Edgar's Golden Ale
Vale Brewery Company
- From:
- Vale Brewery Company
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Bitter
- ABV:
- 4.3%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.18 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Sep 11, 2005
- Added:
- Sep 11, 2005
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Reviewed by wl0307 from England
3.18/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.18/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A golden ale brewed "in conformity to the Rienheitsgebot" (according to the beer label)... well I can't quite see what the brewery's getting at by stressing the purity law thing, but I'm interested in this CAMRA Gold Medal Winner bottle-conditioned ale all the same. It comes in a 500ml, short-neck, brown, typical English beer bottle. The BB date is Apr. 06.
A: in a goblet it pours a little hazy, deep golden hue and a thin but well-lasting white head.
S: smelling deeply flowery as well as mixed-citrusy plus a soft body of pale malts--elderflower blossom, freshly-cut hays, slightly sweetened lime/grapefruit peel, fruit esters and a touch of honey against a little buttery note at the back; the notes are mixed well and overall quite mild, but dissipates rather quickly...
T: a lively mouthfeel of zesty fruit upfront, without too much a taste of either hops or malts, even a little bland...; later on a refreshing tangy and zesty flavour prevails in the mouth, as pale malts mildly rounded body becomes more assertive, leaving a very dry and even crisp, zesty finish with medium bitterness.
M&D: a constantly, mildly fizzy body ensures this is a lively drink, although in the aftertaste it becomes quite flat; the body is so thin to be at pace with a light flavour, but this beer is really overly light to be a tasty bitter for me. Average bitter with certain quality.
Sep 11, 2005A: in a goblet it pours a little hazy, deep golden hue and a thin but well-lasting white head.
S: smelling deeply flowery as well as mixed-citrusy plus a soft body of pale malts--elderflower blossom, freshly-cut hays, slightly sweetened lime/grapefruit peel, fruit esters and a touch of honey against a little buttery note at the back; the notes are mixed well and overall quite mild, but dissipates rather quickly...
T: a lively mouthfeel of zesty fruit upfront, without too much a taste of either hops or malts, even a little bland...; later on a refreshing tangy and zesty flavour prevails in the mouth, as pale malts mildly rounded body becomes more assertive, leaving a very dry and even crisp, zesty finish with medium bitterness.
M&D: a constantly, mildly fizzy body ensures this is a lively drink, although in the aftertaste it becomes quite flat; the body is so thin to be at pace with a light flavour, but this beer is really overly light to be a tasty bitter for me. Average bitter with certain quality.
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