berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Golden Glow from Holdens Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask at the Monks Retreat (JDW), Reading. Amber with a dense off-white head; fruity bitterness with some honey; pleasant bitter finish. Rather average.
50cl bottle from Sainsburys. Very similar, with a good fresh bitterness that’s unusual in a bottled beer.
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Freddie Febrio from Holdens Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Cask handpull at Thomas Rigby’s, Liverpool. Gold colour with lasting thin white head. Decent citrus hop aroma. Pretty good pale malts in mouth. Some rounded stone fruit, soft flesh in mouth. Good balancing citrusy hop finish. Very good gold/blond beer. Everyone seems to do one, but this is good. Bit of tangerine on finish. Excellent.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Black Country Bitter from Holdens Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Cask at GBBF 2006, CBoB entry cask. An orange beer with a bubbly yellow head. The aroma is sweet malty combined with notes of hops. The flavor is sweet malty with nice bitter hoppy end. A good end - but too simple. And the body is thin.
Svesse (15730) reviewed Golden Glow from Holdens Brewery 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
(Cask at GBBF, London, 4 Aug) Colour is golden yellow with a foamy white head, leaving lots of lacing. Nose is fruity with citrus, apricots and a nice earthy and dusty hop aroma. Taste is fruity with citrus (grapefruit, mandarin) and a balanced, nice, bitter finish with earthy hops. Rather complex and nice.
Svesse (15730) reviewed Black Country Mild from Holdens Brewery 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
(Cask, Wenlock Arms, London, 22 July) Colour is dark brown with tawny leather notes. Nose is malty and nutty with notes of cherry. Taste is malty with a slight hint of Coca Cola, a slight hoppiness in the dry finish. Fairly tasty for a mild.
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Black Country Mild from Holdens Brewery 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask handpull at Wenlock Arms. Deep chestnut colour with beige head. Yeast and malt aroma. Some hop bite on the end. Some malt in mouth. Odd mild. Definitely drinkable with odd hints of flavours and an unusual hop finish. Some cereal in the mouth
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Golden Glow from Holdens Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
[Cask at GBBF 2005] An orange-brown beer with a thin white head. The aroma is sweet with light notes of caramel and light dusty hoppy notes. The flavor has light notes of caramel, leading to a dry bitter end.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Black Country Special from Holdens Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
[Cask at GBBF 2004] An orange beer with no head. The aroma contains notes of caramel and oranges, as well as slight notes of diacethyl. The flavor is sweet with notes of oranges, hops, and grass, leading to a bitter end.