Hophead - Vic Secret
Dark Star Brewing Co. in Partridge Green, West Sussex, England 🏴
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.07
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Stuu (34525) reviewed Hophead - Vic Secret from Dark Star Brewing Co. 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at the hanging bat. Pours clear pale amber, nose is toffee, light fruit, taste is sweet, dry toffee, pineapple
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask @ Salopian Bar, Shrewsbury [280115]
Light golden, thin white head, some lacing
Aroma of soft citrus, bit herbal, light pale malts, soft zest, fairly hoppy
Taste - Getting more herbal hops, some dry citrus zest, light pale malts let the hops fully through, touch fruity, I’m just not sure about this hop...hmmm
Palate - Light body, a bit oily, soft sweet. Finish as main flavour, cleans off palate, soft bitter, touch grassy. Gets more bitter with the drinking.
Overall - Not as good as original Hophead, and I’m not as keen on the hop
Svesse (15730) reviewed Hophead - Vic Secret from Dark Star Brewing Co. 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
(Cask at Oliver Twist, Stockholm, 19 Feb 2015) Golden colour with foamy, white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with citrus, resin, tropical fruit and biscuity malt. Fruity, hoppy taste with notes of citrus, grapefruit, resin, tropical fruit, biscuits and a generous floral bitterness in the finish. Light body, quite dry. On the thin side, but fresh and tasty. Nice one.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Gravity cask at the Elysian Winter Beer Festival, Ely, 2015. Yellow, clear, not a lot of head. Pineapple, mango and banana aroma. A hint of pine resin. Bitter and fruity taste. Surprisingly dry finish and bitter aftertaste. Incredibly good, better than the original Hophead, but just.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at Craft Beer Co, Covent Garden on 18th January 2015. Amber with off-white foam. Fruity hoppiness in aroma with yeasty notes. Fruity and floral in-mouth. Finish bittersweet/hoppy. Medium body and zingy mouthfeel.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the CP&K, 16/01/15. Clear golden with a decent white cap that retains well. Nose is biscuit, orange, straw, lemon rind, faint tropical notes. Taste comprises tangerine, grassy vibes, pale malt, lemon rind, melon. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, subtle hop presence and a grassy bitter linger in the close. Ok sessioner but doesn’t come close to the original.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the Hanging Bat. Pours crystal clear golden amber, thin white head. Aromas of grapes, light tropical fruit. Taste had a mineral note. Thin body. Abrupt finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Cask at the hanging bat... Light orange amber... Small white head... Light soft floral orange nose... Juicy hoppy front... Luvht dry zezty fruit... Long soft bitter
Scopey (25115) reviewed Hophead - Vic Secret from Dark Star Brewing Co. 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Cask at CASK. It pours clear golden with small white head. The nose is fresh, juicy, grassy meadow, piney, daisy and buttercup. The taste is crisp, bitter, grapefruit rind, grassy, floral and straw with a lingering bitter finish. Light-medium body and fine carbonation. Crisp and crushable. Sessioner.com. Very nice version of this!
