James Squire Golden Ale

This bottle of James Squire Golden Ale (4.5 % abv) I managed to scam out of my mate Greg for the purpose of this blog! Formerly a seasonal brew it seems to have been added to the full time brewring roster and most likely shifted production from the Malt Shovel Brewery to the massive Lion-Nathan industrial site at Lidcombe. The beer is attempting to be an American Pale Ale and has the right aroma with Amarillo hops on the nose but misses heavily in the bittering department to make the beer slightly unbalanced. Don't get me wrong, the beer goes down a treat on a hot late summers afternoon in the outback but its no Little Creatures Pale Ale or Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Again as the beer is relatively new there is not a whole lot to report. I enjoyed it, but I don't think it lives up to James Squire's real gems such as the Porter, Pilsner and IPA. Website.