Brains SA Gold
Brains
- From:
- Brains
- Wales, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Pale Ale
Ranked #221 - ABV:
- 4.3%
- Score:
- 79
Ranked #37,102 - Avg:
- 3.36 | pDev: 15.77%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 16
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 06, 2024
- Added:
- Mar 17, 2006
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
79
Okay
79
Okay
The latest shining addition to our cask ale range, SA Gold was launched in 2006. Its refreshing and clean taste instantly proved popular with both consumers and industry experts winning awards only a year after being launched.
SA Gold is a full-flavoured, hoppy and refreshing golden ale. Careful use of hops creates a satisfying bitterness, perfectly balanced by vibrant citrus aromas and complex hop flavours from late-hopping using Cascade and Styrian Goldings. A deliciously satisfying and refreshing pint!
SA Gold is a full-flavoured, hoppy and refreshing golden ale. Careful use of hops creates a satisfying bitterness, perfectly balanced by vibrant citrus aromas and complex hop flavours from late-hopping using Cascade and Styrian Goldings. A deliciously satisfying and refreshing pint!
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Reviewed by vinicole from England
3.68/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Cask. Sparkler used. Gold with a slight mist. Tight creamy head.
Smells of caramel malt and floral\fruity hops.
A reasonably balanced flavour enhancing the aroma. Bitter finish.
Cask feel. Light to medium body.
Better than expected. Iechyd da!
Jul 06, 2024Smells of caramel malt and floral\fruity hops.
A reasonably balanced flavour enhancing the aroma. Bitter finish.
Cask feel. Light to medium body.
Better than expected. Iechyd da!
Reviewed by atigerlife from Hawaii
3.46/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.46/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours gold with a small white head that dissipated rather quickly.
Aroma has some fruits but also something that was somewhat "off" that couldn't be identified.
Taste has hints of fruit, citrus, malts and some sour notes
Mouthfeel is medium-light and lightly cleansing.
Overall, worth a try but don't get too excited.
Apr 22, 2024Aroma has some fruits but also something that was somewhat "off" that couldn't be identified.
Taste has hints of fruit, citrus, malts and some sour notes
Mouthfeel is medium-light and lightly cleansing.
Overall, worth a try but don't get too excited.
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.81/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Cask conditioned at The Barony Bar, Edinburgh. Got my half pint for free, as this was the end of the cask. Still quite drinkable! Golden coloured beer, creamy head. Very nice aroma of zesty and citrussy hops, notes of tropical fruits. The flavour is also quite fruity (with a hint of alcohol), moderate bitterness.
Mar 29, 2022
Reviewed by Steve555 from Wales
3.46/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.46/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Body is gold with a small white head (classic case of minimal head on Welsh beers). Smell is slight sulphur sweet biscuits. Taste is quite sweet malts with a slight but assertive fruity bitterness. Texture is medium bodied and finish is quite dry. This is a decent beer and more enjoyable (in my opinion) than their regular SA
Aug 04, 2020
Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England
3.49/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.49/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Bottled and sadly clear glass
Golden clear body with splattered white head
SMells of slight skunking slight hops slight malt slight syrup
That's the flavour too
I think given a bit more care this would be a half decent ale
Oct 09, 2016Golden clear body with splattered white head
SMells of slight skunking slight hops slight malt slight syrup
That's the flavour too
I think given a bit more care this would be a half decent ale
Reviewed by doktorhops from Australia
3.35/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.35/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Well I’m back for more Brains, like the incessant beer zombie I am, this time I received a recommendation from a Welshman (those people from Wales), and I work in a bottleshop now - imagine that - the bottleshop attendant receiving a recommendation from a customer! Anyway I thought I would give it a go as I have a tendency to neglect Wales (don’t we all) and her lovely names with multiple consonants like: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, which is the second longest place name in the world after: Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu (in New Zealand, I kid you not).
Poured from a 500ml bottle into a nonic pint.
A: Hazy light honey coloured body with a nice compact 2cm white head on top, tis a Pale Ale in more than just name. 7/10.
S: Light citrus (lemon drops) mingles with a broad toasted biscuit base and some tea leaf in the background, it’s a very Oxfordshire Pale Ale aroma then, and quite strong for a 4.7% ABV brew. Nice, not outstanding, just nice. 7/10.
T: Not as sweet as expected, that lemon drop flavour is more bitter than sweet and the toasted biscuit provides a hint of sweetness with a dry cracker note. Finishes with that much expected, and perhaps maligned - depending on your stance on tea, black tea leaf character. Hint of sour in there from the citric note gives this brew some intriguing complexity, but ultimately there are some outstanding English Ales out there, and competing against them is a challenge. 7/10.
M: Mid to light bodied with a light English (or should I say “Welsh”?) pub carbonation. 6/10.
D: It’s a good drop this, not Bishops Finger or Landlord great, but nonetheless decent. I did however keep reminding myself that I have the new and exceedingly well-priced cans of Bishops Finger beckoning in my fridge (from Plonk)... Plonk also have Hobgoblin cans, a different style yes but also excellent (and on my mind)... too many great English Ales, too little time. Oh and the flavour of this is a little more dry than I like. 6/10.
Food match: Label says: White fish and cheese, obviously not together on the same plate, I agree with this recommendation.
Dec 19, 2014Poured from a 500ml bottle into a nonic pint.
A: Hazy light honey coloured body with a nice compact 2cm white head on top, tis a Pale Ale in more than just name. 7/10.
S: Light citrus (lemon drops) mingles with a broad toasted biscuit base and some tea leaf in the background, it’s a very Oxfordshire Pale Ale aroma then, and quite strong for a 4.7% ABV brew. Nice, not outstanding, just nice. 7/10.
T: Not as sweet as expected, that lemon drop flavour is more bitter than sweet and the toasted biscuit provides a hint of sweetness with a dry cracker note. Finishes with that much expected, and perhaps maligned - depending on your stance on tea, black tea leaf character. Hint of sour in there from the citric note gives this brew some intriguing complexity, but ultimately there are some outstanding English Ales out there, and competing against them is a challenge. 7/10.
M: Mid to light bodied with a light English (or should I say “Welsh”?) pub carbonation. 6/10.
D: It’s a good drop this, not Bishops Finger or Landlord great, but nonetheless decent. I did however keep reminding myself that I have the new and exceedingly well-priced cans of Bishops Finger beckoning in my fridge (from Plonk)... Plonk also have Hobgoblin cans, a different style yes but also excellent (and on my mind)... too many great English Ales, too little time. Oh and the flavour of this is a little more dry than I like. 6/10.
Food match: Label says: White fish and cheese, obviously not together on the same plate, I agree with this recommendation.
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