Mallard
York Brewery Company Limited

L- Dark amber, crystal clear, pours with 3mm fine-bubble white head, holds well.
S- A nice inviting roasty-toasty nose to it.
T- Crisp, and into a notably hoppy finish, even so far as leaving a dry 'zing' on the tongue. I had similar earlier this week with a northern 'bitter' that yielded that zing. This one describes itself as a golden ale (on the back lable). It also states it includes Centennial, Chinook, and Citra hops. No wonder it's got a hoppy punch! Maybe British golden ales merit their own category as they seem so distinctly different from any of the more trad British styles?
F- Notably dry and drying on the palate. I detect zero sense of malty richness at all, with the level of hopping this seems to accentuate the carbonation yielding a soda-water like astringency in the mouth.
O- Strikingly very dry and hoppy. You really need to be a major fan of both to accept the absence of any richness/malty 'warmth'. Interesting to try, but doesn't suit my tastes too well.
500ml bottle, bought as part of a 3-pint/3-styles gift-pack from the Railway Museum in York. BBE: Nov-20