Golden Jackal
Wolf Brewery Ltd.

 

On cask at the 2011 Belfast Beer Festival.

Pale hazy gold with film. Sour grain and lemon sorbet on the nose.
Saltines first then lemon barley water hops.
Corny finish and lean linger. Thin and watery but crisp, slight chew.

A palate cleanser, but no great fuss. I've had better blondes.

ps - not retired!

had this in a Wetherspoon pub in Norwich two days ago, so have to write this out of memory .... I remember quite an interesting brew, very hoppy, bitter and sweet, however lacking any hint of elegance .... I would consider it an old age kind of brew .... interesting, but not a favorite ....

Brown pint bottle, best before end of June 2008.

Very pale for an English bitter and slightly cloudy, it isn't bottle conditioned but it came out very lively in deed. A huge white head appeared and wouldn't leave my vase shaped 'Old Speckled Hen pint glass', I could only pour in about one third of the bottle first time.

Very floral and gingery, but in a nice way.

This is a very fine beer, it has that rare ability to please me in all aspects of its taste. Bitter, sharp and refreshing, but in the correct understated way an English bitter should. The hop, barley, yeast attributes all combine to produce an almost perfect pint.

One of the best British beers from a bottle I've had for long, long time.