Crouch Vale Amarillo

Cask; Regular. Also available in filtered bottle.
A gorgeous premium golden ale with wonderful aroma and a lasting spicy flavour.<

3.6

223 reviews

South Woodham Ferrers, England

Community reviews

3.1 Cask at The Cheshire Cheese, Buxton, Leek (Titanic) A clear golden colour with a medium white head. Aroma of grain, some caramel, slight lemon, subtle butter and spicy, floral hops. Taste of apple, some lemon, caramel, slight butter, subtle grain and spicy, earthy, floral hops. Light bodied and soft carbonation. A dryish, floral hop bitterness in the finish. Wasn’t sure at first as it tasted a little average and buttery but reviewing more got decent spicy, floral hops balanced well with some caramel. Ok.

3.6 Flowery beer. Nice golden appearance. Aroma a little over powering but decent taste

3.5 500ml bottle from ales by mail. Poured clear, pale golden in colour with a decent foamy white head. Sweet and subtly spicy aromas. Hoppy, slightly grassy flavours with a crisp, refreshingly bitter taste. Nice.

2.5 Bottle from Ales By Mail; clear amber pour with a thin white head, aroma has hint of butterscotch and lemon very strange, taste has light caramel, some lemon first CV beer has been disappointing.

2.8 Ok, so this seems to be getting pretty high rates but surprised why. Bottle from Waitrose. Nose is buttery, caramel, earthy, citrusy hop, herbal, bit of boiled sweet like it’s been pasteurised. Taste is boiled sweet pasteurised, earthy hop, slight citrous, spicy hop, caramel, barley cereal grain, some dry hop astringency, bit of that butteriness. Not great.

2.9 Golden clear beer with very small head. Aroma is faint, malty and bitter. Flavor is little buttery, citrusy. Malty and sharply bitter.

3.8 Klare dunkel goldgelbe Farbe, ordentliche weiße Schaumkrone. Geruch fruchtig hopfig, gering bitter, Citrusfrüchte, Obst. Geschmack sehr fruchtig, etwas Ananas und Aprikose, dezent hopfig, süffig, gut!

2.7 Cask @ The Wharf, Aalborg. Pours a clear, dar kstraw yellow with a small, disappearing, dishwash head. Fresh aroma, note of elderflower at first, which quickly turns into apple. Light spicy hop note as it warms. Flavour is apple; feels somewhat juicy. Spicy hops as well. Same finish, dry anda bit tart. Palate feels a bit stale. Overall okay, but feels too stale and also a bit boring. 28.02.15.

3.5 From cask at The Harp Covent Garden. Pours slightly hazy golden with white head. Aroma is spicy, sharp, citrus and some malt, hops. Taste is light to medium sweet, medium bitter, citrus, spicy, some malt. Aftertaste is bitter and fruity, soft carbonation. Good.

3.3 Bottle from Morrisons in Newport. Pours out in a clear golden colour with low head and medium body. Aroma of hops, wine corc and straw. Taste of fresh hops, citrus fruits, flowers, grass and light barley. Medium bitter finish. Nice one.

3.4 Mldmalzig mit ein paar nussigen Momenten. Mit McTapps geteilt und zumindest ich hatte einen Anflug von London Pride in der Nase. Etwas heu und ein bisschen Brot, dazu ein klein wenig Krauetern. Es dominiert jedoch die trockene und milde Hopfung, die zum Ende hin schoen knackig wird. Nicht schlecht.

3.7 Bottle 50cl. Slightly hazy medium golden color, nice one finger frothy white head mostly lasting, nice lacing; aroma of sweet, fruity aromatic hops, citrus, tangerine, lemon, candy, orange marmelade, dough, herbal notes; smooth low to medium sweetbitter taste, light sour and herbal notes; medium body, smooth oily texture, average carbonation; medium bitter finish, citrus hops linger on, spicy notes. Well-balanced and smooth bitter.

2.8 22 / 02-2014 golden ale with a small white foam. Get medical attention light flavor and taste.

3.3 Cask at The Hope, Carshalton. Light orange, totally clear, still, small bubbly white head. Aroma is very light citrus. Body is medium, smooth, low carbonation. Taste is sweet bubblegum which by itself would be sickly, a musty bitterness saves it and makes it quite nice, a bit of resin. A bit oversweet.

3.7 Bottle from AlesByMail.co.uk. Dark golden to amber, clear body, with a medium, creamy, white head. Aroma of citrus, tangerine, some berries, candy, grass, some fresh herbs. Taste with the same aromas, the malt body is really smooth, with honey, biscuit, candy. Mouthfeel is medium, oily, with a smooth carbonation and it finishes medium bitter, fruity and complex malty. Quaffable, easy to drink and still full bodied, with a tasty, multifarious malt body and nice, fresh fruit notes. Really enjoyable!

3.2 Bottle. Hazy dirty amber colour with a small bubbly head. Hoppy, a touch dry and fruity, with the latter aspect more prevalent in its nose.

3.9 Cask at the wharf. Golden with small white head. Aroma hopps citrus. Taste dry hoppy bitter wih malty body. Really nice.

3.6 Cask sample at Charlie’s Bar in Copenhagen. Pours yellow with a small head,pleasant aroma of hops, fruits, flavor is slightly bitter and hoppy with some grain and fruits, medium bodied.

3.4 [5/4/14] Cask at Charlie’s Bar in Copenhagen. Clear golden. Hoppy aroma with tropical fruits and citrus. Dry-ish flavor, a bit grainy, with nice fruity hops and moderate bitterness. Medium-bodied. Nice.

3.8 A delicious golden ale with a thin off white head. Taste of bitter marmalade, hint of lime, good hop bite. Reminds me of many beer festival ales. A great taste for the coming summer.

3.5 Cask @ London Drinker Beer Festival 2014. Quite a nice drinkable blond ale with a good dose of citrus.

2.5 (bottle 22 /02-2014) Low white head, clear yellow color, slightly ’egg’ hop aroma and taste, medium co2, fit body. BB date nov 14.

3.5 Cask at Elm Tree, Cambridge. Pours unclear golden with a small white head. Aroma of fruit and hops, light farmland as well. Taste is moderate sweet, with a decent dry & crispy citrus hops, good bitter.

3.3 500 ml bottle, pours golden colour with a small white head. Biscuity malts, straw, orange peel, and juicy hop. Finish is moderate bitter. Nice golden ale

3.5 Bottled. Pours clear golden with a small, lacing, white head. Aroma of citrus, peach and caramel. Sweet flavor that ends up bitter. Medium bodied, watery to oily text. and soft carb. An enjoyable and crisp brew.

4.4 A very nice beer. Amarillo is one of Favourite American hops. Goo to be able to taste an American hop brewed by an English brewer.

3.7 Cask at Charlies Bar, Copenhagen. Clear pale golden beer with a nice lasting white head. Fruity hop aroma, peach, grapes, hay notes, candy, citrus, some pine apples. Fruity hop flavor, grapes, pine, mango, citrus, some peach, lemongrass with nice bitter finish. Really drinkable.

4.0 Cask @ Christian Firtal, Odense, right after a fantastic beer tasting in Ulfborg, just before I finally headed home. Pours clear golden with stable white head. Clear aroma of hops, with hints of citrus and fruit. Intense, bitter aroma of hops, with citric and grassy notes, and leafy touches. Rough, bitter aftertaste. Low carbonation. Uhmmm... a really good Golden Ale on cask...

3.6 Appearance: Clear light amber with cm thick white head. Aroma: Lemon, biscuit, floral and spicy. Taste: Low sweetness, low/medium bitterness and medium sourness. Palate: Smooth thick texture, light body, average/prickly carbonation, astringent lingering citrus tartness and bitterness in the finish with marmalade and spice at the end. Comments: Very good, thoroughly enjoyable and refreshing. Left a glass lace.

2.7 500ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours clear golden yellow with a very thin white head. Aromas are mostly butterscotch, some citrus. Taste has a light bitterness, more sweetness of a caramel type. More butterscotch. Medium bodied, gentle carbonation. Finishes a bit cloying and soapy. Bottle-conditioning would have improved this immensely.