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RedWillow Brewery in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
6.75
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A easy going toffee coloured Pale Ale with a firm, biscuity body and a refreshing citrus hop bite.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Mr Lawrence Wine Merchants, Brockley. Amber pour with a white head. Citrus and pineapple aroma. Quite a sweet, fruity nose. Pear and citrus flavour. Crisp fruit angle. Fruity finish. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2012
at 13:03
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Jacks, Westholme Stores, Goring-on-Thames, Oxon, consumed at home, Thursday 20th September 2012 Hazy amber with a large frothy white head, grapefruity, but also a little malty with a slight note of ’rich tea’. Lemon and grapefruit, bit dry, there is very slight wateryness, however it is a very nice citrussy decent beer. A7 A4 T7 P4 Ov14 3.6
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2012
at 12:37
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Tomlinsons Beer Shop
Dark golden amber, big frothy head, good lacing
Aroma of caramel malts, biscuit malts, soft citrus fruits, light spicy note
Taste - caramel malts, soft quite rich biscuit malts, tangy citrus fruits, grapefruit pith, touch of grassy hop, marmalade, hint of spicy hop, hint of black pepper, good flavour, fruity for a bitter
Palate - soft carb, medium body. Some bitterness with a light caramel malt sweetness. Well blanced. Finish as main flavour with a gentle linger of spicy citrus hop and biscuity malts
Overall - I thought this was a well-balanced tasty bitter - it’s how bitter should be made - it’s on a par with Buxton Bitter for me
Dark golden amber, big frothy head, good lacing
Aroma of caramel malts, biscuit malts, soft citrus fruits, light spicy note
Taste - caramel malts, soft quite rich biscuit malts, tangy citrus fruits, grapefruit pith, touch of grassy hop, marmalade, hint of spicy hop, hint of black pepper, good flavour, fruity for a bitter
Palate - soft carb, medium body. Some bitterness with a light caramel malt sweetness. Well blanced. Finish as main flavour with a gentle linger of spicy citrus hop and biscuity malts
Overall - I thought this was a well-balanced tasty bitter - it’s how bitter should be made - it’s on a par with Buxton Bitter for me
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Sep 2012
at 09:31
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask@Cask Pub & Kitchen, London. Amber colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, wooden, floral caramelly and mild resiny notes. Flavour is fruity, floral, nectary and mild "perfumelike" notes. Quite balanced, but standard bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Aug 2012
at 00:41
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at PSBH. 9th August 2012. Good rounded and balanced hops the malt comes through very nicely on the initial taste with the hops backended, good for a session
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2012
at 08:53
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
cask at the bow ... copper ... thin off white head ... soft mellow toffee malt ... dry toffee malt ... light dry fruit.... soft bitter fruit ... not working for me. 3.2cask at the magnet ... golden amber ... thin white head ... soft sweet apricot fruits ... juicy fresh peachy fruits ... uicy floral ... soft easy... long soft peach finsih Cask at the herriot watt beer festival 2017... Dark amber... Thin white lacing... Soft juicy orange fruits nose... Dry floral orange fruits 3.7
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Jul 2012
at 04:28
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
11th June 2012
Light haze on this amber beer. Tidy white head. Light dry palate. Mild mellow citrus hops. Fairly dry finish, vaguely woody. Okay but a bit dry and mellow.
Light haze on this amber beer. Tidy white head. Light dry palate. Mild mellow citrus hops. Fairly dry finish, vaguely woody. Okay but a bit dry and mellow.
Tried
on 23 Jun 2012
at 06:02
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Cask Pub and Kitchen, Pimlico, London. An amber coloured pour with a small white head on top. Hoppy, citrus fruit aroma. Tastes hoppy, malty, tropical fruit, citrus fruit. Quite different to any other beer that I have tried. Interesting stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 May 2012
at 07:27
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Wenlock Arms, London, 22 July 2011) Amber colour, slightly hazy, with frothy off-white head. Malty, slightly toasty nose with notes of apricots and orange. Malty taste with toast, apricots and orange. Decent bitterness in the finish. A slight touch of diacetyl? Medium body, with balanced sweetness. Decent, but I’m a bit unsure of the shape.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Sep 2011
at 11:48