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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

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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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thedees (15), England
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Apr 4, 2009  
Cask Salopian Bar - Golden yellow with a striking cascade hop aroma. Very clean with an abundance of flavour for a beer of its gravity.


 garthicus (1274), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/516/20
Feb 24, 2009  
Buffalo cask festival. Appearance: Light yellow with a slight haze. Small white head. Aroma: Nice grapefruit/hop aroma with some sweet cherry too. Flavour: Malty hop, nice juicy/bitter mouthfeel and a long dry finish. Nice.


 Dickinsonbeer (3449), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Feb 7, 2009  
Cask at Rattle n Hum. Pours a light golden with a slight fluffy white head fades a bit. Aorma is lightly hoppy- on the grassy side-0 and a bit herbal with crackery light pilsner/pale malts and a slight mineral catty thing going on. Flavor is doughy, some crackery malts, herbal and grasy hops with a light fruity ester - pear and light malts in the end. Somewhat crisp and fairly clean overall.


 altonbrownd (1891), Amsterdam, Netherlands
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Feb 3, 2009  
Cask at Brew Head, London. Golden body, slight head. Mild aroma. Lighter fruits, Grapefruit and Citrus definitely. Crisp. Smooth.


 blankboy (3204), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/514/20
Jan 15, 2009  
<i>Cask at ’Coles & Mr. Goodbar Cask Event’, Buffalo, NY.</i> Pours a slightly hazy yellow-gold with a spare diminishing white head. Very nice resiny hop aroma -- better then expected. Flavour, also hoppy, is a touch watery and a little simple but still tasty. Light bitter finish. Average bodied. Pretty good, and a good light start to the festival!


 jerc (3888), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jan 8, 2009  
2008-12-06. Very lightly hazy golden yellow body, near headless. (3+) Aroma is mild but pleasant, hops, melange of mild citrus. (7+) Flavour is likewise on the mild side, but with a pervasive hoppiness that is lightly muddled, pleasantly so, (7+) Average to light palate feels thinner due to the very light carbonation. Fairly mildly flavoured overall, but at this low an abv, its pretty darned impressive. Lovely session brew. <i>Cask at Coles, Buffalo</i>


 puzzl (2619), New York, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Dec 19, 2008  
Cask at Rattle n Hum. Nice hoppy, fresh aroma, even after making it across the Atlantic in a cask. Chewy and clean, crisp flavor, a bit muddy and unfermented finish. Very yeasty. Nice body. Kind of sweaty.


 bobinlondon (836), Harrow, Greater London, England
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/105/517/20
Dec 12, 2008  
Handpulled cask at the Mermaid, St. Albans. I, have enjoyed this beer in many pubs and find it hard to believe Ive not rated it yet. Pale gold with a thick white head. Lovely fresh citrus hop aroma. Stunning flavour of fresh american type hops with grapefruit and sherbert. A fantastic session beer..



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