The Guard House Golden Ale

John Boston in Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia 🇦🇺

Brewed at/by: Tribe Breweries
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular

Score

4.86

ABV: 4.2%

IBU: -

Ticks: 3

In 1796 Australia’s pioneer John Boston had a crack at brewing Australia’s first beer using corn and love-apple stalks. Initial excitement in Sydney’s town guardhouse quickly turned sour after tasting the drop.
200 years too late for John Boston, we finally got the brew right. No corn or sticks here... just crisp Golden Ale.

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AlanG51 (139) ticked The Guard House Golden Ale from John Boston 10 years ago

Tried on 26 May 2015 at 04:11

SimonF (3322) reviewed The Guard House Golden Ale from John Boston 11 years ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

(Bottle) Clear pale gold with transient loose head. Fairly unpleasant aroma with corn, cardboard and some floral hints. Light body, coarse carbonation. Unpleasant taste - odd corn grain flavour with a little nondescript acidity at start and some harsh bitterness in finish. A beer to avoid (maybe they are trying to recreate the original 1796 corn and apple stick recipe?).

Tried from Bottle on 03 Feb 2015 at 07:33

3.1

TedE (2767) reviewed The Guard House Golden Ale from John Boston 11 years ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 3.5

330ml bottle into glass. Smells like washing powder, floral hops I presume. Light carbonation, amber with tiny scummy head. Light hop taste. Watery, slight hoppiness in the finish. Drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Jan 2015 at 02:30