Golden Best
Timothy Taylor's Brewery

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From:
Timothy Taylor's Brewery
 
England, United Kingdom
Style:
English Pale Mild Ale
Ranked #1
ABV:
3.5%
Score:
91
Ranked #7,334
Avg:
4.15 | pDev: 12.53%
Reviews:
13
Ratings:
22
Status:
Active
Rated:
Monday at 12:25 PM
Added:
Aug 18, 2002
Wants:
  16
Gots:
  1
The last of the true Pennine light milds. A crisp, amber coloured beer that makes a refreshing session ale. The smooth and creamy flavour makes it a popular choice close to the brewery, and increasingly in destination pubs across the country.
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Ratings by vinicole:
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Rated by vinicole from England

3.75/5  rDev -9.6%

Aug 15, 2013
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Reviewed by Gatch from Massachusetts

4.72/5  rDev +13.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
From cask at Town Hall Tavern in Leeds. Finally, all the TT ales! The promised land. Absolutely stellar. Not sure I’ve had this style in my entire life but now it doesn’t seem worth trying any other. For the ABV it’s so flavorful. Perfect malt character, so smooth, so crisp. Like fresh sourdough starter. Just wow. Delicious! For the style (that’s how we’re supposed to rate beers, right?) this is nearly perfect (one would imagine).
Monday at 12:25 PM
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Reviewed by JamFuel from Sweden

4.63/5  rDev +11.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
On cask at Duck & Drake in Leeds.

Pours a gorgeous amber with thick creamy head.

Smell is fruity, floral and a bit crackery. Notes of toast, citrus and wheat.

Taste is floral, fruity and crackery. Soft bitterness and notes of citrus, wheat dough and Saltines.

Mouthfeel is medium, creamy and soft with good carbonation.

Overall, an outstanding mild, poured to perfection.
Sep 23, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by steverx8 from England

Oct 18, 2022
 
Rated: 3.46 by duceswild from Heard & McDonald Islands

Jan 01, 2021
 
Rated: 5 by doctorgary from New York

Feb 29, 2020
 
Rated: 3.18 by Macamah from England

Sep 07, 2019
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Reviewed by Premo88 from Texas

5/5  rDev +20.5%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
pint at King's Head at Huddersfield train station in Huddersfield, England on April 25, 2018

L: classic amber with super thick offwhite/beige head of foam; some sticking, lacing

S: massive bread-malt explosion, donuts, peach

T: follows the nose with light but tasty bitter bite ... more malt than hops by a long shot

F: fantastic ... the cask is super fresh, plenty of carbonation and a solid heft for so light an ABV

O: only one other pint tops this one during my spring 2018 trip to England (Shakesbeer at The Garrick in Stratford-upon-Avon) ... a true joy to drink, exactly what you envision in a good cask ale, and of all the beers I tried during the trip, this one's No. 1 on my list of favorites to drink every day
Dec 09, 2018
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Reviewed by JonnyGoldsbrough from England

3.99/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Timothy Taylor Golden Best 3.5% @ Sportsmans (Pateley Bridge), draft in a pint glass.

L 4
deep amber. Excellent head.
S 3.75
Subtle and inviting
F4 perfectly smooth
T4 classic mild bitter
O4.25 best example I’ve had of a golden ale.
May 08, 2018
 
Rated: 4.35 by TheCrowsEye from California

Mar 05, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by GoHabsGo from Canada (ON)

Aug 23, 2016
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Reviewed by Martine from England

3.78/5  rDev -8.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours golden blonde into a pint glass from draught. Small close offwhite head is 1 finger high, and lingering. Leaves small amount of lacing on the glass.

Aroma isn't very strong, mainly pale malts, some suble citrus, biscuit malt, and some hops. Flavour follows suit with malt presence, golden biscuity notes, cream and butter, hops and mild bitterness.

It's smooth and mildy carbonated producing a creamy mouthfeel, light-medium bodied and easy going.

Great session beer, very drinkable, balanced, doughy and creamy.
May 12, 2016
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Rated by CwrwAmByth from England

3.75/5  rDev -9.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pint from the Hope in Richmond. Really great pale mild, perfect carbonation, slight sweetness with some bitterness. Fresh as a daisy.
May 07, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by -jD- from Japan

Aug 21, 2014
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Reviewed by BlackHaddock from England

3.75/5  rDev -9.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Two hand-pulled pints in one of my locals on 24 Apr 2013.

Light amber body, clean and clear with a good head of white foam.

The nose gives away the semi-sweet biscuit maltiness within, very little hop presence in this brew and the malts are fairly understated too. This is a delicately produced blend of ingredients that just come together very nicely. Don't expect strong flavours, this isn't going to blow away your taste buds: it's a good quality thirst quencher though.
Apr 26, 2013
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Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England

4.5/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
quick pint sampled waiting for a bus and most welcomed

rich golden bodied pint perfect white tight microscopic bubbled head just as you get with good cask offerings.

Great aromas deep malts and fruity tones.

Tastes too deep to fully go into but fleeting hoppy rounds on alty mains.

Perfect mouthfeel utterly gorgeous carbonation.

Best pale mild I've had, I joy to drink.
Feb 12, 2012
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Reviewed by seanyfo from Scotland

3.88/5  rDev -6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Served in imperial pint glass by hand pump in the Kenilworth Pub, Rose St, Edinburgh

A- Dark golden copper. 2 finger creamy head giving very good lacing, head retention is average

S- Faint sweet malts, biscuits, doughiness

T- Biscuity dough notes come through further, a creamy nuttiness in the finish.

M- Creamy, low carbonation, light

D- A sessionable ale with a solid mild flavour profile, making it a interesting refreshing offering
Nov 28, 2009
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Reviewed by mdagnew from Northern Ireland

4.03/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Cask from the Station Inn, Whitby... pint served at cellar temperature...

Poured a nice golden amber colour. Slightly off white head poured thick and foamy with a pock marked top then faded slowly to decent covering. No real carbonation... some sticky lacing...

Aroma... light pale biscuity malts, grainy, bready / doughy notes, honey, buttery, sea salt notes, faint nuttiness, some juicy fruits (pears), wet grass, light floral / citric hop notes...

Taste - Light fruitiness (pears, apples), very faint biscuit / toffee malts just about noticeable, sea salt notes, bready, light floral honey, faint soapiness, light grassy hops...

Feel - Fairly smooth and creamy... light / medium bodied.. a supremely quaffable brew at only 3.5%

Overall - An excellent example of a British session ale... recommended...
Jul 07, 2009
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Reviewed by francisweizen from Washington

4.68/5  rDev +12.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Cask @ Bow Bar, Edinburgh.

Review from notes:

Light golden amberjack with a nice frothy cask conditioned head of light foam. Perfect f'in handpulled pint, this is. Aromas of deep malt complexity. Country biscuits, fresh baked scones, and maybe a faint UK hop presence in the backing. Taste is all light malt, filled with bready complexity. Mouthfeel is creamy smooth cask perfection. Drinkability? This could replace water
Sep 25, 2008
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Reviewed by marquis from England

4.75/5  rDev +14.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
What a way to start the Mild in May campaign this year.Surprisingly it's the first time I've encountered this gem and it was my good fortune to have it served in tip top condition by one of the best cellarmen around.
At first sight you think it's a bitter, a lovely rich golden colour , but when it enters the mouth you see why it's classed as a mild.No real hop presence of course but lots and lots of subtle tastes make this beer an incredibly well balanced tribute to the brewers' art.
As for drinkability-it's so easily consumed and moorish that a score of 5 is undervaluing it.
May 02, 2007
Golden Best from Timothy Taylor's Brewery
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 22 ratings