Dark Star Hophead

Brewed by Dark Star
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Haywards Heath, England

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 2     Pale Yellow(1)->Dark brown(5) : 2     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 2
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 4   White(1)->Tan(5) : 1   Lasting: 3   Lacing : 4
Aroma:
Intensity : 3  
Yeast : 2   Bread : 2   Apple : XX   Tropical Fruits : 1   Soap : 2   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX Sulfur : XX  
Malt : 3   Biscuity : 3   Hay : 2   Toasty : XX   Caramel : XX   Nuts : XX   Honey : XX   Cereals : 3   Grainy : 3
Hops : 4   Noble(1)->American(5) : 2   Leafy : 4   Spicy : 1   Floral : 3   Lemon/Lime : 3   Grapefruit : XX   Orange : XX   Herbal : XX   Grassy : 1   Pine/Spruce/Resin : XX  
Notes :   Peach/Apricot : XX   Earth : XX   Mint : XX   Butterscotch : XX   Smoke : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 2   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 2   Sourness : XX   Bitterness : 3   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 3   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 2   Clean : 3   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : 2   Oxidation : XX   Metallic : XX

Comments: Extremely drinkable, smooth bodied, foamy and hoppy, leafy ale. The quintessential tasty and drinkable session golden ale and probably the one with the best mouthfeel.

Citrus nose, amber in colour. Light/soft body. Heavily hopped - quitesimple but good. Similar to Crouch Vale Amarillo.

Huge aroma of flowers and hops. Taste is very watery of hops and more flowers.

Cask Blackfriars ... Light gold ... soft hop nose ... very fruity very light and refreshing ... good session beer and palate freshner... nice floralness.

Cask (handpump) @ Wenlock Arms, N1, Hoxton, London. Clear yellow orange color with a small, virtually none, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate hoppy, flowers, citrus, grapefuit. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is light to medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat.

Cask, Wenlock Arms. Clear straw, thin white head. Fresh hoppy, some grass and lemon in there. Quite hoppy, sometimes a little harsh. Finishes a little maltier. OK.

Cask@WenlockArms. Very floral aroma. Pale yellow color, white head, good lace. Sweet, citrus, bitter, floral. Smooth moutfeel.

Cask at The White Horse, Parson’s Green. Pours a pale gold with little head. The taste and aroma are, unsuprisingly, dominated by hops with some citrus flavours. The finish is lingering and bitter making for a pretty refreshing pint.