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Starr Hill Northern Lights 3.4 118

Starr Hill Northern Lights

Percentile
82
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
1183.43/5.03.4/5.0Spring7.2%62.5Shaker, Tulip
Commercial Description:
Northern Lights is an extra-special India Pale Ale that is available from February through April. Characterized by its full-flavored bitterness and floral aroma, a perfect blend of barley and hops make this a very balanced IPA. For the craft-brew connoisseur, Northern Lights is a deliciously crafted piece of the heavens.

Ingredients:
Malted Barley Variety – Two Row, Caramel, Munich, Wheat
Hop Variety – Cascade
Yeast – Top Fermenting Ale Yeast

Characteristics:
Flavor – Intense, high hop aroma, flavor and bitterness
Color – Amber
Style – American India Pale Ale
Bitterness Units – 54
Alcohol – 7.2%
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 Barrios (977), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20

Apr 12, 2009  
Points for twist-off. Pours an off-white head that barely laces with a clover honey colored body. Smells of pine and apricot. Flavor is citrus hops and honey. Finish is bitter with some honey. The malt comes out the warmer it gets.

 zebracakes (1237), Washington DC, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/103/510/20
Mar 20, 2010  
Bottle. Pours clear orange yellow, thick off white head. Aroma is hops, peat, caramel. Not a good start, since I dislike peat intensely. Flavor is hoppy bitter, somewhat peaty and malty. The peat/wet dog/bog flavor is not as bad as I expected from the aroma, so I can drink this beer alright. I would not buy it again though.


 rlaw (126), USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
Mar 20, 2010  
Draft. Pours a bright golden yellow with a medium white head. Aroma and flavor are very hoppy. Lots of floral and citrus notes, particularly grapefruit. Some bitter pineyness in the finish. Not much malt. A nice beer, but rather one note.


 potbeercollege (705), Boulder, Colorado, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Mar 18, 2010  
Bottled. Also drinken while at a Phish show... i know an unfair advantage...Amber with white medium head. Aroma is floral sweet and bread/dough. Flavor is the same but very bitter also.


 Elwood (830), Virginia, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Feb 27, 2010  
Serving: Draft at Tap House in Charlottesville. It pours a light amber gold with a small, foamy, off-white head. The nose is very hop forward with notes of florals, grapefruit, and a slight graininess. The taste reminds me of something that was dry hopped with the hops definitely taking center stage. Herbal, floral, and citric notes are all present, but not much from the malt side. Medium bodied with medium carbonation and a long, hoppy finish. Overall there wasn’t much to make this brew stand out, but it is still decent and sessionable.


 markwise (1337), 15 Minutes from Kuhnhenn in, Florida, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/512/20
Feb 18, 2010  
On draft at OTH. Pours clear gold with soapy white head. Nose is slight caramel, grapefruit, pine, and bitterness. Flavor is similar with some sweetness added to the bitterness. Medium body and so-so overall.


 bu11zeye (6134), Frisco, Texas, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Feb 16, 2010  
(12oz bottle, courtesy of Cavie) Pours a clear golden body with a small off-white head. Aroma of herbs, grass, pine, and grapefruit. Flavor of hops (grass, herbal, orange, pine) and caramel malt with a bitter finish.


william146 (71), Winterville, North Carolina, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/55/103/58/20
Feb 15, 2010  
Purchased at Winslow’s Tavern, Greenville, NC No head whatsoever. Decent flavor but was flat. Disappointed - made me feel like I had a bad bottle (it was a twist top).


 craftbeerdesign (874), Alpharetta, Georgia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Feb 12, 2010  
bottle... pours a deep orange with a 1 finger white head... deep citrus hop / light malt nose... medium body with dark hop notes, some caramel malt... nice deep bitter finish... well balanced IPA.



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