Treboom Drum Beat

Brewery: Treboom

Beer: Drum Beat

ABV: 3.8%

Style: Golden Ale

Date: 10th April 2013

Venue: The Swan, York (Pint)

Having never heard of Treboom at the beginning of the week all of a sudden the Beningbrough based brewery and I are getting fairly well acquainted. This bills itself as a bitter but we’re in Yorkshire so it’s really more of a golden ale if we’re going to be sticklers for detail. Thin frothy head and a thirst quenching light malty taste. The hops are better balanced in this than in many a Yorkshire session beer but it’s not particularly scintillating. Nice enough for one or two.

Rating: 3.5 (Give it a try)

Durham Magus

 

Brewery: Durham

Beer: Magus

Style: Golden Ale

ABV: 3.8%

Date: 17^th February 2013

Venue: The Grove Inn, Huddersfield (Pint)

 

A real refresher of a pint this one. Lovely hints of grapefruit on the nose are carried over into the taste which has a nice little touch of zing. Very pale golden ale which is really pleasant to drink. Would make a good sessioner actually, partly because of the low ABV but also partially because it has a full enough taste to be genuinely worth drinking. I would have it again.

 

Rating: 4 (Recommended)