Red Star IPA
Tollgate Brewery in Calke, Derbyshire, England 🏴
Bitter Regular|
Score
6.59
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Traditional style IPA with smooth hop flavours and a stellar finish.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample at the Barnsley Beer Festival.
Thin white head. Slightly hazy golden pour. Light bitterness
Thin white head. Slightly hazy golden pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Aug 2025
at 10:41
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Foamy white head on hazy pale golden coloured body. Minimal citrus & light malt aroma. Medium bodied, smooth creamy & tingly on the back with a cloying aft. Zesty citrus, pithy, grapefruit, pine & yeast tastes with a tangy finish. Nice EIPA.
Tried
on 20 Sep 2023
at 19:58
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Handpull cask at the Queens Road Tap, Leicester. Light to mid-gold, clear with a foamy off-white head and good lacing. Light grainy aroma, a little astringent,a little vanilla. Sweet malt taste with honeyed character gives way to a bitter medicinal note which isn't overly dominant but certainly provides good balance. Finishes quite bitter though. Oily body, fairly substantial for the ABV, with soft carbonation. Okay.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Aug 2021
at 16:53
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Real Ale Store, Newark. Hazy golden colour with a thick white head. Aroma is light hoppy and floral a touch of citrus. Taste light sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Nov 2016
at 14:46
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From cask at guildford arms. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is mild fruity. Mild fruity, citrusy and slight peachy. Lingering fruity and bitter into a crisp finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Nov 2010
at 01:34
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
cask at guildford ... golden ... bubbly white head ... light lemon fruit hop nose ... big soapy lemon ... light tart ... some lemon peel ... ok
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Nov 2010
at 06:43
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[i] [b] Bottle courtesy of my dad, had this 28-06-08 [/i] [/b] Some fruit and malts combine on the aroma of this copper coloured beer. Its fruity and there’s some citrus other than that I’m struggling to find much else, though it tastes fine I suppose.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2008
at 02:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask gravity at Reading BF 06. Gold/copper with thin white head. Nice sweaty hop aroma. Juicy malt. Some orange. I quite like this, citrus fruits are really satisfying especially on finish
Tried
from Cask
on 01 May 2006
at 14:54