Two Cocks 1643 Viscount Golden Ale

Product of: United Kingdom

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To quote the back label, “An unusual light golden ale that crosses the boundaries of beer/wine/cider in taste. The lightest of malts combined with the scarce Nelson Sauvin hop and a process that includes a piggyback fermentation deliver an ale with low bitterness and complex fruit character.”

Review and Tasting

Sampled on 14/12/2014

Appearance:

(sample BBE Aug/17) Clear, coppery golden amber with moderately retentive thin white head.

Aroma:

Caramel and toasty malt with some apple juice, citrus and floral notes.

Taste:

Sweet caramel malt balanced by moderately bitter grassy hops. Pleasant nutty notes.

Aftertaste:

Lingering rooty bitterness with caramel.