Brewery: Wooden Hand
Location: Truro, Cornwall, England
ABV: 4.0%
Version: 500ml bottle

As mentioned by Darren in his first Wetherspoons Festival round-up, our own Tim has a fondness for Cornish ales and Darren enjoyed the cask version of Wooden Hand’s Cornish Mutiny. All four ales currently offered by Wooden Hand have a pirate theme to their names, the others being Cornish Buccaneer bitter, Black Pearl stout and this one, Pirate’s Gold golden ale.

As expected the ale pours a golden colour, albeit a cloudy one, and gives off a biscuity, bread-like, malt aroma. There’s some malt in the flavour, along with a resiny grainy quality, and some sweetened fruit notes but nothing really shines. It’s pleasant with a refreshing aftertaste, and certainly drinkable, just not very exciting.