This is an ideal beer for the lager drinker who wants to start investigating ales. For a start, it's recommended that it's served chilled, which is unusual for an ale. Very smooth, with just enough bitterness to counterbalance the malt, it's quite a dry beer all in all and is eminently quaffable.

At 5% A.B.V. it's a little strong for drinking in quantity, but it would be excellent served as a drink before a barbecue, for example. Definitely a summer beer, although I enjoyed a couple of bottles on a cool October afternoon. The colour is beautiful, gold and glowing, and the head stayed with the beer as the level in the glass quickly dropped. I'm not sure how limited production is, so if you want to be sure of getting a bottle or two to sample, get along to Tesco's soon.

It's good to see a British brewer trying something a little different and I'm going to give "Sundance" 7 out of 10. This month's tasting session almost produced a draw, with "St. Peter's Golden Ale" a close contender for the title. This would be worth seeking out too.