Scarescrow
About the beer
Source: Wychwood Brewery, Witney, Oxfordshire, UKStyle: Organic pale ale
Strength: 4.7%ABV
Malt: Plumage Archer
Hop: Target
Tasting at Lamma
500ml bottle
Rating: 7.5 (out of 10)
Oxford Gold
About the beer
Source: Brakspear Brewery, Witney, Oxfordshire, UKStyle: Organic golden ale
Strength: 4.6%ABV
Malt: English Pale, Crystal
Hop: Fuggles, Goldings, Styrian
Tasting at Lamma
500ml bottle
Rating: 8 (out of 10)
Notes:
Spring is already here and summer is just outside the door, so I tried something more appealing to the eye - the golden colour of beer.
When you think about drinking beer, it makes more sense to emphasise its taste rather than its outlook. But the advertising and branding people try everything to grasp consumers' attention and hence the aspect of colour comes to the forefront. Roger Protz said, in his book "300 beers to try before you die", that golden ales were created (mainly) to counter the growth of mass-advertised global lager brands. I don't know whether the advertising strategy or not, the creation offer some more choices for beer drinkers anyhow.
Scarecrow and Oxford Gold both have a very pleasant appeal to your palate, meaning a bit sweet, very refreshing, and smooth at the same time. It does somehow strike a good balance between refreshing crispy taste (like lager) and offering a feeling of "bodiness" as expected by ale-drinkers. In comparison, Oxford Gold is more aromatic, while Scarecrow offers a more citric fruity taste.
It was exciting that I found these two ales in an organic food shop on Lamma Island. The only pity was that I had my dinner already. I guess these two ales should go very well with seafood.
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