Kings Table Real Ale
Ballards Brewery in Nyewood, West Sussex, England 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
5.91
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Bottle conditioned, golden colour and light floral hop flavour.
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5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle, thanks to Tipple, split at the Grand Reunion Tasting, Watford 02/10/20. Lightly hazed golden blonde with a decent lasting off white head. Nose is light funk, dungy notes, minerals, earthy. Taste comprises sharp fruit esters, bitterness, funk, light brett, white peppery spice. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, semi drying close. Clearly infected but probably makes for better drinking than the intended product!
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2021
at 10:21
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle shared at the 2nd Watford tasting. A dull golden yellow coloured pour with a halo of white head. Aroma is brett, earthy straw, grass, banana. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, earthy straw, bretty lemon, pineapple,. Palate is tart, crisp, highish spritzy carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2020
at 12:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared in Watford - many thanks to Tips. Pours lightly hazed gold with a tight, billowing, creamy white head. Light sweet flavour with soft funk, lemon peel, a little citric tang, bitter pine needles. Light bodied with lively carbonation. Dry finish, further funk, citrus peel, a hint of brett. Not bad overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2020
at 12:03
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle bought at Tower of London. Creramy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average light bitter finish. Watery palate. Boring.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2012
at 12:56
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
50 cl bottle thanks to my brother!On March 2, 2010, BB MAR 2010.Also marked 4705Clear copper color, smallish large bubbled white head. Subtle, malty sweet, fruity hoppy scent. Hints of phenoles as well. Smooth, bitter, hoppy, fruity, a bit malty taste. Bitterness is very evident, almost overpowering the maltiness, but doesn’t quite take it away. Medium to smooth mouthfeel, nothing spectacular, but also nothing bad about it. Low co2 though, so not spritzy more easy to drink version. Fairly high bitterenss, though after a few sips you’ve gotten used to it so it’s more balanced again. All in all, a nice beer, very drinkable, but perhaps not one that will stand out among the many thousands I’ve sampled. But for a session beer it works perfectly! So drink on my friends, drink on.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2010
at 13:27
4.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle 50cl @ chris o’s Pre-GBBF Shindig 2008.Clear light yellow orange color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, light yeasty. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium to light, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. (020808)
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2008
at 09:50
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottled (as Historic Royal Palaces Kings Table Real Ale). Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is hops, sour fruits and mild notes of eggyness. Flavour is eggy, sour fruits, hoppy and a bit papery. Quite harsh grassy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Aug 2008
at 03:20