On tap at The Rake, Southwark, Saturday 7th February 2015 Pours gold with a slim white head, in very good condition . A gentle hoppy nose, good hoppy bite. I think that this is my first beer from this brewery, I have to say I am impressed. A7 A5 T7 P3 Ov14 3.6

Bottle at home in London - sourced from London Beer Lab. The beer pours perfectly clear, lightly effervescent, with a sturdy white froth that lingers. The aroma is bright with grassy and floral hops mixed up with rindy citrus notes, notably tangerine and orange. The flavour is well balanced, with good up-front grassy bitterness that is balanced by a lean biscuity sweetness. There are also additional notes of citrus fruits, some orange rind and grapefruit pith. Light in body with spritely carbonation. The finish is pretty clean with only moderate grassy, resinous hop character, further citrus rind, and pleasant balancing pale malt sweetness. There’s a slight cleaning minerality in the aftertaste, which I don’t mind at all. The more I drink of this beer, the more I like it. There’s a lot of character packed into this 3.8% ABV frame. Golden ale is certainly not a flashy style, but when done right it’s a thing of beauty; this one is done right. (February 2015, score: 3.9)

Cask at Pigs Ear 2014 - London. Pours clear gold with a bubbly white head. Great snout, rife with juicy citrus and pale bread. Light sweet flavor with moderate tangerine, melon, orange, bitter straw and grass.. Light bodied with fine carbonation; good condition. Nice grassy bitter finish, more tangerine. Good stuff. (December 2014, score: 3.6)

Bottle split at LKS ’Beers of London’ Tasting, high up, thanks to he, 10/12/14. Golden amber with moderate off white spotting and edgework. Nose is light pine, citric pith, caramel, light perfume, spice, apricot, grapefruit. Taste comprises juicy hop, apricot, grapefruit, straw, pine needle. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close peppered with earthy hop bitterness. Solid hoppy amber.

Gravity dispense at Pigs Ear ’14, day 1, 02/12/14. Lightly hazed golden with a moderate off white covering. Nose is citric sherbets, bitter orange, straw, lemon zest, tangerine. Taste comprises mandarin, tangerine, citric peel, orange pith. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with light hop bitterings. Decent enough citric infused GB.

Cask at Beer Rebellion, GH. It pours dark brown with a medium beige head. The nose is rich, roasted malt, smoke, tar, chewy and mild treacle sweetness. The taste is bitter, rich roast, charred wood, smoke, burnt leaves, tar, earth, treacle and ash with a dry, roasty finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Interesting and pretty decent. Nice to see these guys head to the dark side.

Cask gravity at Pig’s Ear Beer Fest 2014. Light hazed yellow / straw coloured pour with a lasting loose white head. Aroma is earthy straw, earthy orange peel, a bit zesty. Flavour is composed of pale grains, orange peel citrus, grain tanin. Palate is fairly light, moderate carbonation. A bit grainy on the tongue. Lingering earthy citrus. Pretty good.

10th December 2014
Tasting at Leighton’s Flat. Lightly hazy amber beer, few pale cream colour bubbles. Light pale malts. Little floral sweetness. Good citric hops, citrus peel. More floralness. Little lemon. Light finish. Very drinkable and tasty amber but surely this and ’Southpaw’ are one and the same beer?

8th December 2014
The Three Johns, Islington. Cask. Clear amber beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Palate is light and semi dry and with good crispness. Very good condition. Light clean malts, whisper of toffee. Citric hop bitterness, some citric peel. Mild hop spice. Light finish. Balanced, clean and drinkable.