XPA
Caledonian Brewery in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
5.96
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Exceptional in Summer, Irresistible All Year Round. Enticing floral aromas from Cascade hops while Hersbrucker add more floral and soft fruit, Northdown hops develop aromas and light bitterness, all balanced by a malty moreish flavour and satisfying bitterness. Malted wheat ensures a silky smooth finish.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Guildford Arms, Edinburgh. Golden color with a slight copper tint. Malty aroma with chocolate and a bit of hops. Biscuity, malty flavor, some fruit, ok hopping. Slightly earthy, caramel. Dry, long-lasting, hoppy finish. Good stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Mar 2010
at 20:56
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle @ Peckham’s Beer Festival. Light golden colour, whte head. Aroma is grainy. Flavour has caramel malts, some fruits. Fairly bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2009
at 06:36
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell. Golden straw colour with a dense creamy white head; pleasantly malty aroma; citrus flavour with sweet cereal grains; rounded bitter finish with some grapefruit. A refreshing pleasant summer pint.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 May 2009
at 13:17
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen, Denmark.Light light unclear medium yellow color with a average, frothy, good lancing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay, toasted, damp-stained, buttery notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and light light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. (150608)
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Aug 2008
at 10:32
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Bree Louise, Euston, London, 1 Dec 2007) Pale copper colour with frothy, white head. Malty nose with notes of citrus, toffee, floral hops and hints of butter. Fruity, malty taste with peaches, citrus and floral hops in the finish. Faint traces of butterscotch. Decent, but hardly exciting.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Dec 2007
at 15:41
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Volunteer Arms, GBBF 2007. Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a small white head. Fruity malty and hoppy aroma. Sweet malty hoppy flavor. Dry malty finish with a bitter aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Sep 2007
at 07:40
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
[i]Cask at ’The Silk Mill’, Derby 08-09-07 [/i] A nice golden beer with a lovely crisp bite, honey notes once again noted in the second of my golden beers in this pub, nice beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Sep 2007
at 06:57
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Cask at Guildford Arms, Edinburgh. Clear golden. Sweet, soapy and fruity. Mildly buttery with a straight forward lagerlike flavour profile. Finished with medium bitterness. Flawless, but lacks substance.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Aug 2007
at 01:41
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask conditioned at The Guildford Arms, Edinburgh. Golden colour. Hoppy aroma with notes of malt vinegar. Flavour a little above average, with moderate hops.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Aug 2007
at 15:37
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Yellow with a big and lasting white head with some lace. grassy and floral hop aroma, plus some caramel malt. Sweet with a harsh bitterness.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2007
at 10:53