Stardust Brewery Optic

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Stardust Brewery in White Waltham, Berkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular
Score
6.85
ABV: 4.4% IBU: - Ticks: 8
An aromatic hoppy pale ale. Capturing the full potential of the fruity American hop flavours, this beer is designed to slip down easily while packing in the best of the hop properties. A smooth mouth feel with tropical fruits on the nose.
 

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6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

Pretty so so. Some faded hops, dry pale mats, citrus peel, pine needles, straw. Light minerality. Drinkable but not very vibrant.

Tried from Can at Elusive Tap on 23 May 2025 at 20:16


7

Tried on 27 Aug 2022 at 16:52


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

330ml bottle from the brewery. Poured a hazy golden orange colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy malt, zesty tropical citrus fruits, mango, passion fruit, light woody hops. The flavour is moderate bitter and sweet, with a crisp, super fresh, juicy citrus, light dry floral hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Very moreish.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Sep 2020 at 22:13


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

330ml bottle. Pours clear gold with a tall white head. Aroma is mandarines, pale malt, floral. Taste is floral hops, mandarines, malt. Medium bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Oct 2019 at 10:28


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Cask at Heidrun, 26/05/19. Golden orange with a white cap. Nose is orange peel, melon, straw, pale malts. Taste comprises tangerines, melon, straw, light breads, toasted grains. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Passable number.

Tried from Cask on 26 May 2019 at 11:18


5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask at Heidrun, Wycombe. Hazy pale amber with a thin white head. Strongly floral, slightly sour, a touch of caramel and a dull Weetabix background. Not in the greatest condition, but even allowing for that I wasn't a big fan.

Tried from Cask on 25 May 2019 at 10:43


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

[Cask at the White Hart, Holyport.] An attractive bright pale amber pour with a thin white head; floral and biscuity aroma; sharply bitter from the start, floral and herbal with a sweet biscuity body; then a drier finish with long lasting bitterness. Excellent.

Tried from Cask on 22 Feb 2019 at 10:35


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Cask at CBC, Clerkenwell on 4th March 2018. Gold with off white foam and scant lacing. Grassy aroma . Fine citrus in-mouth and a grassy bitter finish. Zingy mouthfeel and medium body.

Tried from Cask on 10 Mar 2018 at 21:45