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Brewed by Abbeydale
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Sheffield, England

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RATINGS: 11   MEAN: 3.07/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.96   SEASONAL: Winter   EST. CALORIES: 138   ABV: 4.6%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Seasonal - Winter. Previously 5.2%.
A pale beer, hoppy and well-balanced. Fruity aromas and light caramel flavours with hints of fruit and a lasting bitter finish. Easy drinking.


3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
RichTheVillan (4883) - West Midlands, ENGLAND - JAN 24, 2015
Cask at the Wellington; clear straw yellow pour with a frothy white head, citrus aroma, taste has lemon, light bitterness.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Beersiveknown (4224) - NORTHERN IRELAND - JAN 24, 2015
Cask@welly
clear blonde, slight pithy grapefruit, medium body, low carbonation, abrasive, English hops austere bitterness.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
fonefan (39783) - VestJylland, DENMARK - NOV 29, 2012

Cask (handpump) @ The Grove, 2 Spring Grove Street, West Yorkshire, Huddersfield, England HD1 4BP.

Clear medium orange yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, grain, toasted, malty, light hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120121]

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Doppelganger (1388) - Dry County, Arkansas, USA - FEB 20, 2008
Cask, Turf Tavern, Oxford RB Crawl. Pale gold, white head. Bright raspberry aroma and pineapple. Grapefruit and pineapple hops, very delicate malt. A refreshing little beer. Hits the spot.

3.1
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
SilkTork (5434) - Southampton, United Kingdom, Hampshire, ENGLAND - FEB 17, 2008
Far From The Madding Crowd A pleasant, soapy golden ale with a delicate perfume.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
MesandSim (7118) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - FEB 15, 2008
A Mes rate: Cask at Far From the Madding Crowd, Oxford during the RB pub crawl.
Nice clean gold colour, sadly it’s lacking a bit of condition. Really pleasant hoppy aroma with a slight estery note, a bit of tobacco and a very delicate hint of ginger. Flavour is really mellow but very pleasant. Polite citric hoppage with a faint earthy feel to it and an enjoyable bitterness on the finish. Drinks below its strength and as a result I struggled to get this rate finished before I drained my glass. Rather nice.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Fin (8574) - Merton, Oxfordshire, England, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND - FEB 14, 2008
Cask conditioned at Far from the Madding Crowd, Oxford on the Ratebeerian day around Oxford 09-02-08 Poured light gold with little or no head, wonderfully clear. If I’m being critical I think it was served just a tiny bit on the warm side. Good sweet fruits on the aroma and then some fruits in the mouth some citrus from the hops, bitterness a bit soft, I liked this but have had much better from Abbeydale.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
harrisoni (15665) - Ashford, Kent, ENGLAND - FEB 11, 2008
Cask handpull, Far From the Madding Crowd, Oxford, RB Pub crawl 08. Pale gold with thin white head. Bit buttery, golden ale with some hop. Bit soapy too. Slightly acidic. Not my favourite.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
hughie (3996) - Bedford, Bedfordshire, ENGLAND - FEB 10, 2008
Cask at Far from the Madding Crowd, Oxford, on Ratebeer Oxford Day ’08. Pale gold. Grassy hop aroma. Unusual spicy taste with a mid bitter finish. Not bad.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
imdownthepub (11738) - Banbury, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND - FEB 10, 2008
Cask conditioned at Far from the Madding Crowd, Oxford Ratebeerian day. Pale gold with white head. Another quite decent beer from Abbeydale, this seemed to be in good nick with floral lemony hops on a slightly thinnish background, some oily hop notes too. Silky and reasonably well balanced, I found this to be quite reasonable.


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