Alehouse Butts Out

Brewed by Alehouse
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
St Albans, England

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 3     Pale Yellow(1)->Copper(5) : 2     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 1
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 2     Lasting: 2     Lacing : 2
Aroma:
Intensity : 3  
Yeast : 2   Bread : 2   Apple : XX   Tropical Fruits : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX Sulphur : XX  
Malt : 2   Pilsner : XX   Pale : 2   Vienna : XX   Biscuity : XX   Hay : 2   Toasty : 2   Caramel : XX   Honey : XX   Cereals : 2   Grainy : 2
Hops : 3   Noble(1)->American(5) : 1   Leafy : 3   Floral : 3   Lemon/Lime : 2   Herbal : XX   Grassy : 2  
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 2   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 1   Sourness : XX   Bitterness : 3   Farmy : XX   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 2   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 1   Clean : 3   Crisp : 3   Sharp : 4   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : 3   Oxidation : XX

Comments: Cask- Wenlock Arms. Sharp, salty, citrusy, floral and spicy, fresh golden ale. Delicious example, very aromatic.

Cask (handpump) at the Wenlock Arms, Islington. Presumably a Smoking Ban special. I’d been getting pretty disillusioned with this style as too many of the beers were beginning to seem pale, clean and not a lot else. However, this was a quintessential example that I enjoyed very much indeed. Pale gold colour, tending towards straw. Massively aromatic, flowery nose. Equally floral aroma, packed with fragrant but spicy hops. The mouthfeel holds the line with a firm bite. OK, it may be a little one-dimensional, but when the dimension is a good as this, I’m not bothered. An excellent, tasty brew served in tip top condition.