Dark Star Greenwich Ivebin Piloct Ale

Brewed by Dark Star
Style: Bitter
Horsham, England

Serve in English pint

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Tasted at the Evening Star, Brighton, East Sussex. A mix of Dark Star’s Hophead and Sunburst, it’s even a brighter brew than the parents. Appearance: pale golden in colour, the clarity is as great as a true believer’s conscience; a monk’s rimmed beer head sits on top of a pool of still nectar. Smell: sweet, ripe white-grapefruits and plenty of flowery & lychee-fruity American-hoppyness... Not terribly complex, but really like Hophead with added fruity edges and sugary malts. Taste: an initially bitter-sweet edge of grapefruit zest gradually gives way to an intensifying bitter and dryish edge of raw, flaky hops... the considerable bitterness expands on the palate knowing no limits, almost like the aftertaste and after-mouthfeel of Chinese dried-herbal medicine soup--no offence though, instead the vertical yet clean bitter palate is one of the most lively and impressive I’ve encountered in the world of Bitter; simultaneously lots of hops lend an overwhelming aroma lingering in the mouth... Utterly enjoyable from the first second of tasting to the very last. Palate: extremely light-bodied, very much like Hophead in a sense, and lively textured with a healthy dose of fine fizziness on the palate... I can’t believe a mix could be this good and tasty, even better than its parent-brews in terms depth as well as freshness... Absolutely a brilliant beer in its own right.