Hydro
Ashover Brew Co. in Clay Cross, Derbyshire, England 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
6.18
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Originally created for Chesterfield Market Festival in October 2009, this pale beer well hopped with New Zealand varieties of hop was the favourite for the tasting panel from the Derbyshire Brewers Collective. Ashover was known as a Spa town to the victorian tourist trade, and had two hydros!
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6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft at the Great British Beer Festival 2014, Day 1 - London. Pours clear yellow with a light, white foam head. Simple stuff, some doughy white bread, light diacetyl, butter, hay. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Basic finish, more doughy malts, hints of lemon rind. OK.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Oct 2014
at 07:37
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF ’14, day 1, 12/08/14. Clear golden with moderate off white edgeing. Nose is earthy citrics, straw, orange pith. Taste comprises earthy citric peel, grass, lemon rind, bitter orange, hint of bread dough. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with earthy hop bitterness. Decent enough GB.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Sep 2014
at 02:17
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
NWAF 24 Jan 13. Gylden. Veldig lavt skum. Aroma av fotsvette. Smaken det samme. Ikke bra. Blir litt tørr i avslutninga.
Tried
on 15 Feb 2014
at 12:38
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask by handpump, shared with Finn at NWAF ’13. Shiny surface to a bright copper coloured body. Lemony hops to the nose. Citrus taste with lemon and oranges. Dry, bittersweet finish. Refreshing and thirst quenching (Manchester, 24.01.2013).
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Feb 2013
at 00:59
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2010, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.Clear medium yellow orange color with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, light to moderate hoppy, citrus, light to moderate yeasty ? Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100806]
Tried
from Cask
on 18 May 2011
at 09:31
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask handpulll at GBBF 2010. Gold copper colour with lasting beige head. Sparkler?? As the mouthfeel is restrained, some decent bitterness and minerality. Mineral bitter, interesting. Some creaminess.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Dec 2010
at 05:53
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
6th August 2010. GBBF.
Slightly hazy gold beer. Good off white head. Light dry palate. Mild fresh hops. A little dry orange - trace of sulphur. Dry malty finish. Okay.
Slightly hazy gold beer. Good off white head. Light dry palate. Mild fresh hops. A little dry orange - trace of sulphur. Dry malty finish. Okay.
Tried
on 29 Aug 2010
at 03:52
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask@GBBF2010. Golden colour, mediumsized white foamy head. Aroma is fruits, some mild yeast and earth. Flavour is quite much the same. Not that interesting.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Aug 2010
at 21:57
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From cask. Pours clear and golden orange with a lacing and white head. Aroma is mild rice cornish and crisp fruity. Crisp hoppy, citrusy and slight grassy. Bitter and dry finish. Ends bitter and dry.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Aug 2010
at 11:50