Crouch Vale Amarillo

Brewed by Crouch Vale
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
South Woodham Ferrers, England

Cask in Blackfriars. OMG, i had brewers gold on last week and it was completly awsome like top 20 of all time. No i get this chap on and it just takes hoppy light golden ales to a whole new level. Aroma is bursting with a mix of citrus lychee notes and tropical fruit, prhaps even some clear golden honey floral character. Taste is just bursting with balanced fruity sharpness and richness, all in all i doubt many beers could beat this as best beer ion the world when its in this type of form. A worldbeater that takes that brewers gold extra for a ride and kicks it up and down ths street for the banter!

A bright, golden to orange beer with a thickish white head. A powerful hop aroma, floral, and plenty of tropical fruits, sweet grapefruit, lemons and mangoes! The taste is very dry to begin with, then, (after a few pints!), this mellows, to allow the hoppy, floral, fruitiness to come through, Again, grapefruits and lemons, plus bananas and mangoes. Deceptively drinkable, as some of the locals would agree - hench the rendition of the Tony Christie classic! Perfect for a balmy English Summer’s eve. (Cask - The Fox & Hounds, Heacham, Norfolk).

Pint pulled at The Evening Star in Brighton, a clear light amber with a thin white head. A beautiful sweet berry and citrus aroma with a perfect tanginess. Pineapple and fruit salad flavours, a great bitterness all the way through and a good dry finish. One word - delicious!

Bottle @ Chris_o.
Pours light hazy golden amber with a small, creamy, white head. Wonderful lacing. Aroma is great. Wonderful hops, powerful yet subdued. A chewy biscuity maltiness behind it. Wonderful creamy mouthfeel. Flavour is simply so stunning, that 5 % ABV seems unrealistic. Dries out my teeth and the rest of my mouth with a super hoppy touch on top of a stunningly balanced malt base. This...is...officially...the...best...session...be

Cask at Far From The Madding Crowd Autumn Ale Festival. Just a slight haze to the warm orange pour. Small but very sticky layer of white, leaving a lacy ring of flecks down the glass. Bursting with hop goodness--grapefruit, cinnamon, a summery-fresh pollen--amazing. Citrus and fresh apricot bitterness: big, unapologetic hop flavor but without the unpleasant rind quality that sometimes goes with heavy-handed hopping. A solid underlying warm breadiness. The hops really are the star of this show, but it still manages balance. This is remarkable, wonderfully good ale. What a great introduction to Crouch Vale!

Cask at the Swan in the Rushes, Loughborough. Golden colour, fruity, hoppy aroma. Complex taste; fruity (melons), spicey, sweet and hoppy. Excellent mouthfeel. Nice hoppy bitter finish. Very drinkable. Another excellent beer from Crouch Vale.

Cask at the Grantham Beer Festival. This is a rich, golden beer with a spicy citrus aroma and a full flavour with a deep bitterness with some malty sweetness. It’s almost an American pale ale, and an extremely rewarding drink.

Cask at the GBBF 2009. A light golden beer with a very refreshing citrus and pine aroma. Pine, lemon and grapefruit flavours all mingle nicely together with an excellent bitter finish to top it off. My favourite beer of the festival.