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Oakham Ales / The Brewery Tap

Best drank refrigerated out of a bottle, lovely golden ale best at colder temperature. US hops prominent with the citric grassy fruity flavour

 

L: Slightly hazy golden colour, good lasting lacing
S: Grapefruit, spices, general citrus zest, orange squash, wheaty maltiness
T: Satsuma, peach, mango, apricot, grapefruit, strawberry, herbs, spices, zest
F: Zesty overtone, balanced carbonation, very refreshing

O: 4.5

 

Cask at the GBBF 2008. Golden colour, low head. Very nice hoppy aroma with notes of tropical fruits. Nice hoppy flavour, notes of grapefruit, hints of spruce / resin.

500 ml bottle, will soon be available at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 4.4%. Crystal clear pale golden colour, low white head. Lovely and beguiling aroma of mixed tropical fruits, also citrus. Light bodied, malt must solely be pilsener malt. The fairly dry flavour is full of tingling American hops, tropical fruits and grapefruit, also with spruce and resin in the reasonably bitter finish. A great thirstquencher.

 

 

On cask

 

 

 

Poured from a 500ml bottle into a pint sleeve. Bottle version is 4.4% ABV.

L: Gold. Clear. No carbonation visible. Half finger white foam recedes to a cap with plentiful lacing.

S: Despite being made with five different American hops (sterling, amarillo, centennial, cascade, chinook) the nose is very understated. Faint citrus. A little melon when swirled. Otherwise not much of note.

T: A golden ale with added citrus, resin, bitterness. Prominent but not overpowering.

F: Medium body. Long & strong bitter finish. A little oily. Highly drinkable.

O: Based on the range of hops used and its name I was expecting slightly more from this beer. Maybe a hoppy, west coast USA, head-banger? Instead, it's a nuanced, slightly understated English pale ale with a good dose of bitterness and an understated fruitiness. Not bad at all but, from this brewery, I'd take a Citra or a JHB in preference.

L:
-pours a slightly hazy golden-orange with a medium,foamy,white head
-medium carbonation visible
S:
-lemon,oranges,zesty,grassy,grapefruit,grainy
T:
-apples,lemon,zest,oranges,grapefruit,grassy
-medium to high,lingering bitterniss for the style
F:
-light body
-medium carbonation
O:
A Golden Ale for the Hop Heads among us

 

Pouring: not a huge head but it lingers. Fresh and snow white and patchy. Carbonation: after the initial bubbles, it calms down to few bubble coming to the surface. Goldilocks level in terms of taste. The aroma is of pine, grass, nougat, lemons with a touch of sweaty socks in a kind way. Taste of citrus, toffee and aromatic new world hops. Astringent as it passes over the tongue. Tastes quite acidic. Too flavourful to be a session beer even though it is not high in alcohol. Something to be savoured. Has a pleasant sourness, not a metallic sourness. Very enjoyable and far less pretentious than this review.

 

 

Pint on cask at Bon Accord in Glasgow. Pours a pale gold with small but dense and sticky head. Lacing is more like a coating all over the glass. Nose is primarily citrus, but somewhat soft and rounded. Flavor is a mix of fruity, citrus, bitter, and malt. A bit vegetal. Mouthfeel is cask...so creamy good. Overall, a very good beer that could use some small tweeks.

Love this beer. Hops all over it but it is refreshing and not too strong. Much better on tap than bottled.