Compass Starlight Ale

Brewed by Better Bitters Brewing Co.
Style: American Pale Ale
Burlington, Canada

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

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On tap, unfiltered at Victory. Orange pour, good sized fluffy white head. Really nice light citrus hoppy aroma. Taste is excellent - surprisingly hoppy, perfectly carbonated, and a very fresh light malt. There is a ton of flavour here! One of the best bitters I have had from an Ontario brewer - keep this fresh and it will make for an excellent house beer Victory.

On tap @ Victory Cafe. Nose is a sweet malt with some good hops and a mild fruitiness, light amber, slim white head, bit of lace. Taste is a fruity/malt mix, like lemon gummy bears. Light bodied, pleasantly bitter, tiny tongue tingle. Very good.

[2075-20090403] Tap. Very citrus hoppy and grassy aroma. Clear, medium orange body with a medium-lasting creamy white head. Bitter citrus flesh flavour has a nice citrus yeast throughout and pleasant hoppy finish. Medium body is bitter. Good balance.
(@ Victory Cafe; Toronto, ON)

2009-04-03. Copper amber body with a modest off-white head. Hoppy aroma, leafy resin. Flavour is similar, with a decent amount of hoppy bitterness, modest resin and some leafy hops, brief citrus is ephemeral and missed when it leaves. Not a lot of malt to balance the hops which would matter less if the hops had more complexity. Average palate. Okay. On tap at Victory Café

Draught at The Victory Café . Pours a clear yellow-orange with an average size lasting frothy white head. Aroma’s surprisingly hoppy (not that it’s really hoppy, it’s just hoppier then I expected) along with caramel malt -- simple but pleasant. Flavour tastes like this was dry-hopped, I’m mostly getting hops along with some fruit. A bit watery. Average bodied. Quite decent and better then expected.

Draught. At Victory Cafe. Clear gold pour with an average creamy-frothy white head. Dry floral/herbal aroma, nicely bitter, slightly fruity. Taste folllows, a little more treefruit sweetness, well balanced against the crisp bitterness - decent carbonation, very quaffable and enjoyable.

Sampled at the Victory - interesting house beer! Has an almost peachy fruitiness in aroma and taste, with good medium hop bitterness and some citrus. Slightly sweet-leaning. Good.

A golden ale with a thick white head. A nice malty and hoppy aroma, with light caramel. In mouth, a good hoppy ale with restrained c-hops, grapefruits, medium bodied. On tap at Victory Café, March 22, 2009.