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Young's, Kew Gold (England) 
Hops grown at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Kew, London, are the inspiration for the beer. Kew doesn't produce sufficient hops for commercial use so Young's, now part of Wells & Young's in Bedford, matches them with
Styrian Goldings from Slovenia. A contribution from the sale of the beer goes to Kew to help the gardens in its work to secure species and habits that are risk of being lost forever.
The bottle-conditioned beer is brewed with lager malt and a small amount of crystal malt. It lives up to its name with a dazzling gold colour. The aroma has spicy hops, a light herbal note and gently-toasted malt. Tart citrus fruit, juicy malt and hop resins vie for attention in the mouth while the superb, quenching finish has rich malt, peppery hops and tangy fruit.
Also available in Young's pubs and other good cask beer pubs. 4.8% ABV, 50cl, �1.76, Booth's, Sainsbury's, Local Tesco, Waitrose, Wholefoods. 
Malt: moderate. Fruit: moderate. Hops: high.
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