Whin Sill Blonde
Muckle Brewing in Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
6.01
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Whin Sill Blonde is a Northumberland beer brewed with Progress and Bramling Cross hops; giving initial citrus notes, then followed by sweet grass and finally a biscuity finish. Refreshing and light, it is perfect for a warm sunny summers day.
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6.5/10
Cask at Tamworth Beer Festival 2025
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Sep 2025
at 13:04
6/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at Tamworth Beer Fest. Clear gold. No head. Aroma has slightly sour stone fruit. Flavourwise is similar but watered down, as is the syrupy element. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent. Bland.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Sep 2025
at 22:05
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried
from Cask
at
Platform Bar
on 15 May 2025
at 15:19
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Cask at the Plaform Bar, Hexham, 15/05/2025.
Clear golden topped with a lasting white cap.
Nose is grass, herb, straw, stewed fruits.
Taste comprises grass, fruit slice, herb, fruit cake.
Medium body, soft carbonation, semi drying close.
Okay cask affair if nothing I'd revisit.
Clear golden topped with a lasting white cap.
Nose is grass, herb, straw, stewed fruits.
Taste comprises grass, fruit slice, herb, fruit cake.
Medium body, soft carbonation, semi drying close.
Okay cask affair if nothing I'd revisit.
Tried
on 15 May 2025
at 15:17
5/10
Tried
on 25 Jul 2018
at 06:57
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle 500ml. @ Hotel room, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, England.
[ As Muckle Brewing Whin Sill Blonde ].
ABV: 3.5%. Clear medium orange yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, dough, bread, grain. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, pale malt, bread, dough, sweet malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20180725]
5-3-5-3-11
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jul 2018
at 16:10
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
10/5/2018. Bottle from CentrAle, Newcastle. Pours very slightly hazy mid gold with a small bubbly just off-white head. Aroma of hop, grass, biscuit, citrus and caramel. Moderate sweetness and bitterness. Light to moderate body, slight oily texture, average carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2018
at 18:19
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle thanks to Ashton McCobb. Pours murky yellow gold with a thin white head. Looks like a flatter weiss beer. Aromas of faint fruit and biscuit. There's a light sour note too, like acidulated malt has been used. Taste is sour, light orange. Not sure the sourness is intentional.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2018
at 06:10
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Taste of Northumbria. Appearance - golden amber to brown. Not much head. Quite puddle-like. Nose - funky, dry malt. Taste - sour orange and malt. Palate - light to medium bodied. Tangy through middle and finish. Not sure it's quite as expected. Overall - not exactly what it said on the tin.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2018
at 06:09