Crouch Vale Brewers Gold Extra

Formerly brewed at Crouch Vale
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
South Woodham Ferrers, England

Cask @ Charlies Bar, Cph.: Light golden coloured. Light unclear. Dense small white head. Fresh hoppy aroma. Some light sweetness. Flavour is floral, fruity and hoppy. Smooth and crisp on the palate. Delicious. Full bodied. Ends on a long lasting dry bitterness, that last for hours. I might not be the most experienced cask drinker, but this for sure is one of the best cask beers I’ve had yet.

Cask Conditioned, at the Wenlock Arms, London.
I have to apologise to the other beers I had at the Wenlock this. I was drinking through them, enjoying them to be sure but still just drinking to the finish. Crouch Vales – Brewers Gold EXTRA, the newest cult beer in the UK was on at the Wenlock at my special request and weren’t the boys happy I did. After I read iamdownthepub’s delirious review of the beer and SilkTork’s equally challenged attempt to put into words what clearly can not, I had a word with the man that matters and here it was. Golden, crisp and clean, this is one of the most aromatic and perfumed cask ales you’re ever likely to have. Hopped to the eyeballs this is a hophead’s delight with lovely hop fragrance from start to finish. Wow!!! What a beer. Trouble is at 5.2% and tasting so good, greed can quickly translate to pain.

Cask at Charlie’s Bar. Served in pint glass. Slightly hazy gold. Very fresh, "alive" hop aroma (grass, fllowers). The taste is extremely well-hopped, fresh, assertive and juicy. Long, dry finish. The mouthfeel is very soft. Very good drinkability. A superbly hoppy and appetizing ale.

Cask @ Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen. Have been looking foward to this beer with lots of anticipation, so when Jacob Löwenlund messaged me and told that they had got it at Charlie’s, I surely hurried down there. The beer: Has a fresh hoppy nose, flowery, very nice caramel malt notes. A very nice clear golden body, little fine airy white head on top. The flavor starts out sweetish and fruity, then the hop flavor hits you and end in a good long lasting bitterness. A very balanced and very drinkable brew. Truely worth a spot in Top50!

[Cask from The Three Judges] Pale gold with a moderate head. Big Hoppy nose, fresh and citric with floral nuances and some grapefruit notes, balanced with sweet malty notes. Very full palate, touch of sweetness up front, the whole palate is very hoppy and leaves a lingering dry, bitter finish. Excellent.

Cask handpull at Wenlock. So the best beer in England then? Golden, lasting white head. Certainly nice. Sweaty soapy citrus hop aroma. US style hop aroma. Fullish in mouth. Good citrus, some Turkish Delight/red fruit flavour. Nettley hop finish. Juicy in mouth. I suppose there’s a touch of sweetness from the alcohol. Could be crisper. I had the standard beer here before and thought that it was better.

Cask, Three Judges, Glasgow, RBESG 07. Clear straw, thin white head. Hoppy, some sweetness, but loads of fruitiness, citrusy, lively. Mouth is quite watery hoppy with more citrus and a touch of sweetness, not too overpoweringly bitter. Quite deep and drinkable. Rather damn nice!

[Cask conditioned] Deep dark golden coloured. Very hoppy aroma. Very hoppy flavour. Smooth and full bodied. Ultimate refreshment.