barsham Estate where barley is grown.
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7.5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2025
at 01:13
6/10
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Feb 2025
at 13:08
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask. White Horse Brancaster Staithe. Soft haze on an orange gold. Sparkler (!) induced white foam. Nose has a distinct Norfolk-ness to it. Sweet grain. Sea spray. Flowery hop leaf. Taste has robust bitterness with sweet malts on the lips. Creamy and quaffable. Lingering bitterness to finish. Good golde.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Jan 2024
at 18:36
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Cask at GBBF'23, day one, 01/08/23. Clear golden orange with an off white cap. Nose is grass, mellow orange, straw, toasted malts. Taste comprises light floral notes, grass, melon, orange peel, herb Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Passable cask affair ... lacks any depth of flavour for a 5% offering.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Aug 2023
at 17:16
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
1st August 2023
GBBF Day 1. Cask. A light haze on this gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Smooth palate, mildly dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Thin but decently sweet creamy malts. Ripe orange and a little marmalade. Light dry finish. Tidy gold.
GBBF Day 1. Cask. A light haze on this gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Smooth palate, mildly dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Thin but decently sweet creamy malts. Ripe orange and a little marmalade. Light dry finish. Tidy gold.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Aug 2023
at 14:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF 2023 - Day 1. Pours clear orange-gold with a bubbly white head. Light sweet flavour with doughy bread, English yeast, ripening lemon, straw. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet and bready to finish. Not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Aug 2023
at 14:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours deep golden with a thin white head. Aromas of light citrus and sweet malt. Taste is quite sweet up front. Light bitter for balance appears down the glass.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2023
at 17:51
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
From recently unearthed notes, drank April 2016. Cask at the Hare & Billet, Blackheath. Amber/ gold pour with a white head . Malty citrus aromas. Orange marmalade and bitter malt flavours. Good session brew.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Oct 2022
at 13:37
6/10
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Jul 2022
at 20:34
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
# 2818; 3/2022. Aroma of biscuits and citrus. Clear dark gold body, white head disappeared quickly. Malty, fruity. Harsh detergent bitter finish. 1/3 pint, hand pulled, tasting board, brewpub, Cambridge (East England).
Tried
on 26 Mar 2022
at 13:29