Bottle 50 cl. Clear golden, lacing white head. Subtle greasy hops. Medium body, fruity, bitter finish. Harmless hoppy Golden Ale if way overrated. 180719

Bottle 50 cl. Clear nutty brown, small off-white head. Burned caramel, nuts. Medium body, same caramel and nuts. Subdued bitterness. Clean if a little bland. 180719

Bottle from Aldi Inverurie. It pours Clear yellow - gold with a medium white head. The aroma is fresh, clean, zingy lemon, touch of orange and white bread. The taste is is crisp, clean, quite light, zingy lemon, white bread, toasty grain, white bread, biscuitstraw, soda water and some grass with dry finish. Light body, moderate carbonation and foamy mouth - feel. Perhaps a touch too thin perhaps, but it is pleasant enough to drink.

Bottle from Aldi’s, Inverurie. It pours clear deep brown with a medium off-white head. The aroma is earthy, roasted malt, cherry drops, sweet, sticky and malt loaf. The taste is pretty, dry, charred roast, earthy, leathery, ashy, bitter - sweet, peppery spice, fruit cake and cherry drops with a very dry finish. Medium body and average carbonation. Not sure the balance is there. Fairly basic stuff.

500ml bottle from Aldi - Hazy yellow body, thin white head. Nose is a bit boring, some fruit there. Taste is a grainy caramel mix. Thin body, nothing outstanding.

500ml bottle at home. Massively over-carbonated. Pours hazy pale gold with a massive white head. Aromas of lemon, honey. Taste is sweet, cereals, grains. Sweet finish, prickly carbonation.

Bottle at home. Pours golden, nose is dull toffee, bready, taste is dry, toffee, sweet.

6th Mar 2015: first beer of a Scottish tasting evening I am having by my self. 500ml bottle: BBD 30th Sep 2015. As the name suggests this is a golden coloured beer, the deep pillow head a snow white affair with plenty of carbonation bubbles rising up to meet it through the brew. The nose is pale malty with a biscuit/bread aroma: taste more fruity with mild citrus notes blending in with the maltiness. Refreshing enough, with a clean, well carbonated feel to the palate. Decent without testing your nasal or taste buds too greatly.

Bottle from Bacco Wine. Clear chestnut body with a thin beige head. Lively carbonation. Light lacing. Weak aroma of green apple, stewed tea and orange marmalade. Flavour of nuts, caramel and earth. Thin body with a watery texture. Lively fizz. Quite weak but very drinkable.

Bottle from Bacco Wine. Clear golden body with a thin white head. Low carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of grain, orange and straw. Flavour of biscuit and lemon. Thin body with a watery texture. Light fizz. Clean and easy drinking but very dull - tastes like a Lager.