Sunshine
Monty's Brewery in Montgomery, Powys, Wales 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
6.08
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Sunshine was the first beer ever brewed by Monty’s back in 2009. A golden, moderately hoppy, floral ale packed full of citrus aromas. With a wonderfully distinctive, dry finish.
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6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 5.5
Cask at Borough Arms, Crewe. Pours golden straw with a medium sized foamy off-white head and excellent lacing. Not much aroma initially, just some vague citrus – but it becomes a lot stronger after a while with hints of melon too. In the mouth it is sweet with a creamy texture. Floral hops and citrus dominate the flavour but there are also traces of lemon and mango. Some bitterness comes through later as well, leading to a dry and slightly sticky finish. This is quite reasonable – but has too much citrus for my liking.
Tried
from Cask
at
Borough Arms
on 27 Jun 2026
at 12:15
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle. Nose has a hint of Brett if I didn't know better. Taste is corn, caramel, floral and a very dry finish. The yeast is fruity and again the faint hint of Brett. Very interesting
Tried
on 16 Nov 2025
at 22:51
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from 11/10/14 - 500ml bottle picked up on my Wales trip. Pours a bright orange with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of flora, grain, bread, herbs & yeast. Medium body. Dry mildly bitter finish. Enjoyable
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2025
at 21:11
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle online from Blas Ar Fwyd, North Wales. Pours clear pale gold with white foam. Aroma: pale malt, vague citrus, floral hints, straw. Light to moderate sweet & bitter. Medium body, foamy carbonation. Meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2025
at 21:14
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle shared by Grumbo. Aroma is vegy, malty, starchy, grainy, wet straw and citrus. Moderate to thin body. A drying bitterness developed at the end.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2025
at 14:54
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tried
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:13
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Panda at home, thanks to Graham Grumbo, 14/09/24. Almost clear golden orange with a fast escaping white head. Nose is straw, grains, orange zest, hedgerow. Taste comprises pale malts, hint of apple, grass, hedgerow, herb. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Twiggy gold ... not great.
Tried
on 14 Sep 2024
at 16:58
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Clear, yellow gold with a frothy/creamy white head with a Floral and light malty aroma. Sweet and biscuity with floral hops and hints of honey
Tried
on 29 Jul 2024
at 09:54
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500 ml bottle, from Vaaland, Bryne. ABV is 4.2%. Golden colour, moderate white head. Aroma of earthy and fruity hops, hints of yellow plums and stewed fruits, hints of pine, some malts too. Flavour of piney hops, some fruity notes, bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jul 2024
at 14:28
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
23/6/2024. Bottle bought at Stans Superstore, St.Martin’s. Pours pale golden with a frothy white head. Aroma is veggie, starchy, malt, musty citrus, straw. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Moderate body, quite lively. Not so good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2024
at 14:00