Lakeland Gold

Hawkshead Brewery

Is the sun shining? I advise you drink one of these.

4.4% ABV

Reviewed by RD

Appearence: From a bottle this poured a brilliantly vibrant orangey gold that was alive with lots of active carbonation. It was crowned with a frothy white head, a very appetizing sight

Aroma: On the nose you get peaches, floral hops [...click the heading to read more]

July 6th, 2010 Tags: , | Section: Beer Reviews | 3 comments | Print This Post | Email This Post

Spindrift

Adnams

From Southwold to Saltaire… a well travelled beer.

5.0% ABV

Reviewed by RD

Colour: From its stylish dark blue glass bottle this poured a clean body of straw coloured or maybe pale bronze ale. The serving suggestion was to pour a thick, continental style head but I didn’t notice this until I’d produced a brief fizz of [...click the heading to read more]

May 14th, 2010 Tags: , | Section: Beer Reviews | 3 comments | Print This Post | Email This Post

Golden Ale

Terrapin Beer Co

Reviewed by RD

5.0% ABV

Colour: Pale gold body with a few bubbles. Finished off with a healthy white foam head.

Nose: A rather complex aroma for such a “standard” style. Bready malt, fresh apricots, toffee, butter and sweet Acacia honey.

Taste: At first I got smooth honey, not as sweet as it was on the nose. Crisp [...click the heading to read more]

January 19th, 2010 Tags: , | Section: Beer Reviews | Leave a comment | Print This Post | Email This Post