Nyewood Gold
Ballards Brewery in Nyewood, West Sussex, England 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.18
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Auburn bronze Premium ale with malty barley sugar and spicy hop aromas and a smooth creamy flavour with soft fruits throughout with a tasty balanced finish.
Originally brewed for the Beauty of Hops Competition 1997 to trial Phoenix hops, a new variety developed to be resistant to Wilt, the disease which has decimated English Hop Gardens.
Originally brewed for the Beauty of Hops Competition 1997 to trial Phoenix hops, a new variety developed to be resistant to Wilt, the disease which has decimated English Hop Gardens.
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5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5
[Bottle from Uppark House, Sussex] Pours golden-amber with a slight white head. Twiggy English hops throughout, with a bit of lemon here, some farmyard there. Might have worked better in a darker bitter, but lacks the crispness you want in a golden ale. Pretty poor really.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Apr 2013
at 15:39
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 500ml.Clear medium orange yellow colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, sweet malt, fruity. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, sweet malt, sugary, fruity, yeasty. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120331]
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2012
at 13:44
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle @ FOneFan. Slightly hazy amber with small white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, hops and bread. Flavour is malt, fruit, little caramel, hops, little harsh, bread, medium sweet and a little bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2012
at 06:46