Castelain Jade

Brewed by Brasserie Castelain
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Benifontaine, France

Aroma is mostly malt - substantial caramel, with light fruitiness (the fruit smell is strong, but its light fruit). Very clear light amber, not the best head retention. Flavor matches the aroma. Actually tastes like an English pale minus the hops (very similar to the Sam Smith Winter Welcome I had yesterday). Medium body with moderate carbonation. A decent beer - lacks complexity, not really strong enough to be a biere de garde. Good session beer.

Pale yellow, slightly, no head> Yeasty/musty aroma. Slightly sour taste with hints of malt and hops. OK.

Mildly dry lemony citrus aroma. A bit woody, sweet, very light and whispy, birch tree bark and moderately dry finish with loads of setiment.

citrus sour aroma, medium yellow, shitload of sediment, appley, smooth with hints of spritzy bitter finish

A somewhat hazy golden yellow color on the pour, the head “Average” In size, structure is frothy, the color off white and the lace left behind is a fine sheet to conceal the glass. Nose is dominated by malt, lightly sweet, fresh and clean, start is sweet malt, the top cadaverous. Finish is lightly acidic, the hops sparse in their bite, dry as a bone aftertaste, drinkable, but certainly nothing to write home about, “Average”, nothing more, nothing less.

Golden in color, with a small head. Aroma is sweet, with touches of hay and a wet dog. Mine proved a bit overly effervescent, which got in the way of the flavor a bit. What flavor I did taste seemed pleasant enough--sweet, somewhat bready, with a good bitter dose of Saaz.

Light yellow color, the bottle had alot of floaters. Smells and taste a bit like gueuze to me. Leathery and barnyardish. Not bad, if thats how is suppose to taste.

Bottled(330ml). -the only thing why is this beer specially is because it is organic, I expected much more, pale golden colored, refreshing, yeasty and hoppy aroma, thin head