14/07/2012. SELBORNE ARMS, High Street, SELBORNE, Hampshire, England

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

Bottle from Booths, Media City. Paler orange-golden coloured with a very thin head. Crisp tasting with a very floral lager malt evident in both aroma and taste.

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

Cask, 1/3 pint at The Great British Beer Festival 2013, first day. Naked surface over a clear, dark golden body. Leafy hops to the nose. Modest flavour of ripe orange fruits. Short-lived, dry, bittersweet ending. Thin bodied and easy going. So-so (London 13.08.2013).

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

Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2012, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.Clear medium orange yellow colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay - grass, toasted - caramel, light hoppy, citrus, fruity, grass - hay, UK yeast notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, fruity, sweet malt, UK yeast. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat to soft. [20120808]

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 5.5

8th August 2012
GBBF. Light haze on this gold beer. No real head. Pretty flat. Light honeyish malt. Good marmalade hops with a great orange tang, Semi dry finish. Pity about the lifeless palate.

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

Cask@GBBF2012. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, wooden, caramelly with some slight floral and nectary notes. Flavour is fruity, wooden, resiny, nectary and mild toffeeish notes.