Dungarvan Brewing Company Ltd. Helvick Gold

Helvick Gold

 

Dungarvan Brewing Company Ltd. in Dungarvan, Waterford, Ireland 🇮🇪

  Golden / Blonde Ale Regular
Score
6.56
ABV: 4.9% IBU: 41 Ticks: 26
Our blonde ale is not a bland ale, there is a complexity at play here with a fruity aroma balanced by a hoppiness that makes it a slightly challenging but still quite easy to drink beer.
Hops: Cascade, East Kent Goldings, Northern Brewer
 

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7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Bottle 50cl. poured into a pint glass. Cloudy deep golden colour with floating yeast paricles, good frothy white head, good retention and lacing. Aroma pale malt, grain, orange, abricot, orange marmalade, biscuit, citrusy hops. Taste malty, grain, orange, abricot, biscuit, light spicy notes. Medium body, oily to creamy texture, soft carbonation, sweetbitter aftertaste, zesty and pithy till the end, very nice.

Tried from Bottle from Le Comptoir Irlandais on 28 Oct 2025 at 19:03


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

Old rating from 27-01-15 - 500ml bottle brought back from Ireland by my wife. Pours a dark amber with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of zesty orange, biscuit, earth, grains, yeast, pine, hints of spice & malt. Medium body. Sweet bitter finish. Enjoyable

Tried from Bottle on 14 Jun 2025 at 13:29


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

Can thanks to MrsSHIG: Poured an unclear golden with a huge fluffy white head. Aroma is straw, grassy, citrus, hoppy. Taste is hoppy bitter, grainy, citrus, grapefruit, mellows at the finish.

Tried from Can on 30 Jun 2022 at 20:49


8.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

From cask at The Dog & Bell St. Patrick’s Real Ale Festival with Terje 13.03.22. Cloudy yellow straw colour. Fine aroma and taste of grapefruit, lychee, mango, pineapple and gooseberries. Grapefruit and pine bitterness in aftertaste. More like a NEIPA than a golden or blond ale.

Tried from Cask on 13 Mar 2022 at 11:54


4.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle thanks to Brian. Pours clear golden with a small white head. Aromas of sweet malts, esters, orange, corn. Taste is sweet, malty, cheesy, winegum, earthy.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Nov 2019 at 16:54


6.8
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle. Pours hazy gold with a lot of floating yeast particles. Medium white head. Aroma is biscuit, malt, orange. Taste follows aroma, with notes of pine and hoppy bitterness. Decent one.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Oct 2016 at 11:05


6

(#345)(#6 IE)(#1 Waterford)
@"101 Talbot", Dublin, IE

Tried from Bottle on 02 Apr 2016 at 17:23



6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle, small creamy head, very lightly hazy orange colour, aroma pf citrus and herbs with light honey notes, citrusy herbal flavour with a light biscuity backbone, medium and quite pleasant bitterness. Nice and easy to drink.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Aug 2014 at 22:36


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle @ Copper Still, Dromod [180314]
Blonde, slight haze, frothy dense white head, good lacing
Aroma of citrus hops, soft grapefruit, sweet fruity pale malts, some tropical fruit in there, fruity nose
Taste of fresh citrus hops, grapefruit pith, sweet fruity pale malts, touch of biscuity malt, dab of pine, grapefruit zest,
Palate - soft carb, medium body, quite oily, good mouthfeel, sweet pale malts, decent hoppy citrus bite. Finish as main flavour with a nice lingering sharp citrus zest
Overall - A lot of these bottled golden ales are rather dull and insipid - this is not the case - really decent blonde, plenty of flavour. Found it better quite chilled

Tried from Bottle on 18 Mar 2014 at 12:04