Brecon Brewing Gold (prev. Gold Beacons)

Gold (prev. Gold Beacons)

 

Brecon Brewing in Bridgend, Bridgend, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

  Golden / Blonde Ale Regular
Score
6.09
ABV: 4.2% IBU: - Ticks: 13
Gold was the first beer Buster brewed in Wales, although it has evolved a bit over the years, the ethos is still the same - our best selling and multi-award winning beer.
Malts: Pale, CaraGold, Crystal, Oats
Hops: Progress, UK Cascade
Yeast: Nottingham
 

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Old rating - As Gold Beacons. Notes from 24 May 2014. A bottle picked up from the brewery on my recent visit to Wales. A deep golden ale which when poured into a CAMRA pint glass has a good head. Brewed with Progress and Pioneer hops for bitterness, which balances the blend of malts well. A good bitter, one I'd have again.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Jul 2025 at 16:25


5.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle from the Bestofbritishbeers.com birthday box. Amber pour with a wispy white head. Nose is corn,sweet citrus. Taste is honey,light malt, caramel. Not bad.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Jun 2020 at 13:54


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Draft @ Brecon Tap. Golden. Almost no head. Aroma and taste are subdued. Fruity, malty, grassy and light hops. Refreshing and sessionable. It’s alright.

Tried from Draft on 01 Apr 2017 at 05:53


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy pale yellow color with a long-lasting white head. Has a fruity malty spicy grainy weak hoppy aroma. Fruity malty grainy weak hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty grainy weak hoppy finish.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jul 2016 at 05:08


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottled. A golden beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of hops, straw, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and straw, leading to a bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Jun 2016 at 12:13


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Sample from 50 cl. bottle. Hazy, golden colour with a fluffy, white head. Fruity aroma with grasses, pale malts, citrus fruits. Taste is bitter. Medium bodied. Finishes dry and bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jun 2016 at 08:23


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle@yesprs - Orange pour with white head. Aroma and taste is grassy and fruity, some pale malt, light lemon and satsuma citrus fruity notes, easy drinking golde.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jun 2016 at 08:13


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

50 cl bottle. Pours cloudy yellow with a huge white head. Aroma is mild fruity and slight grassy. Toasted, slight herbal. Mild breadish, toasted and dry. Light finish. Toasted and vague bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jun 2016 at 07:54


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

500ml bottle. Clear, orangey, deep golden colour with huge, frothy, osteoporosing, minimally lacing, white head. Biscuit malty aroma, fruity hoppy overtones, notes of gooseberry and pollen. Taste is minimally sweet pale malty, herbal-bitter hoppy overtones, notes of gooseberry. Solid standard Golden Ale.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Jun 2015 at 14:42


5.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

10th March 2015
Bright clear gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is light, semi dry and minerally crisp. Smooth pale malts, not that sweet. Floral bitterness turning tangy and harsh. Mild ripe orange. Light dry finish. A bit harsh without much to balance it.

Tried on 14 Mar 2015 at 06:12