Hophead
Dark Star Brewing Co. in Partridge Green, West Sussex, England 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
6.87
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An extremely clean-drinking pale golden ale with a strong floral aroma and elderflower notes from the Cascade hops. This beer is full-bodied and full-flavoured yet gentle enough to make it a favourite session beer.
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6.5/10
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Mar 2024
at 14:02
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours bright golden with a white head
A - toffee/caramel with floral undertones
F - bready, with fairly muted hop character. Much more body than a lot of ipas, fair bitterness. Over all a nice malty base with floral elderflower aroma and flavour from the hops, it's clean, fresh and easy drinking. Nice IPA.
Jan 2025 - just had a 3.4%abv version, ABV dropped from 3.8 - 3.4%. It similar to how I remeber it but I think the hops are not as prominent as they where.
A - toffee/caramel with floral undertones
F - bready, with fairly muted hop character. Much more body than a lot of ipas, fair bitterness. Over all a nice malty base with floral elderflower aroma and flavour from the hops, it's clean, fresh and easy drinking. Nice IPA.
Jan 2025 - just had a 3.4%abv version, ABV dropped from 3.8 - 3.4%. It similar to how I remeber it but I think the hops are not as prominent as they where.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jan 2024
at 20:41
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
1/2 pint cask @ The Harp, Covent Garden.
Pâle/dorée, col épais crémeux blanc.
Arôme est frais houblonné, léger rétro-nasal fleuri avec un léger apport malté anglais.
Palais pâle, Marris qui assurent une bonne balance, houblonné plasiant sur le fleuri rappelant un peu un côté fleur de sureau. Petite note beurrée qui se retrouve parfois dû au cask?
Léger et bien pintable.
Pâle/dorée, col épais crémeux blanc.
Arôme est frais houblonné, léger rétro-nasal fleuri avec un léger apport malté anglais.
Palais pâle, Marris qui assurent une bonne balance, houblonné plasiant sur le fleuri rappelant un peu un côté fleur de sureau. Petite note beurrée qui se retrouve parfois dû au cask?
Léger et bien pintable.
Tried
from Cask
at
Harp - Covent Garden
on 14 Aug 2023
at 12:39
6.5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 May 2023
at 21:51
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pint at the Old Joint Stock. Clear golden pour, small foamy white head, rings of lacing. Biscuity, malty aroma, grainy. Taste follows with malts and a bit of crispy hops, fading out to a dry finish.
Tried
on 16 Feb 2023
at 16:54
12/12/2008. SALEHURST HALT, Church Lane, SALEHURST, East Sussex, England
Tried
on 23 Nov 2022
at 11:12
6/10
Tried
on 31 Oct 2022
at 17:26
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
First hot golde with Cloin. On cask at The Parcel Yard Kings Cross. Pours a clear copper gold with frothy white head that lasts. The aroma is grapefruit and pine. Medium body, grass, citrus, resin bite, very good.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Apr 2022
at 18:07
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the pub: Light aromas of citrus, some hops. Tase is malt/bread with some fruity notes. OK, but not mindblowing...
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Apr 2022
at 09:45
6/10
Quite bitter and dry, papery, citrus peel, esters
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Feb 2022
at 14:07