Alnwick Brewery (Harry Hotspur Holdings) Gold

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Alnwick Brewery (Harry Hotspur Holdings) in Alnwick, Northumberland, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Golden / Blonde Ale Regular
Score
6.08
ABV: 4.2% IBU: - Ticks: 12
A brilliant golden (blonde) ale with an especially pronounced hop character from its First Gold hops which offers clean refreshing flavours and aromas. With its well-structured malt body derived from finest Maris Otter malt, it is a full bodied satisfying drink with a hint of honey in the finish. It is marketed as Fair Comment at summer fairs in and around the Alnwick district.
 

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6.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

500ml bottle, pours golden with a small white head. Aromas & tastes of lemon, herbs & caramel malt. Moderate body. Light bitter finish

Tried from Bottle on 23 Jan 2025 at 21:51


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle from Northumbrian Gifts. Pours a clear gold with decent fluffy white head. Aroma of sweet malts, touch if caramel, light floral hops. Taste of biscuit, caramel, toasted malt, light fruit tang, floral hop bitterness. It's ok.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:02


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Third, gravicask at GBBF Winter. Shared with BeerViking and Finn. Almost clear amber-gold body, dotted spots on the glass, fair white head. Moderate malt-fruity smell, herbal dry. Mixed taste character of mid-sweet caramel malts and ripe citrus. Mid-dry bitter finish. Satsifying. (Birmingham 04.02.2020).

Tried from Cask on 05 Mar 2020 at 10:07


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Gravicask på GBBF Winter 2020 i Birmingham. Delt med Rune og BeerViking. Gylden. Skumring. Litt uklar. Smaken smørmalt. Lett tørr avslutning. Hint av vanilje. Lett tørr avslutning.

Tried from Cask on 04 Feb 2020 at 14:22


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 4/7/2019. Golden in colour, with a thin, white, head. Flabby malts, a floral edge, some sweetness leading to a tangy, slightly, bitter finish. Not wonderful.

Tried from Cask on 04 Jul 2019 at 19:18


5.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

20/7/2018. Bottle from CentrAle, Newcastle. Pours clear bright golden colour with a small just off-white head. Aroma of sweet malt, grain, yeast, fruit, biscuit, caramel and grass. Medium plus sweetness, light bitterness. Moderate body, oily texture, average to fine carbonation. Not especially keen.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2018 at 20:45


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Cask at the Joiners Arms, High Newton by the Sea. Golden-amber with a negligible white head. Light lemon & herb, rather chalky mouthfeel, bit watery and bland. Not great.

Tried from Cask on 15 Apr 2018 at 19:19


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle from Rehills of Jesmond. Appearance - golden and initially very lively but then the head disappears quickly. Nose - barley and orange. Taste - lemon barley water. Orange at the end. Palate - light bodied. Dry and tangy. Overall - ok if a touch single dimensional.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Jan 2018 at 16:00


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

500ml bottle from Taste of Northumbria. Pours clear pale gold with a thin white head. Aromas of light lemon, faint earthy malt. Taste has a hint of biscuit, more sweet lemon. A little thin.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Nov 2016 at 09:21