Young's London Gold / Kew Gold (Bottle)

Bottle: Unfiltered

Inspired by hops grown at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew.

2.9

185 reviews

Bedford, England

Community reviews

3.1 Little hazy dark golden beer with thick white head. Aroma is hoppy, fruits and grass. Taste is sweet malty with nice bitter hoppy and grassy texture. Nice refreshing beer.

2.3 This beer is great as an afterwork beer. Light beer, light color, great subtle taste. Good size 😊

2.1 Nez: Malté, citron, herbacé Bouche: Maltée, citron, herbacée, épicée, légère amertume, sécheresse C’est rafraîchissant mais avec aucun autre intérêt.

3.3 Solidna piva............................................................"...

2.6 Decent looking in the glass good head well carbonated taste honey cereal small hops uninspiring golen ale.

3.2 Bottle. Dark golden colour. Hoppy; floral & grassy hops. Citrus fruity; grapefruit & lemon, hint of honey. Malty base; sweet malts, caramel. Sweet malty with a mildly hoppy bite. Refreshing. Drinkable. OK beer. (2009-04)

5.0 Une golden de toute beauté, d’un niveau abv de 4,8 en format 50 cl. Non filtrée, avec même des conseils du brasseur pour la dégustation de la levure !! Elle est inspirée par les jardins botaniques royaux de Kew, et on verra tout le paradoxe de ma conclusion ... Mon exemplaire était à 12 jours avant sa date. Une mention spéciale d’abord à la bouteille avec son renflement dans le bas, qui permet un versage en toute sécurité et avec une ergonomie unique. Superbe bouteille. Couleur doré profond, à la clarté nette, pure. Mousse blanche, à gros flocons, épaisse. Bulles fines, partout, très vives. Arômes de malt pils, houblon fin, pointe de fruits blancs. 1ère bouche souple au très bel ensemble fin, précis, net, super agréable. Arrière-bouche à l’amertume délicate. 2ème bouche nette, précise, claire. Arrière-bouche longue, très "clean". La longueur continue avec une netteté et une précision remarquables. Jambes huileuses, longues. Levure fine, un peu fleurie, précise, très belle ligne. Alcool qui fait le maximum sur la longueur malgré son niveau restreint, et y parvient. Finale douce et longue. CONCLUSION : que de justesse et de beauté dans ces saveurs simples .. Cette bière est pour moi l’archétype de la bière "populaire" digne d’être mentionnée .. contrairement à toutes ces lagers et autres pilsners... Ici on a la vraie bière de pub, en format bouteille, et même si les jardins royaux ont inspiré le brasseur, on a typiquement la vraie bière du peuple, en version gold qui plus est !!!

3.1 Bottle. Not a strong or hoppy beer. But very pleasant. A very fine foam and carbonation. A true ale in the british tradition.

2.8 Backlog, ocena przepisana z untappd, w ramach uzupełniania profilu na ratebeer.

2.9 Butelka 500ml. Ladny opalizujacy zloty kolor. Piana biala, srednia opada szybko. Aromat lekkich cytrusow ,chmielu. W smaku dosc cytrusowe z nuta rodzynek i drozdzy moze przez te drozdze i kolor przypomina mi pszeniczne piwo.

3.2 500ml brown bottle from a mixed box of six "gold" beers from Tesco. I didn’t realise this was bottle conditioned. I opened it and put it on the table, got distracted, and then noticed a fine foam coming out of the bottle and forming a little puddle on the table! It’s light, crisp, and fresh. Fairly dry biscuit malt with pencil shavings hop flavour adding a little interest, but not much. Swirled in the yeast from the bottom of the bottle, and that helped the flavour, giving the malt a more rounded feel, and bringing out the soft citric notes of the hops. This is a useful beer to allow folks to notice the subtle but significant difference live yeast makes to a beer. Well, to a subtle beer. If this was a hop bomb for hop heads they probably wouldn’t notice nor care. Anyway, even with the yeast this is not a particularly characterful beer. OK, though.

3.2 Bue en bouteille de 50cl à la maison, Couleur blonde, peu de mousse et pointe effervescente Nez sue le malt En bouche attaque maltée assez sèche avec une fin de bouche fruitée voire florale, bel équilibre.

1.9 Pours clear golden with thin white head. Nose is malty. Aromas are sweet malts, herbal hops. Low carbonation, light body. Abrupt finish. Boring.

1.6 Klar gyllen kropp med lyst beige skum. Lukter litt bleie, og overmoden frukt i begynnelsen, så går det over til karamell og våt papp. Søtlig og besk. Smaker våt papp og aceton. Myk å drikke med tørr tunge.

2.8 Shared bottle at local tasting, fjØLøy edition.. Pours clear golden/amber, no head. Aroma of ripe fruits. Taste is moderate sweet, with a short dry finish. High carbonated, light sticky mouthfeel.

3.3 Shared 500 ml bottle, as Young’s London Gold, bought in London. ABV is 4.8%. Clear golden colour, white head. Moderate aroma, some sweetish malts, hints of fruity and earthy hops. Medium dry flavour, soft and pleasant to drink, acceptable hops and a slight fruitiness.

2.4 Shared bottle at RB/HD at Fjøløy 02.09.16. Clear golden. Quickly diminishing white head. Moderate aroma and taste, with some pale malt and hops. Hints of lemon and lime marmalade A bit too fizzy mouthfeel. Easily drinkable, but not very exciting.

3.0 Weak and watery at first, but the aftertaste is actually the one that lifts this one up over approval. Nice and crispy and overwhelmingly refreshing.

3.3 Bottle, 4.8%. Weak bready aroma. Clear golden colour. The head is white and frothy, but stable enough. The flavour starts off surprisingly malty. Then comes a more bready note, a bit like lager. The finish is nicely bitter, slightly creamy, and has a mild floral aroma hop.

4.0 An english, amber, light foggy, golden ale with white head. Aroma is malt, yeast, light caramel, toasted bread, light hops, light prune. Taste is light sweet, bitter. Pearly.

3.1 50 cl. bottle. Golden colour with a white head. Aroma and flavour of malt, caramel, hops, floral and a mild bitter finish.

2.6 light hoppy aroma,golden, clear, off white foam, light sweetness, lightly bitter, light body, oily feel, light dry unharmonic finish.

2.8 Golden coloured and clear. Has a white head, medium duration. Aroma is neutral, faint hoppy notes. Boring.

2.8 Bottle @ Home. Pours golden with an offwhite head. Aroma of malt, light caramel, grass. Flavor is light bitter, malt, grass, flowery hops, light metallic notes. Thin to medium body, lively carbonation, light bitter finish. 070516

2.6 Copenhagen 11/4 2016. 50 cl bottle from Føtex. Silhouette of London and a golden goat on the label. Pours clear golden yellow with white head. Settles as thin layer of foam - almost transparent. Aroma is malty sweet with a little wet cardboard and a little sourness. Pretty strong carbonation for an English brew. Taste is medium bitter with a little sweetness for balance. This is not horrible or anything like that - but it actually reminds me more of a standard German pilsner than an English beer.

2.6 Aroma: fruity sweet with berries. Flavour: fruity sweet with a dry finish. Bubblegum notes. Colour: amber with a white head. From: Bilka Tilst Apr. 2016.

2.6 Bottle from Havnens, Vejle. Clear golden with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, light fruity and light hoppy - straw. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 010416

2.6 En noget kønsløs øl. Sødme fra malten og let humlet. Den er god godt kold en varm sommerdag.

2.5 Clear golden, white head. Light hoppy and malty aroma. Similar flavour with light citrus notes. Blah...

2.9 Bottle. Pours clear dark golden with medium white foamy head. Aroma is malt, grain, lemon, hops, hay and hints of iron. Taste is light sweet, light to medium bitter and light to medium acidic. Body is light oily with sparkling carbonation. Finish off medium long and mostly bitter with notes that follow the nose plus some sugar, dandelion and woody notes.