Blond Volupta
Zest Brewery in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
6.62
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Recently released, this uniquely zesty straw-gold premium beer has already made a huge impression. Packed with complexity and intense tropical fruit flavours – the recipe is a well guarded secret. Citra hops have been spotted at Oldershaw on brew days… but that’s all that’s known!
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Wellington Birmingham. Poured a clear yellow golden colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy malt and yeast. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a smooth, malt, fresh, light toffee, grassy, woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Nov 2023
at 23:09
07/08/2015. FAT CAT, 49 West End Street, NORWICH, Norfolk, England (FAT CAT). Check-in dates from when brewery was called Oldershaw
Tried
on 16 Jan 2023
at 07:27
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Queens Head, Wordsley. Pours gold with a small head. Aroma is soapy lemon and straw. Taste has sherbet lemon and straw throughout.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Mar 2019
at 20:28
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
6/10/2018. Bottle from Crafty Bottle, Lincoln. Pours golden with a white head. Aroma of hops, citrus, caramel, tropical fruit, vanilla and flowers. Medium sweetness with moderate bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily and watery texture, average carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2018
at 17:41
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle courtesy of Grumbo. Thanks. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, light hay and light hoppy - grass. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 060818
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2018
at 15:42
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Real Ale Store, Newark. Slight hazy on the golden colour, with a thin white head. Aroma is citrus, and fruity, taste is light bitter to a longer bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2016
at 16:50
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the rising sun berko. Clear yellow light golden coloured pour with a steadfast creamy white head. Aroma is spicy pollen, floral honeysuckle, grains. Straw. Flavour is composed of, pale grains, damp straw. Spicy pollen hop. Little tart Apple palate is grainy. Moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jun 2015
at 16:42
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours clear pale gold, short-lived white head. Aromas of cereal grains, light citrus, light soap. Taste is light sweet. Oily texture, watery finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Feb 2015
at 15:08
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Gravity dispense at the Happy Man May ’14 BF, Englefield Green, 22/05/14. Lightly hazed pale golden with a moderate off white covering. Nose is citric peel, passion fruit, toasty notes, orange. Taste comprises passion fruit, tangerine, light lemon sherbetdom, grassy. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Adequate GB.
Tried
on 27 May 2014
at 11:12
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
26th April 2014
Bright clear gold beer, small and very pale cream coloured head. Palate is light and a little crisp. Light sweet malt. Touch of soapy tinged sweet floralness. Sweetish hops - light tinned peach and candy orange. Smooth finish. Sweet and fairly drinkable.
Bright clear gold beer, small and very pale cream coloured head. Palate is light and a little crisp. Light sweet malt. Touch of soapy tinged sweet floralness. Sweetish hops - light tinned peach and candy orange. Smooth finish. Sweet and fairly drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Apr 2014
at 12:54