Dark Star Golden Gate

Brewed by Dark Star
Style: American Pale Ale
Horsham, England

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

On cask at malt n hops, Fenton. Pours amber with white head. Initial rye, good but strange hop mix. A pleasant pale ale. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Half pint at The Southampton Arms, Highgate Road, London. Clear amber without any noticeable head. Very feint aroma - citrus and hops. The taste had the essentials - bitterness and hops - but with no extra frills which made for a very empty after taste. Fairly smooth on the palate. It was far from unpleasant but didn’t have any characteristic features to make me want to seek it out again.

Cask @ The Harp. Poured a clear golden amber, with a medium off white head. Grassy hop, toffee, orange rind, lemon and a hint of spice. Lingering bitterness.

Cask at OT. Golden color. Small but lasting foam. Fresh flowery hop aroma. Small body with a big bitterness that last a long time. Tiny caramell tste and very easy to drink.

A nice clear golden ale with a pleasing herbal and lightly sweet pale malt taste. Aroma is herbal and wet field hay, nice. Finish is long on tasty balanced bitterness and tons of refined hop flavors, a bit of lemon, some earthy mineral. Very tasty.

Cask at OT, Stockholm, on May 7, 2011
Hazy golden color, smallish white head. Fruity, bitter taste. smooth mouthfeel. Malty and faint hoppy scent. Medium bitterness.

Cask-conditioned at the Portcullis, Clifton, Bristol 29/04/2011. Sweet, orange fruit and buttery malt aroma. Flavour had more fruit, some caramel, citrus hops and a dryish finish. Good.

Half, from cask@The White Horse at Parsons Green, London. A layer of off-white creamy bubbles, resting upon a clear amber colored body. Smell of dry malts with faint caramel. Notes of citrussy hops. Light to medium malt body. Fairly dry wiyh a solid fruity hop bitterness. Not very filling. Fine bitternes in the ending. A decent ale, without standing out.