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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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 ChristianScheffel (4481), Odense, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 29, 2009  
Hazy yellow with a small white head. Fruity and grainy aroma with some wheat notes. Sweet grainy malt flavour with a touch of pear, and a long hoppy finish


rabidbarfly (57), London, England
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/510/104/519/20
Jul 21, 2009  
Light golden colour, light hoppy nose, intensely refreshing and totally drinkable. Always a winner this beer.


 TEJA (285), Stockholm, Sweden
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/105/58/103/516/20
Jul 7, 2009  
Draught at OT. Almost as light as a lager. Realy nice foam for a hand pumped real ale. Small arom of flowers and yeast. Fresh citrus, fruity taste. Big drinkability.


 evergreen0199 (259), London, Greater London, England
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Jun 1, 2009  
Fresh at the brewery in Sussex. A golden coloured ale with a reasonable white head. Aroma of hops. Crisp tasting hoppy ale with citrus taste. An incredibly tasty beer for such a low ABV. You can drink a gallon of this and feel fine the next morning!


 sm89walt (448), Canterbury, Kent, England
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
May 29, 2009  
Cask - The Butcher’s Arms, Herne. A golden yellow coloured beer with a fine and frothy, lasting white head. Nice sweetness on the nose with orangey citrus fruits and a grassy note. The flavours combine this citrus backbone with more grassy qualities as well as a delicate floral tone. Lightish body but packed with flavour. Crisp and refreshing with a lasting palate texture and bitterness as well as a warming sensation in the throat.


 DruncanVeasey (2710), The Penguin’s Arms, Europe, Warwickshire, England
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
May 9, 2009  
Gravity, Rugby 09. Brilliant yellow gold haloed with white. Sweaty fresh squeezed hop aroma suggesting grapefruit and lychee. All that in the mouth with lingering oaty vanilla, digestives, rabbit hutch. Sweaty and bulbous at the strength. Classic festival opener.


 mabel (2590), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/58/103/515/20
Apr 10, 2009  
[1885-20081206] Cask. Burlap hops grass aroma. Clear, medium orange brown body with quick white bubbles. Grassy hops flavour is not particularly bitter, long finish. Medium body. Enjoyable, packs some punch with flavour, not alcohol.
(@ Cole’s; Buffalo, NY)


 PJClarke (624), London, Greater London, England
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/102/513/20
Apr 5, 2009  
Cask @ London Drinker 25: Really pale with a cute white lace. Big grassy hops on the nose with heavy underlying honey. Quite petrolly. Big flavours. Hops and cereals fight head-on whilst a tickly bitterness yeilds to mellow hay only to reappear in the back of the throat. All underpinned by tangy marmalade. Thin and a little grating on the tongue. Good flavours, if a bit in-your-face. It’s a little hard on the inside of your mouth though.



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