Vale Mill
Millstone in Ashton-Under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
6.27
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A pale gold session bitter. The Cascade and Goldings hops combine to provide a refreshing aroma, all balanced with a smooth bitter finish.
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5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Marble Arch Inn, 73 Rochdale Rd, Manchester, Greater Manchester England M4 4HY.Clear light to medium yellow orange color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, toasted, light hoppy, lime, butterscotch light notes. Flavor is light to moderate sweet and light light bitter with a average to short duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. [20090124]
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Apr 2009
at 14:17
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Many cask half-pints on 5/4/07
Medium-sized white head atop a light, tangerine/peach body that is bright and bubbly. Lacing is moderate, as is the retention.
Sweet graham crackers and marmalade lay side-by-side in the nose, though not as heavy as that sounds. But the malt is definitely there and not very bready or grainy. Juicy, bright hop aromatics are similar to tart tangerines and lots of leafy, lush hop oils. But through all that, it keeps coming back to the simple, yet ample maltiness that is soft and lightly sweet, balancing the hops well. Fortunately, it dosent seem overly bitter from the nose.
Juicy, almost sweet hop notes give off an array of fruit flavors. Tangerines, nectarines and lemons, mainly, with a strong, rather dry maltiness that shows more graham cracker and very light breadiness. Almost like a bitter in its malt character, with some near-caramel flavors. Hops give a nip of bitterness, but are otherwise mostly just flavorful. Engaging carbonation and spot-on attenuation make for a very drinkable beer. No flaws.
Medium-sized white head atop a light, tangerine/peach body that is bright and bubbly. Lacing is moderate, as is the retention.
Sweet graham crackers and marmalade lay side-by-side in the nose, though not as heavy as that sounds. But the malt is definitely there and not very bready or grainy. Juicy, bright hop aromatics are similar to tart tangerines and lots of leafy, lush hop oils. But through all that, it keeps coming back to the simple, yet ample maltiness that is soft and lightly sweet, balancing the hops well. Fortunately, it dosent seem overly bitter from the nose.
Juicy, almost sweet hop notes give off an array of fruit flavors. Tangerines, nectarines and lemons, mainly, with a strong, rather dry maltiness that shows more graham cracker and very light breadiness. Almost like a bitter in its malt character, with some near-caramel flavors. Hops give a nip of bitterness, but are otherwise mostly just flavorful. Engaging carbonation and spot-on attenuation make for a very drinkable beer. No flaws.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 May 2007
at 14:32