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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
1263.58/5.03.54/5.03.8%99.7English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
Cask: Regular.
Light, hoppy, refreshing bitter.
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 mjs (1563), Helsinki, Finland
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/102/514/20
May 11, 2008    Updated: Oct 24, 2008
(Re-rate, cask at Gallows Bird, Espoo, on 2008-10-23) Golden. Clear. Small white head. Grassy aromas in nose. Light bodied palate with almost non-existent carbonation. Grass, bitterness, some malts and quite a bit of fruitiness in taste. Fruity and bitter aftertaste. (Cask at Gallows Bird on 2008-04-09) Golden and clear. Small white head. Mostly hops in nose. Frutiy hoppy taste. Very light bodied. (Rating: 7-3-6-2-12 = 3)


 OldGrowth (1434), North Carolina, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/56/103/512/20
May 2, 2004  
Cask, NERAX 04 festival, Somerville, Ma. Good nose, pineapple,apricot, vanilla. Yellow gold color. Kinda floral, though I got a sourdough , metallic thing too. Thin & bitter finish. Nose was my favorite part.


 Bullit (1400), Glasgow, Scotland
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Sep 13, 2009  
Cask @ pub, Brighton. Light golden colour, white head. Aroma is soft malty. Flavour is hoppy and malty, with a hint of biscuit. Worth a rerate.


 garthicus (1356), 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.


 Doppelganger (1353), Dry County, Arkansas, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/105/518/20
Feb 19, 2007  
(Rating 500) Gravity, served by Fin at the Merton BF. Warm gold pour, small but sticky white layer of foam. This is just a gorgeous smelling beer, full of sunny early-summer citrus perfume. Delicate crisp citrus bitterness--a wonderful expression of the hop actually being a flower! A touch of round biscuit warmth in the finish adds depth and balance. Clean, bright palate. An elegant full-flavored but delicately balanced beer. Any fool can brew a hoppy pale beer--it takes an artist to brew something like this.


 Ober (1249), Bommelerwaard, Netherlands
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Aug 8, 2009  
Cask @ Wenlock Arms London. A clear golden colored beer, with a small white head. The aroma of hops, some bitter. It’s grassy a little fruits like citrus. The taste is dry hoppy, a little bitter with some fruits like citrus. There are some sweets. The aftertaste is bitter, some sweets, dry and a little spicey.


 SaintMatty (1236), Tallinn, Estonia
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 5, 2008  
Cask (Guide Dog,Southampton) - Golden in colour. An incredibly enticing hoppy aroma with some grapefruit notes and a twist of lemon. Bitter and hoppy taste with tangy grapefruit and a lovely hoppy finish. Excellent, so much flavour for the strength. A superb 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.



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