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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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Gold with a lasting white head. Light biscuit and lots of citrus - orange, peel, blossoms, leaves. Light bodied, clearly a quaffer. Maybe a little fizzy. Just enough hay and biscuit sweetness before vibrant citrus and a drying, fairly bitter finish. One I've wanted to try for many years and did not disappoint. Refreshing, genuinely sessionable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2019
at 12:36
8/10
EB from this Wednesday. Great cask offering. Extremely flavourful for the ABV!
Tried
from Cask
at
Haket
on 31 May 2019
at 10:45
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at Churchill's arms, London. Pale golden color fine creamy white head lots of lacing, faint haze. Aroma of hops indeed, citrus, tangerine, grass. Biscuity pale malts, light fruity/juicy. Quite intense bitternss, medium body, soft cask carbonation, clean dry finish. Surprising on how an 3.8 can pack in a lot of flavors, I cant believe everyone here is having nastro azzurro instead, what a pity. Nice session hoppy blonde ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 May 2019
at 15:35
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours clear golden colour, topped with a medium small and fairly lasting white head. Mild grassy nose with some sweet fruity notes - apple, pear, slight biscuity back. Medium bitterness, quite grassy with some bready sweetness to go along. Lighter body with short aftertaste. Fresh. Nicely drinkable. Nothing amazing, but a fair golden ale.
Tried
on 04 Jan 2019
at 16:57
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from M&S Exmouth. Strawy yellow, mid-sized white head. Light, shy malty flavours, pleasant citrusy, grassy and resiny hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2018
at 18:04
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask @The Harp, Londres 05/08/18
Color amarillo pequeña corona de espuma blanca, aromas maltosos caramelo, sabor caramelo, toffe cuerpo medio.
Color amarillo pequeña corona de espuma blanca, aromas maltosos caramelo, sabor caramelo, toffe cuerpo medio.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2018
at 18:23
6/10
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2018
at 16:57
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Red Lion, Amblecote. Pours gold with a small head. Aroma is yeasty grass and a little menthol. Taste has straw, lemon and grass.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Jun 2018
at 10:21
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7
Pours gold from the bottle. Thin head that soon dissolves. Mild citrus and caramel in the aroma. Taste is mildly bitter with an uptick at the finish. Body is light to watery, carbonation is mild. Okay. Gave the rest to JPI
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2018
at 17:24
6/10
Decent enough session pale ale
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Nov 2017
at 00:12