May Bug
Kinver Brewery in Kinver, Staffordshire, England 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
5.88
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A golden, German inspired ale.
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6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 7
Overall 6
Cask at the Wellington, Bingohame, 01/05/2026.
Pale golden blonde topped with a lasting white head.
Nose is lemon rind, grass, grains.
Taste comprises citric tinged straw, soft malts, light breads, herb.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close.
Passable golde ... not a lot going on.
Pale golden blonde topped with a lasting white head.
Nose is lemon rind, grass, grains.
Taste comprises citric tinged straw, soft malts, light breads, herb.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close.
Passable golde ... not a lot going on.
Tried
on 01 May 2026
at 14:43
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
500ml bottle from Hop Vault, Stourbridge, online. Clear gold with small white head, nice lasting top with lacing. Aroma of malts, apple peel, some fruitiness. Taste is grainy, soapy, some perfume, lemon, grapefruit, moderate bitter bite. Light bodied, moderate carbonation. Its ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:24
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Bird in Hand, Stafford. Pours a pale straw with a sizeable foamy white head and good lacing. The aroma has berry fruits plus some malts. In the mouth it starts off sweet and juicy but gradually becomes bitter. Main flavours are floral hops and apples plus some traces of generic citrus and low carbonation. Finish is quite bitter and slightly dry. This is decent and distinctly quaffable.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 May 2023
at 19:49
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Handpull cask at the Salmon, Leicester. Very light gold and clear with a perfect little white head on top. Smoky malt aroma with light orchard fruit. Sweet taste at first with an increasing bitterness in the aftertaste. Thin body with soft carbonation. This is a pretty good beer and slightly different from the descriptions in the other rates so I'm wondering if they've refined the recipe or if I'm just easy.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 May 2023
at 18:11
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Secret Santa at work; clear amber pour with a thin white head, aroma has sweet malts, taste has malts, light fruits.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jan 2019
at 22:26
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask @ Cherry Reds, Birmingham. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are fruits, malt and hops. Sweet finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jul 2017
at 04:52
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Cask @ Cherry Reds, Birmingham. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity and green apples. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 270717
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jul 2017
at 04:52
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask handpump at The Bull Baiters, St John’s, Worcester Saturday 17th September 2016 Pours gold in colour, good clarity and a very small white head. Decent golden ale, I get a tiny bit of Burton Snatch on the nose, a little buzzy bitterness, lacks a little depth when compared to the other beers here, but still good, just read the commercial description when adding my rating and wow I never had this down as a cask conditioned lager. A7 A4 T7 P3 OV14 3.5
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Sep 2016
at 20:59
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Real Ale Store, Newark. Golden colour with a thin white head. Are ma citrus taste sweet. Thin body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2016
at 11:59
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Fountain, Gornal. Pours gold with a small head. Aroma is soapy lemon and straw. Taste is mostly straw with some sweet grains.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 May 2016
at 08:04