Yankee
Rooster's Brewing Co. Ltd.
- From:
- Rooster's Brewing Co. Ltd.
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
Ranked #1,316 - ABV:
- 4.3%
- Score:
- 82
Ranked #35,226 - Avg:
- 3.52 | pDev: 13.07%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 20
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 21, 2026
- Added:
- Jun 27, 2003
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
82
Good
82
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Jrh2254 from England
4.02/5 rDev +14.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +14.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured straight from the barrel at the bell hotel, Norwich , England.
Pale orange , no head. Malty , bubblegum, lingering hops.
Very nice session ale at 4.3%.
Apr 21, 2026Pale orange , no head. Malty , bubblegum, lingering hops.
Very nice session ale at 4.3%.
Reviewed by DraftMonger from Denmark
3.3/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.3/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Copenhagen 24/9 2024. 44 cl can from Meny, Borups Allé, Frb. F. White, red and blue can with Roosers pretty cool logo with the black and red rooster.
Pours unclear golden yellow with a mid-sized white head. Stable. Settles as paper thin layer of foam stretching to cover the surface of the beer. Moderate lacing.
Aroma is moderately intense with a sweet odor of pale malts mingling with a fruity and citric scent. Sweet pale malts and bread. Lemon and citrus. Hints of sour grains.
Strong carbonation. Slightly thick, oily, lively and tingling texture.
Flavor is medium intense with a medium strong sweetness followed by a slightly more moderate bitterness. Aftertaste is surprisingly bitter. Sweet undertone. Lingers for a while. Finish is dry.
Golden Ale - on the hoppy side.
Feb 09, 2025Pours unclear golden yellow with a mid-sized white head. Stable. Settles as paper thin layer of foam stretching to cover the surface of the beer. Moderate lacing.
Aroma is moderately intense with a sweet odor of pale malts mingling with a fruity and citric scent. Sweet pale malts and bread. Lemon and citrus. Hints of sour grains.
Strong carbonation. Slightly thick, oily, lively and tingling texture.
Flavor is medium intense with a medium strong sweetness followed by a slightly more moderate bitterness. Aftertaste is surprisingly bitter. Sweet undertone. Lingers for a while. Finish is dry.
Golden Ale - on the hoppy side.
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.53/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
March 2004: Cask conditioned at the White Horse, Parsons Green, London. Deep golden colour, moderate head. Minimal carbonation, aroma was hard to detect due to a smoky pub, some aromatic hops around. Flavour is instantly Cascade hops (I think), elderberry-like qualities, not really bitter. An OKish beer, not great, lacks some "bite".
Apr 12, 2023
Reviewed by stcules from Italy
3.4/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.4/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Deep golden one finger of a quite beuatiful foam.
Fresh abd hoppy smell, mix of english and american hops (Cascade). Grassy, citrussy, bergamot.
More citrussy in the taste, fresh grapefruit. Floral notes.
Light body, good deinkability.
Citrus fruit (grapefruit, begamot, sweet orange peel) in the aftertaste.
Aug 10, 2019Fresh abd hoppy smell, mix of english and american hops (Cascade). Grassy, citrussy, bergamot.
More citrussy in the taste, fresh grapefruit. Floral notes.
Light body, good deinkability.
Citrus fruit (grapefruit, begamot, sweet orange peel) in the aftertaste.
Reviewed by Spike from England
3.8/5 rDev +8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.8/5 rDev +8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
330ml can.
L: Clear, golden colour with lots of carbonation and one finger of snow white head that recedes quickly to a smear.
S: Honeysuckle & sweet, pale malt.
T: Malt first then light citrus notes. Soft bitterness builds over time.
F: Medium/light body with moderate carbonation. Nice, oily mouthfeel. Dry finish.
O: An English golden ale brewed with bitter, new world, Cascade hops. Easy-drinking refreshment on a blistering hot day.
Jul 23, 2019L: Clear, golden colour with lots of carbonation and one finger of snow white head that recedes quickly to a smear.
S: Honeysuckle & sweet, pale malt.
T: Malt first then light citrus notes. Soft bitterness builds over time.
F: Medium/light body with moderate carbonation. Nice, oily mouthfeel. Dry finish.
O: An English golden ale brewed with bitter, new world, Cascade hops. Easy-drinking refreshment on a blistering hot day.
Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England
2.51/5 rDev -28.7%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
2.51/5 rDev -28.7%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
L- Mid gold, clear, pours with thin white head fast clearing to lacing.
S- Smells of fruit and saw-dust.
T- And tastes similar, into a hoppy-dry finish.
M- Maybe this kind of challenge is something hipsters enjoy, but it's lacking and unbalanced to me.
O- A curious thing. It's prominent notes come from and seem to incoherently go nowhere. I don't know, a beer with overtones of melon or similar; not for me. I can finish it but won't buy it again.
BB: Hard to read 29/1/2020?
May 29, 2019S- Smells of fruit and saw-dust.
T- And tastes similar, into a hoppy-dry finish.
M- Maybe this kind of challenge is something hipsters enjoy, but it's lacking and unbalanced to me.
O- A curious thing. It's prominent notes come from and seem to incoherently go nowhere. I don't know, a beer with overtones of melon or similar; not for me. I can finish it but won't buy it again.
BB: Hard to read 29/1/2020?
Reviewed by Beginner2 from Illinois
3.54/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.54/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Found in a can at a supermarket (Waitrose), it is my good luck to find an innovating brewery's cash cow and multi-award winner with staying power over 25 years.
Yankee doesn't Look the average EPA (more blonde than pale.) But its Smell tells me mostly malt. It Tastes balanced, albeit a bit more bitter hops than characteristic. But that is all good as it sits in my mouth fine.
Reviewed in Roger Protz' "300 Beers To Try Before You Die!"
May 23, 2019Yankee doesn't Look the average EPA (more blonde than pale.) But its Smell tells me mostly malt. It Tastes balanced, albeit a bit more bitter hops than characteristic. But that is all good as it sits in my mouth fine.
Reviewed in Roger Protz' "300 Beers To Try Before You Die!"
Reviewed by Vader444 from Scotland
2.81/5 rDev -20.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.81/5 rDev -20.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Can poured into tulip.
Pale yellow/orange. Small white head. Smells floral and malty. Crisp character. If someone told me that this was a wheat beer I’d believe them. Not a pale ale as I understand the style. Refreshing enough but not particularly to my taste.
Dec 06, 2017Pale yellow/orange. Small white head. Smells floral and malty. Crisp character. If someone told me that this was a wheat beer I’d believe them. Not a pale ale as I understand the style. Refreshing enough but not particularly to my taste.
Reviewed by Hoppsbabo from England
3.83/5 rDev +8.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev +8.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Gold in colour with a chunky white head. Slightly bready but has a nice Turkish Delight floral flavour. Also quite a bit of tea and that butter scotch quality.
Not bad.
Apr 14, 2016Not bad.
Reviewed by interzen from England
3.71/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
330ml can poured into a chalice glass
Look: Deep, golden yellow - no sediment to speak of and a head which disappeared almost as the beer was being poured. Plenty of bubbles, but nothing much left after pouring except a very thin surface layer and some foam round the edges of the glass.
Smell: With the wind in the right direction you could smell this miles away, but in a good way - it has a lovely grassy, herbal aroma more in line with some of the more aggressively hopped American IPAs but after a little while it's tempered by some citrus fruitiness and the faintest hint of roasted malts and spice.
Taste: Follows the smell, more or less - there's definitely an in-yer-face fruitiness followed by a mixture of hops and malts. None of these flavours stick around though - the taste is definitely in the 'blink or you'll miss it' vein. This is an extremely tasty beer, make no mistake, but the flavour profile lacks staying power.
Feel: Decent enough body, fairly malty up front and then the hops kick in - extremely refreshing, I drank this immediately after coming back from a walk and as such it makes an ideal post-exercise beverage.
Overall: The canonical session beer? Quite possibly - it manages to be good without being truly outstanding whilst at the same time being extremely refreshing and eminently drinkable. It's definitely better on draught than in a can though, and I'd recommend trying it on draught before passing judgement on it. Good, solid session beer.
Apr 02, 2015Look: Deep, golden yellow - no sediment to speak of and a head which disappeared almost as the beer was being poured. Plenty of bubbles, but nothing much left after pouring except a very thin surface layer and some foam round the edges of the glass.
Smell: With the wind in the right direction you could smell this miles away, but in a good way - it has a lovely grassy, herbal aroma more in line with some of the more aggressively hopped American IPAs but after a little while it's tempered by some citrus fruitiness and the faintest hint of roasted malts and spice.
Taste: Follows the smell, more or less - there's definitely an in-yer-face fruitiness followed by a mixture of hops and malts. None of these flavours stick around though - the taste is definitely in the 'blink or you'll miss it' vein. This is an extremely tasty beer, make no mistake, but the flavour profile lacks staying power.
Feel: Decent enough body, fairly malty up front and then the hops kick in - extremely refreshing, I drank this immediately after coming back from a walk and as such it makes an ideal post-exercise beverage.
Overall: The canonical session beer? Quite possibly - it manages to be good without being truly outstanding whilst at the same time being extremely refreshing and eminently drinkable. It's definitely better on draught than in a can though, and I'd recommend trying it on draught before passing judgement on it. Good, solid session beer.
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