Dark Star Hophead

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

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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 at The Evening Star, Brighton] An orange beer with no head. The aorm is very grassy and hoppy while the flavor is sweet grassy with a dry hoppy end and a thin body.

From cask at the Rake. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is solid peachy and grapefruity. Bitter, fruity and mild malty base flavoured. Very crisp and vibrant hops flavoured yet also smooth and not overly hoppy. Bitter and dry finish.

Sampled cask conditioned at Akkurat, Stockholm.
Golden colour. Strong citrusy hop aroma. Sweet and light bodied. Soft and gently rounded, flowery, very bitter finsih. Very elegant with malt profile. Packed with flavour, oh god is this beer really only 3.8%? A glorious beer served in perfect condition.

Cask. Yellow colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is zest, hops and some caramel. Flavour is grassy hops, some malts and a bit of wood mixed in. Quite harsh and dry.

Cask at The Harp. Clear golden colorued with a small white head. Fruity aroma of hops, grass and hay. Fruity flavour of hay, grass and hops with notes of caramel. Dry hoppy finish.

Cask, 4.8% at GBBF08. Weak hop aroma. Almost clear golden colour. Small stable white head. OK grassy hop flavour. The bitterness is a little rough. Not that hoppy, and not that good.

UPDATED: AUG 29, 2010 Pale straw colour. The aroma is floral, lightly fruity-citrusy. Fresh and lightly bitter, with citrusy-fruity notes and a quenching acidity. Good quenching bitter.