7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Craven Arms, Birmingham. Black pour with smooth tanned head. Notes of dark malt, coffee, liquorice, Neapolitan ice cream, oats. Creamy, rich. Good stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:07
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from my local Co-Op store. Clear gold, small white top. Aroma of cracker like malts, lemon, grass; decent freshness to it. Taste of pale malts, light biscuit edge, lemon sherbet, pepper, grassy modest bitterness. Light to medium bodied, oily, nice soft to fine carbonation. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:06
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Beer52. I didn't know Salopian did craft style beers as my previous 3 from them were all bottled golden ales. Pours a cloudy orange gold with small white head with good retention and lacing. Quite a fresh tropical hop aroma with mango, passionfruit and orange coming through with slight herb edge. Taste has a nice tropical and citrus juiciness with mango being at the forefront, some pine in the finish with a decent bitter punch. Good stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:04
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Post Office Vaults, Birmingham. Almost jet black pour with small consistent tanned head. Very roasty, molasses and chocolate noted with nice plum fruitiness to give it balance. Fairly full smooth body for the strength. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Craven Arms, Birmingham. Pours a clear gold, small creamy looking white head. Taste of grapefruit, peach, floral resin, tangy finish with a moderate bitter bite. Smooth body. A good fruity gold.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:03
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from lowcostbeer. Hazy orange-gold, small white head. Orange, pineapple and herbal aroma. Taste is tangy, light yeast, lemon, pineapple, earthy-herbal hops. Nice.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:02
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml bottle from Hop Vault, Stourbridge, online. Pours a clear gold with small tight white head, lovely retention. Aroma is biscuit with a vibrant citrus and floral aroma. Pleasant. Taste has a nice pale moreish biscuit quality, a rising fruitiness notably grapefruit, some citrus, smooth, sweet but a moderate bitterness to offset, slightly dry. A balanced beer in all areas. Light, refreshing, moreish, fruity. For a 4% English Golden Ale this is stunning.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:24
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle from Hop Vault, Stourbridge. My first beer from Salopian. Pours a clear dark gold/light amber, small tight off-white head which lasts. Aroma of pale malts, flowers, grass and citrus. Pleasant. Taste is biscuity malts, floral and citrus hops, grassy finish with a light fruity tang. Light bodied, refreshing without being watery. A very good light gold ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:24
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Hop Vault, Stourbridge, online. Slightly cloudy gold with small white head, some retention and lacing. Aroma is sweet, very floral and fresh, some biscuit. Taste of sweet malts, aromatic and crisp bitter hops, citrus, a light toastiness, some pepper. Light to medium bodied, smooth. Enjoyable gold.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:22
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Tried
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:16