Gadds' The Ramsgate Brewery Dr Sunshine’s Special Friendly

Dr Sunshine’s Special Friendly

 

Gadds' The Ramsgate Brewery in Broadstairs, Kent, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Wheat Ale Summer
Score
6.38
ABV: 4.2% IBU: - Ticks: 19
Crack some coriander seeds and they release a pungent, spicy aroma with surprising citrus notes of orange, lemon and lime. Add some dried orange peel (careful now, the pith is bitter) and chuck the lot in the copper just as you're finishing the boil on a pale wort (a wort containing 30% malted wheat and hopped to a low bitterness level). Throw armfuls of soft, fruity Perle hops in afterwards (perhaps some Saaz hops too), cool and ferment warm with an ale yeast.

Cask condition the beer and enjoy it, served cool, on warm, sultry afternoons when you should be at work. Watch the world go by. Relax.

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5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Fra håndpumpe på The Three Greyhounds i Soho, med Håkon april-14: lys og klar (!) og kort filmskum. Lett, frisk og litt syrlig. En god sommerøl men ingenting hverken i aroma, utseende eller smak som minner om en ordentlig hveteøl.
Tried on 18 Apr 2014 at 00:07

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask @ Scarborough Hotel, Leeds. Golden with a creamy head. Has a fruit hopped character and pleasant. Nose not great but the taste is good.
Tried from Cask on 27 Mar 2014 at 07:59

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
On cask at the Haymarket. Appearance - golden with a decent cream head. Nose - slightly elusive but some flowers in there. Taste - lemon tart. A ginger tang afterwards. Some slight cardboard on the finish. Palate - medium bodied with a creamy texture and a fairly fresh finish. Overall - almost very good but the odd less pleasant note.
Tried from Cask on 19 Mar 2014 at 04:39

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask at Haymarket. Pours clear golden yellow , thick foamy white head. Big lemon and cereal aroma. Nice, light and refreshing beer.
Tried from Cask on 18 Mar 2014 at 08:15

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Cask at Akkurat. Taste of wheat and currant seeds. Harsh mouthfeel, specially for a wheat and a cask ale.
Tried from Cask on 26 Aug 2012 at 13:05

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask @ Akkurat. Pours golden with a small white head. Orange. Smooth wheat. A bit hoppy. Burned aftertaste. Flour.
Tried from Cask on 26 Aug 2012 at 01:51

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm. Fruity nosem with some resin. Mid sweet with light body and rounded mouthfeel. Notes of butter and salt. Mid bitter finish. Easy going, well drinkable cask ale.
Tried from Cask on 22 Aug 2012 at 08:58

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
cask @ Eight Bells Dover. Hazy golden, lemony-zesty nose. Light and refreshing. Malty with a lemony touch on the finish.
Tried from Cask on 10 Sep 2010 at 08:44

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask gravity at Rare Breeds BF 08. Never one of my favourite Gadd’s beers, but this was particularly good. Gold, lasting off white head. Cracking condition. Nice summer beer, nice hops, some cereal, bit of peach, rose petal. Such great condition and lovely peachy fruit.
Tried from Cask on 04 Jul 2008 at 03:34