Golden Bolt
Box Steam Brewery

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From:
Box Steam Brewery
 
England, United Kingdom
Style:
English Bitter
ABV:
3.9%
Score:
+6 ratings needed
Avg:
3.6 | pDev: 8.33%
Ratings:
4 | reviews: 3
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 25, 2017
Added:
Jun 09, 2016
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  1
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Ratings by Stevethebeerman:
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Rated by Stevethebeerman from England

3.84/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75

Jun 11, 2016
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Reviewed by jazzyjeff13 from England

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
A 500ml bottle with a BB of May 2018. ABV is stated as 3.8%. Purchased a little while back from ALDI. The label describes it as a hoppy, fruity pale ale.

A: Poured into a tulip pint glass. A bright golden-amber with good clarity and intense carbonation. Forms a large head of frothy white foam that lasts for perhaps a minute before collapsing to almost nothing.

S: Aroma of vivid fruity hops with hints of guava, light tropical fruit, apricot, floral notes, a touch of honey, subtle ale yeast and pale malt. Excellent - a beer that lives up to its tagline.

T: Tastes of light fruity hops with notes of mild tropical fruit, apricot, floral hints, a twinge of honey, pale malt and subtle ale yeast. Quite dry, with a crisp, restrained bitterness upon swallowing.

M: Mouthfeel is smooth, tingly and dry, with spritzy carbonation and a thin, watery body. Aftertaste of fruity hops, light bitterness and faint yeast.

O: Pretty good - better than I was expecting in fact. Looks could be improved, but the aroma is great and the flavour has quite a nice balance as well. Thin, subpar body. Although the appearance and mouthfeel let the side down, this is a decent little brew with more character than the label might suggest. Bright and fruity - worth sampling if you come across it.
Jul 25, 2017
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Reviewed by vinicole from England

3.15/5  rDev -12.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
Pale marmalade colour. Very little head.
Weak hoppy aroma.
Not much flavour. Some hoppy astringency and mild digestive biscuit taste.
Thin and lacking character.
Jun 26, 2016
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Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England

3.9/5  rDev +8.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottled and part of the Aldi beer festival
Golden body but I just can't get any head retention at all
It smells like as promised on the label like a hoppy bitter
Buttery biscuit yeast and apricot
Blimey it is a hoppy bitter all the aroma present in flavour
Jun 09, 2016