Bottle from Drinkmonger. Clear golden body with a thin white head. Low carbonation. Nice lacing. Aroma of straw, shortbread and lemon. Flavour of grapefruit, gooseberry and passionfruit. Thin body with an oily mouthfeel. Soft fizz. A simple Golden Ale, but I was expecting more flavour for the ABV.

Bottle from Drinkmonger. Clear golden body with a thin white head. Low carbonation. Light lacing. Aroma of lemon, lime and grass. Flavour of lemon and grain with a metallic finish. Tastes like a Lager. Thin body with a watery, slightly oily texture. Not bad considering the low ABV but there’s very little flavour to report. Forgettable.

3.8% Cask handpull at The Firkin Ale House Folkestone. Clear amber not much head. Malty aroma. It’s a brown bitter bit of tea. Not much hop. Ok fruit. Not much condition.

500ml bottle from Grumpy Goat, Reading. Clear orange colour with a white head. Aroma is malty, toasted and a touch earthy. Flavour has a touch of sweet and a bitter finish. It has a surprising high carbonation.

330ml bottle @ the Fourth Shrewsbury Bottle Share April 2014, courtesy of Luc. Likin the feather - nice touch. Pours dark amber. Some definite dark fruits coming into play alongside a subtle earthiness. Fairly inoffensive 3.8%er.

Bottle, shared at the fourth Shrewsbury bottle swap. Liked the feather stuck to the bottle by the front label. Poured a rich autumn gold, even if it was April, the head was off-white and didn’t last long. Initially I jokingly said it was dry and tasted like it had dark fruits from the hedgerow to the others: actually I wasn’t far off in that description of the brew because my initial thoughts stayed with me through the tasting. I tried to like it.

Cask handpump at the Bree Louise - London . Pours clear, deep russet-gold with a frothy, off-white head. The nose has some juicy farts and old berries. Light sweet flavor with leathey berries, a bit of bready malt base and slight leafy bitterness. Light bodied with fine carbonation; decent condition. More aged fruits and berries to finish, a bit of diaper poo, some leaves, brown bread. A little awkward at times but not terrible.

14th April 2014
Bree Louise. Cask. Almost clear gold beer, small off white head. Smooth soft pale malt, semi sweet. Light floralness, just a whisper of citrus. Smooth finish. All right Golden.

Cask @ Baum, Rochdale. Golden with a creamy head but certainly a bitter in taste with a fairly high bitterness and a slightly skunky aroma.