Dragon
Oakham Ales in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Special|
Score
6.53
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A golden beer bursting with grapefruit, lemon, apple and rose characters.
Our Brewing Director John Bryan has been visiting the Slovenian hop fields regularly for more than 10 years now and is really excited about the varieties that Slovenian growers are producing. Dragon is one of the best of this new wave of Slovenian hops and our single hop cask aged beer displays its qualities to full effect.
Hops: Dragon (Slovenia)
Malts: Maris Otter and Wheat Malt
Allergens: Contains Gluten
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6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Royal Standard, Wooburn Common. A pale amber pour with a loose white head; floral aroma, with perhaps a hint of rose; grassy taste with an unusual astringent bitterness; and some damp straw to finish; but actually tasting better than it sounds.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Sep 2018
at 20:06
7/10
Tried
on 31 Mar 2018
at 12:51
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Blue blazer... Golden amber.. Thin white lacing.. Soft dry toffee fruit nose... Juicy fruits.. Long dry bitter fruit
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Mar 2018
at 14:52
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at the blue blazer. Pours clear golden, nose is grass, floral, hay, taste is sweet, toffee, floral.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Mar 2018
at 19:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at the Craft Beer Shop, Little Chalfont. Poured a crystal clear straw colour with a frothy white head. The aroma is gluey skunky malt, big woody hop. The flavour is moderate to strong bitter with a smooth dry malt, dry woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Very bitter and a little one dimensional. Not Oakham like at alll.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Mar 2018
at 17:17
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
15th February 2018
Chelmsfaaarhd Winter Beer Fest. Cask in KEGS. After Wolf hops we have Dragon hops. Can Lion hops and Stag hops be far away? Almost clear gold beer, good bubbly pale cream colour head. Palate is smooth and semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Honeyish pale malts. Good rich orange with a side order of mandarin. Some marmalade on the light dry finish. No grapefruit, lemon or rose then (Charles Faram hop description). Nice beer though.
Chelmsfaaarhd Winter Beer Fest. Cask in KEGS. After Wolf hops we have Dragon hops. Can Lion hops and Stag hops be far away? Almost clear gold beer, good bubbly pale cream colour head. Palate is smooth and semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Honeyish pale malts. Good rich orange with a side order of mandarin. Some marmalade on the light dry finish. No grapefruit, lemon or rose then (Charles Faram hop description). Nice beer though.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Mar 2018
at 19:05
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask handpull at The Montefiore Arms Ramsgate. Clear amber colour lasting white head. Some decent hop some decent malt. Light bitterness on the finish. Excellent mouthfeel as you would expect. Good balance of hop and malt. Light grapefruit. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Mar 2018
at 17:01
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Chelmsford Beer & Cider Festival. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity and moderate hoppy - citrus. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 150218
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Feb 2018
at 16:54
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Chelmsford Beer Festival. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are fruits, flowers, malt and hops.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Feb 2018
at 16:51
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Rerate at Black Country Arms, Walsall. Very similar to first rate but without the buttery notes. Hops taste more astringent, which isn't my style really but it's a noticeable improvement on my last try. 3.2. ---- Cask at King William IV, Nottingham. Golden, clear with a fine white head. Lemony scent with apple tea. Bittersweet and astringent taste, leading to a slightly sweeter buttery finish. More apple notes in the finish. Not for me. 2.8.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Feb 2018
at 18:30