7

Bottle from the Co-op, Cirencester Services. Pours a crystal clear light golden colour with a thinnish throthy white head. Aromas of floral hops and light citrus notes. Taste has more of the floral hops and lemony citrus notes. There’s also some biscuity notes and a nice earthy hop bitterness on the finish. Medium body with a smooth and slightly oily mouthfeel. Nice refreshing thirst quencher. Good

6

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

Bottle from Tesco, Exmouth. Gold pour with nice white head. Malty, bready and hoppy aroma. Taste is similar with some vanilla and citrus notes. It holds together fine but gets a bit boring after a while.

6.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle: BBD 26th Sep 18. Drank at home on mid Nov 17. Poured into an Abbot Ale pint glass tankard, it looked good, clear and clean body of golden sunlight, on top a full and deep white blanket of foam. The aroma was a mixture of light maltiness and mild orange citrus esters. The taste followed along the same lines. Easy drinking beer with just about enough flavour to keep you interested until the last drop, nicely balanced, simple beer.

5.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle from Crocombe's, Lynmouth. Golden with a thin head. Has a distinctively British hoppiness, reminding me of several Shepherd Neame type brews. It's a decent enough golden ale.

6.2

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

I used to seek this out in my younger days, but now I question why! It poured nicely and looked good in the tankard. The flavour was some bitter hops and lots of wheat. Overall I didn't enjoy it, but perhaps I should have chilled it to within an inch of its life.

5.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle from morrisons. Golden colour with a tan head. Sweetish malty aroma and taste. Thin on the palate.

4.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle sample at a tasting at Tempo. Thanks kerenmk. Clear golden. Aroma of malt, kinda stale, a bit of dust. Sweetish flavor with stale-ish malt, a bit of minerals, and a bitter finish. Light to medium-bodied.

6

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

Bottle from Morrison’s. Golden coloured pour with a fading off white head. Aroma is grassy, little sileage, mineral. Flavour is rustic, straw, fermented grass, bitter earthy grains. Palate is semi sweet grains, moderate carbonation. Substantial dirty rugged bitterness. OK.

5.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle that Dad shared with me- cheers! Gold with a moderate white head. Far too fizzy. Nice fresh lemon up front, then caramel and vanilla take over. Mildly bitter at the end, but lacks crispness. This may have been one of the earliest (if not the first) UK golden ales, and was no doubt rather innovative at the time, but nowadays it doesn’t stand up to comparison with it’s modern rivals and is a below-par example of the style.

6.5

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

Dorata buona schiuma piuttosto persistente lieve nota citica discreta nota maltata media secchezza non molto amara