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Dark Star Hophead

Percentile
90
overall
Brewed by Dark Star
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale

Haywards Heath, England

bottled
available

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
1223.58/5.03.54/5.03.8%99.7English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
Cask: Regular.
Light, hoppy, refreshing bitter.
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 JoeMcPhee (5000), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/59/20
May 30, 2006  
Cask @ dba. Very pale golden, topped by a creamy white head. Nose of clean maris otter malts, orangey hops and some light resinousness. Fairly simple aroma. Falvour is also simple, UK malts, pale malt, light orange hops, some resin and an unpleasant soapy astringency that I don’t care for. Meh.


 beastiefan2k (1597), Lawrence (formely NYC), Kansas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/102/56/103/514/20
Apr 23, 2006  
Cask@Brazen Head Cask Festival. Poured into half pint glass. Clear yellow color. Aroma is unbelievable. It is close to the smell of a HOTD Blue Dot. All fruity, mainly a peach aroma to me. Nothing else special about this one. Light body, flavor is fruity but faint. No aftertaste or any real feel to the beer.


 haddonsman (1234), Derby, Derbyshire, England
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Jan 31, 2006  
Cask (handpulled) at the Lincolnshire Poacher, Nottingham. Good gold, this; light gold, slightly sweet nose, citrus biscuits for a flavour, crisp finish.


 DJMonarch (6829), Northwich, Cheshire, England
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Jan 30, 2006  
Cask Stillage at the Mill At The Pier, Wigan 07/03/2002 Straw golden colour and slightly pale. Some citrus fruit flavout in a lasting finish.


Tobias10 (99), London, Bedfordshire, England
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/518/20
Dec 14, 2005  
Cask : The 7 Stars, Holborn. Light yellow, with a lot of hops(as the name suggests) refreshing and easy to drink, good finnish of hops too.


 fiulijn (7150), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/105/516/20
Dec 8, 2005    Updated: Jan 6, 2009
<i>2008-11-10, Gravity at The Doric Arch, London, 8-5-7-5-16</i>
Hazy blond color, thin head, nice lace. Wonderful hoppy aroma, citrusy. The body is thin, with good toffee flavor and an extreme hopping, grassy and citrusy. Wonderful.

<i>2005-12-04, Cask at Seven Stars, London, 7-5-7-5-15=39</i>
Blond color; creamy head. Very nice hoppy aroma, grassy. Fresh; correct malt, strong and aromatic hopping. Excellent!


 Sregnar35 (729), Rotterdam, New York, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Dec 1, 2005  
Cask at Mahars. Earthy cask flavors, not much hop or malt, but it was balanced. The hops that were there were pleasant, but why call this beer hophead?


 jimmack (1221), Nutley, New Jersey, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Nov 8, 2005  
Cask at D.B.A. Yellow/golden color with a good sized white head. Aroma of citrus hops, pine and a bit of malt. Well balanced flavor starting with some sweet malt and finishing with mild hop bitterness. Very drinkable.



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