Apple Blossom Ale
Downton Brewery in Downton, Wiltshire, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
6.51
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Straw coloured and bursting with a lemon and grapefruit hoppy bitterness, infused with the subtle aroma of fresh apples.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On cask at the Guildford Arms. Appearance - golden with a decent head. Nose - stewed apple and lemon. Taste - more of the same. The apple is sweet upfront then a bit tart. Palate - light bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - decent enough. Glad I tried it like!
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Apr 2017
at 05:27
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at the Greyfriar, Reading. Clear gold with a thick white head. Caramel and vanilla at first with growing apple skin and honey and a touch of lemon. However the apple and lemon are very light meaning that itโs on the sweet side, although somehow not too sweet. Good body. Pleasant spring beer, just needs a little more oomph.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Apr 2016
at 12:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask gravity at Reading Beer Festival 2015. Clear pale gold lasting white head. oddly paper on aroma. Some apple some fragrance. Pretty drinkable excellent condition. Some dryness on the finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 May 2015
at 13:08
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Nags Head, 5 Russell Street, Reading, Berkshire, England RG1 7XD.Clear medium orange yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, malt, apple and band-aid notes, light to moderate hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat to soft. [20120502]
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Feb 2013
at 09:09
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask@Nags Head, Reading. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, floral, caramelly and mildly nectary with some sweet malts. Flavour is caramel, fruits, floral notes along with toffee and some citrus. Aftertaste is floral and a bit salty notes.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 May 2012
at 08:21
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the Prince of Wales, Farnborough. Pale straw in colour with a tight white head; sweet, floral aroma; the taste is also sweet an dfloral to start, with a grainy body, and some apple juice; then there is a building rounded bitterness, leading to a zingy, almost peppery finish. A delicate, understated, bitter thatโs very drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Apr 2012
at 07:11
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at the Old Fountain Beer Festival. Pours semi-clear yellow with a light, filmy head. Creamy malt aroma with some fruity hops. Fairly sweet, malty, with light honey and bread, and mild grass and hay bitteress. Light bodied with smooth, fine carbonation. Sugars in the finish with light fruits and dry, grassy bitterness. Nice brew.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Dec 2010
at 01:35
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
(Cask at Priory Arms, Stockwell, London, 7 Aug 2010) Pale golden colour with brief, white head. Fruity, floral nose with notes of grass and hints of green apples. Fruity, floral taste with hay, citrus and hints of green apples. Light body, slightly sweetish with low bitterness. Drinkable, but not very impressive.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Sep 2010
at 14:12