Saintmatty (11304) reviewed Gold Standard from Keystone 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask (Cricketers, Southampton) - Golden with a white head. Malty aroma with hints of grass and fruit. Balanced malty and hoppy taste with some more fruity hints.
mjs (11994) reviewed V.P.A from Keystone 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
(Cask at Kitty’s, Helsinki) Poured golden and slighly hazy. Head was medium sized, white and it disappeared quickly. Aroma contained malts, yeast and mild sourness. Palate was medium bodied with low carbonation. Flavours were malts, hops, fruitiness, herbalness, mild sourness, sweetness, wort and bitterness. Aftertaste was bitter.
mjs (11994) reviewed Large One from Keystone 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
(Cask at Black Door, Helsinki) Poured amber and clear. Head was medium sized, quite quickly disappearing and white. Aroma contained molasses and malts. Palate was medium bodied with low carbonation. Flavours were molasses, mild roastedness, nuts, malts and bitterness. Aftertaste contained molassses and bitterness.
mjs (11994) reviewed Gold Standard from Keystone 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
(Cask at St. Urho’s Pub, Helsinki) Poured amber and clear. Head was medium sized and white. Aroma contained toffee, strawberry and malts. Palate was medium bodied with low carbonation. Flavours were malts, strawberry, hops, toffee and bitterness. Aftertaste was bitter.
Downender (11275) reviewed V.P.A from Keystone 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Victoria, Clifton, Bristol 20/08/10. Deep gold in colour with a slight white head. Sweetish, slightly honeyed aroma with a hint of spice and grassy hop. Flavour of apricots, with a slightly yeasty edge and moderately bitter finish. Fine.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed V.P.A from Keystone 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask@Bishops Stortford Beer Festival 2010. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is wood, some mild vanilla and honeyish notes as well. Flavour is quite similar in a rather nice balance. A pleasant Golden Ale.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Gold Spice from Keystone 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Cask. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is bready malts, some mild fruits and nectar along with mild honey. Flavour is quite similar. Rather typical golden/blond ale.
Downender (11275) reviewed Born To Be Mild from Keystone 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Royal Oak, Bath 29/04/10. Dark reddish-brown with a decent, off-white head. Plenty of dark fruit and roasted malts, with a touch of sweetness. Good.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Dark Porter from Keystone 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask@O’Connells, Tampere. Deep murky amber colour with not too much head. Aroma is coffee, roasted malts, mild dark dry fruits as well as some mild vanilla. Flavour is roastedmalts, coffee and mild chocolate.
Downender (11275) reviewed Cheer Up from Keystone 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask-conditioned at the Southampton Arms, London 25/03/10. Copper coloured with a thin white head. Sweet malty aroma, with some powdered chocolate, red fruit and long, bitter finish. Very good.