Great Expectations
Zest Brewery in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
6.56
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Raise a toast to Charles Dickens! A pale gold beer incorporating citrus-rich galaxy and cascade hops to make it an instant classic.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the magnet... Golden yellow... Small white head... Soft floral fruit nose... Zezt lemon fruits.. Dry finish
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Oct 2015
at 07:27
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask, gravity dispensed, at the Spring Festival at the Rose & Crown, Sandhurst. Pale straw with a ring of white head; dusty citrus aroma; sweet grapefruit taste; and a crisp finish. A straightforward golden ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Mar 2015
at 09:57
4.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
500ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours clear pale gold, merest white head. Aromas of grains and diacetyl, light fruit. Taste is more of the butterscotch diacetyl I’m afraid. Pretty grim.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2015
at 15:33
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
330ml bottle from The Cloud Bar Lincoln. Light straw colour with white head. The aroma and taste were dampened as it was served very cold, but it had malt and hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2014
at 00:48
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
6th June 2014
Almost clear gold beer, small white head. Palate is light and crisp. Minerals. Light malt base. Decent citric peel hops - turning from medium to strong bitterness. Crisp finish. Pretty drinkable.
Almost clear gold beer, small white head. Palate is light and crisp. Minerals. Light malt base. Decent citric peel hops - turning from medium to strong bitterness. Crisp finish. Pretty drinkable.
Tried
on 14 Jun 2014
at 09:27
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Golden with a bubbly head. Juicy, fruity bitter with a curranty hop character and mostly pale malts with a hint of biscuit. Really nice bitter.
Tried
on 15 Feb 2014
at 09:17
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
330ml Bottle - Golden with a foamy white head. Tea, biscuity malt and grapefruit in the aroma. Moderately bitter and hoppy taste with melon, apricot, peach and a hint of toffee.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2014
at 08:56
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ NWAF 2013, National Winter Ales Festival, The Venue, Sheridan Suite, Manchester, England.Clear medium orange yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, pale malt, light hoppy, grass, citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130123]
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Jun 2013
at 07:52