Magus
Durham Brewery in Bowburn, Durham, England 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
6.45
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It’s our best selling beer for a reason. Simple pale malts provide a base for a complex blend of hops. The colour is very pale with lemon citrus and floral flavours, progressing to a spicy mouthfeel and a clean earthy bitterness in the finish.
Gluten free.
Gluten free.
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6/10
Bottle from the brewery. Golden colour with a white head. Floral and citrus aroma, slight malty. Taste light crisp dry. Light crisp body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jun 2020
at 20:53
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the 35th Luton Beer and Cider Festival. Pours pale gold with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma of citrus, hop, sherbet and straw. Moderate sweetness, moderate bitterness. Moderate body, watery texture, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Feb 2018
at 15:49
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Luton Beer & Cider Festival. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and moderate hoppy - citrus and flowers. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 160218
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Feb 2018
at 15:38
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ 35th Luton Beer & Cider Festival. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are fruits, grass, malt and hops. Light bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Feb 2018
at 15:27
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at home in Hackney - sourced from Beer Hawk. Pours totally clear gold with a creamy, white head. Basic dried pale malts in the nose, a few pine needles, hay, pale grains, lemon peel. Light sweet flavour with faint herbal notes, more grass and crispy hap, faint citric hops. Light bodied with fine, massaging carbonation. Fairly clean in the finish, with some husky grain, further grass, biscuits. Simplistic but drinkable enough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2018
at 22:42
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
GLUTEN FREE VERSION RATED JUL 8, 2017. 500ml bottle. Pale yellow golden colour, white foam head leaving alittle lacing and aroma of malt, straw. Taste is malt, grain, some fruity notes and earthy bitterness. Light bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy slightly metallic bitter finish. Quite drinkable. Aroma 6, Appearance 3, Taste 7, Palate 3, Overall 13 Total Score 3.2
PREVIOUS NON-GLUTEN FREE VERSION RATED MAR 9, 2013. 500ml bottle. Clear pale yellow-straw colour, bubbly white head and aroma of malt & citrus. Taste is caramel malt with tangy citrus and biscuity notes, and a very dry bitterness through to the finish. Light bodied, medium carbonation. Quite drinkable. Aroma 6, Appearance 3, Taste 7, Palate 3, Overall 13 Total Score 3.2
PREVIOUS NON-GLUTEN FREE VERSION RATED MAR 9, 2013. 500ml bottle. Clear pale yellow-straw colour, bubbly white head and aroma of malt & citrus. Taste is caramel malt with tangy citrus and biscuity notes, and a very dry bitterness through to the finish. Light bodied, medium carbonation. Quite drinkable. Aroma 6, Appearance 3, Taste 7, Palate 3, Overall 13 Total Score 3.2
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2017
at 14:00
Tried
at
The Ale House
on 23 Jun 2017
at 15:31
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Clear pale golden colour with a one finger white head which lasts forever. Aroma: hoppy, fruity, floral, slightly earthy. Taste: fruit, citrus, light grainy malts, floral, slightly spicy hop finish, light bitterness. Light-medium body, moderate carbonation and a bubbly mouthfeel. Not bad. Label prominently calls this a Bitter but definitely drinks like a Golden.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jun 2017
at 00:03
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at GBBF’16, day three, 11/08/16. Pale golden yellow with a moderate off white head. Nose is citric sherbets, melon, straw, tangerine. Taste comprises tangerine, grass, soft bread, lemon rind, toasted grains. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, grassy bitterness in the close. Decent gold.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Oct 2016
at 02:22
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF day 3 11/08/2016. A pale yellow coloured pour with a loose white head. Aroma is semi sweet pale grains, straw, grassy, hedgerow hop. Flavour is composed of raw grains, straw, hay, grassy hedgerow hop, tangy berry hop. Palate is crisp and grainy, highish carbonation. Raw grainy. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Aug 2016
at 11:37