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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
1233.58/5.03.54/5.03.8%99.7English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
Cask: Regular.
Light, hoppy, refreshing bitter.
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 jimmack (1221), Nutley, New Jersey, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Nov 8, 2005  
Cask at D.B.A. Yellow/golden color with a good sized white head. Aroma of citrus hops, pine and a bit of malt. Well balanced flavor starting with some sweet malt and finishing with mild hop bitterness. Very drinkable.


 scotty (832), Scotland
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/511/20
Sep 26, 2005  
Guest beer at Staggs Musselburgh. Nice looking beer, head lasts well. Nicely balanced malt/hops on the palate, with an average finish, not bad.


 CaptainCougar (5457), Rockville, Maryland, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Sep 11, 2005  
Cask at the Market Porter, London: Pours a clear bright golden with a dense, but thin and well-lacing head. Aroma has lots of fresh piney hops and some subtle dry caramel. Body starts semi-sweet, floral, and hoppy with a nice malty balance and smooth palate. Finishes crisp and bittersweet. A very nice, incredibly drinkable beer.


 tiggmtl (4311), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/103/516/20
Sep 6, 2005  
Floral, grapefruit, pine, orange hops in the nose with some lightly toasty underlying malt sweetness. Clear blonde body with a lasting white head. Chewy, biscuity malt flavours with grapefruit-citrus and pine hop flavour and pleasant balancing bitterness in the dry finish. Medium-light body with moderate, crisp carbonation. Cask at GBBF 2005.


 leaparsons (4726), Leicester, Leicestershire, England
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Aug 29, 2005  
Cask, Peterborough Fest 05. Light gold in colour. Aromas are bitter, fresh green pine with some sweet maltiness and pepper. Flavours are citrus fruit with grassy fresh hops. As hoppy as expected with a dry finish. Light, simple and refreshing.


 madsberg (4964), Søborg, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Aug 6, 2005  
Cask @ GBBF 2005: Golden coloured. Clear. White dense head. Fruit, hops and sweetness in the nose. Has some herbal and flowery fruityness in the flaovur. Orangy and smooth. Has a very nice bitterness in the end. Is clean and crisp. Very good one.


 hughie (3056), Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Aug 4, 2005  
Cask at GBBF 2005. Pale golden beer with excellent firm head. Glorious flowery aroma. Buttery, fruity taste and a good touch of dryness. Brilliant.


 harrisoni (6798), Ashford, Kent, England
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/59/104/520/20
Jul 5, 2005    Updated: Nov 24, 2006
Cask at County Hotel JDW, Ashford. One of my favourite all time beers. Golden in colour with wonderful citrus, grassy, hoppy flavours. The malt gives it some red berry notes and the finish is long and hoppy and dry. Simply fantastic session beer I can drink all night. 4.7/5 Re-rate, gravity dispense cask at Butcher’s Arms, Herne. The grapefruit sherbert hop is stunning.



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