Brewery: Butcombe
Location: Wrington, Bristol, England
ABV: 4.7%
Version: 500ml bottle

A quick read on their website reveals that the Butcombe Brewery has been operating for 30 years, with the Gold beer introduced in 1998. As befits the name its a rich golden colour (the pic, courtesy of the brewery’s website, does a good job of illustrating this), and gives off a lovely light and fresh floral aroma, with a touch of citrus. The flavour is very hoppy, but with a disconcerting dry mouthfeel which tends to detract from the refreshment I would expect an ale of this sort to provide. In keeping with this dryness the finish is quite grassy and earthy, and not particularly pleasant. Lovely to look at and smell, but not one I’ll be drinking again.