Dent Golden Fleece

We have encountered the Dent Brewery, back in March of last year, but the entry then did not say much about the brewery itself so let's make up that deficiency. I know the village of Dent well as I visit it at least once every year, to run the road race they have there each March. Dentdale is in that part of the Yorkshire Dales National Park that is actually in Cumbria. The brewery was originally set up in 1990 in a converted barn to brew beer for the Sun Inn, one of the two pubs in the village. However, its popularity spread as other landlords in the Dales and Lakes cottoned on, and also visitors from the area created demand that resulted in Dent beers being exported to places like Manchester Liverpool and Leeds. Strangely, the beers no longer seem to be available in the Sun, but they are very much in evidence in the George and Dragon, the other pub in the village.

Dent Golden Fleece is named after Jason and the Argonauts who in the mists of antiquity set sail for Colchis in search of the fabled Golden Fleece. After many heroic adventures, the Golden Fleece was captured and taken back to Greece. While Jason's fate was well documented, the Fleece vanished from history...until a chance shaft of golden sunlight revealed that Dent sheep had inherited the gene!

It is a bright (ie not bottle conditioned) golden ale with a well-balance hop flavour. I like a good golden ale and this is an excellent example of one. As the label says, unlike the poor unfortunate Jason, this Golden Fleece will give you a happy ending with a long lasting satisfaction.

All Dent beers are made with waters taken from the local Rise Hill spring. The only information given about ingredients is that this beer contains malted barley. Its ABV is 3.7%.