Starman
Blackrocks Brewery in Marquette, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Rotating|
Score
7.17
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Brewed with Citra, Simcoe, Amarillo, Columbus, and Mosaic hops: This Pale explodes with a fruity/tropical character, but dials back the bitterness to keep it out of the IPA Range.
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6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Crisp, but ever so slightly hazy copper and bronze coloured body with a nice, two to three centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of very strong and bitter hops with a lot of grapefruit and citrus notes along with a dash of apples and pears, but the malt is crisp and balanced nicely in the nose, at least. Light to Medium-bodied; Strong crisp and grassy hop notes dominate with a lot of malt up front, but a soft sweetness from caramelised sugars and a touch of nuttiness comes out at the end. Aftertaste is crisp as well, with a nice soft apple and pear note, but the grapefruit flavours from the hops show well, along with the citrus fruits and a dash of yeast and bread at the tail end. Overall, a very nicely balanced beer with a light malt note throughout showing some caramel and biscuits, but the grassy, grapefruity and citrusey notes are the strongest from the hops - in a good way, all easy-drinking, but full-of-flavour. Great to sample from my recent trip to Michigan, but here in New York! I sampled this twelve ounce can, purchased from Beer Baron in Livonia, Michigan for US$2,49, canned on 30-December-2021 with the tagline 'RIP John Madden' on the bottom of the can, sampled in my hotel room here in New York, New York on 22-November-2022 while here for Thanksgiving Eve with my family.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Feb 2024
at 06:59
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle from Tadych's Iron Mountain, 7/2/21. Don't know what time it is by but the lights are low. Slightly hazy orange, large foamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of grapefruit, pale malt, honey, citrus. Taste is grapefruit, mango, tangerine, pale malt. Juicy, low low low bitterness. Solid. I'm glad that I met it, but it didn't blow my mind.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2021
at 02:59
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Appearance: Canned 16/1-2021. Medium golden, clear. Small, off-white head. Aroma: Decent fruits, laidback hops. Taste: Good fruits, decent hops profile. Light bitterness. Bought: qoqa.ch, 355 ml can, CHF 5.75 Info: 12/6-2021, BB: 30/8-2021
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jun 2021
at 15:10
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Holiday Market. 3 days off the canning line. Pours a clear orange gold with a finger of off-white foam that dissipates to a ring around the edge of the glass. Nice lacing. Punchy hop aromas with citrus, floral notes alongside mango, pineapple and tropical fruit. Crisp and clean on the palate with orange zest, mild pith and pine and some light mango skin. Really nice clean, crushable pale ale.
Tried
from Can
from
Holiday Market
on 10 Jan 2020
at 02:42
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap at Chiefs. Filtered pale tan body. Steady, respectable, white head. Solid Pale Ale, pleasant hop depth, a lot going on there... but maybe simcoe and Mosaic shining the most. Still had malt tones, all around nice balance. Classic. Good.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 May 2019
at 23:41
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Nice, fresh, traditional American pale ale. Aromas are fresh hops, cut grass, a little bit of weed and caramel malt. Flavors are like nose, mild bitterness good carbonation, body and finish, very easy drinking.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Mar 2019
at 01:10
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can poured to pint glass. Shiney gold. Fresh pine and citrus aroma. Nicely balanced, smooth with mild bitterness and hops.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Dec 2016
at 17:07
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 11/8/2016. Pours slightly hazy medium golden yellow color with a 2 finger dense and fluffy white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Dense soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big tangerine, pineapple, peach, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, grapefruit, berry, light pepper/pine, honey, lightly toasted bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of juicy citrus/tropical hops and moderate pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of huge tangerine, pineapple, peach, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, grapefruit, berry, light pepper/pine, honey, lightly toasted bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine/herbal/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of tangerine, pineapple, peach, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, grapefruit, berry, light pepper/pine, honey, bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of juicy citrus/tropical hops and moderate pale malt sweetness; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero astringent hop flavors after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from bitterness, increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/grainy/sticky, fairly crisp, and slightly resinous balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.6%. Overall this is an outstanding pale ale! All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of juicy citrus/tropical hops and moderate pale malt sweetness; very smooth, crisp, and easy to drink. Amazing and enormous on tropical hop flavors, very vibrant and juicy. A highly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Dec 2016
at 20:23
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can. Pours a clean gold with a thin head and aromas that faintly bring pineapple and pears to the table. Flavor is lightly fruity with pineapple, mango and pears bearing the load. It’s decent enough.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Nov 2016
at 21:33