Goldie Hops
Fernandes Brewery Tap

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From:
Fernandes Brewery Tap
 
England, United Kingdom
Style:
English Pale Mild Ale
ABV:
3.4%
Score:
+9 ratings needed
Avg:
2.59 | pDev: 0%
Ratings:
1 | reviews: 1
Status:
Retired
Rated:
May 28, 2006
Added:
May 28, 2006
Wants:
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Reviewed by TheLongBeachBum from California

2.59/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Presentation: Sampled at Fernandes Brewery Tap in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Plain white rectangular pumpclip has the words “Goldie Hops”. Listed at 3.4% ABV.

Appearance: Pale golden yellow with creamy white body as it settled, highly carbonated. Once at rest the bleached white head which had a finger thick tight creamy head with good retention throughout.

Nose: Biscuit malts in the background but lots of hops and floral aspects. Refreshingly crisp with an overall character that is very fruity.

Taste: Delicate to say the least, feint whiffs of hops and a little sweet Munich like malts. It’s all very low key, weak flavors and a taste profile that seems watered down.

Mouthfeel: Whilst the conditioning was perfect it could not do anything to offset the very thin body and weak feel that the Goldie Hops presented.

Drinkability: A 3.4% brew is typically pitched nicely into the “Session” arena, but this one is a little too thin and the tastes far too weak to maintain interest in the long term.

Overall: I’m a big fan of Fernandes beers, indeed, I spent many hours drinking their fines wares when I lived in England, but this one was a disappointment. Just to thin and not enough hops.
May 28, 2006