Compass Starlight Ale

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

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

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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.

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.