Six Hop Ale
Dark Star Brewing Co. in Partridge Green, West Sussex, England 🏴
IPA Regular|
Score
7.16
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A golden beer brewed with six different varieties of hops, added at six different stages of the brewing process.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
BOTTLE.
Head: off-white, medium, frothy, avg. retention. Colour: copper, clear.
Aroma: caramel dominates the hops, citrus hops in the background, some pine.
Taste: hop bitterness upfront, caramel, some neutral/saltyish notes in the middle and more hops in the zesty finish.
Nice IPA.
Head: off-white, medium, frothy, avg. retention. Colour: copper, clear.
Aroma: caramel dominates the hops, citrus hops in the background, some pine.
Taste: hop bitterness upfront, caramel, some neutral/saltyish notes in the middle and more hops in the zesty finish.
Nice IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2013
at 03:05
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask (gravity) @ The 18th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2012, Reading, Berkshire England.Clear medium amber orange colour with a average, frothy and open, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus, grapefruit, orange - citrus, hop oil notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, citrus - orange. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120504]
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jul 2013
at 13:05
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
[Gift from Maureen (cheers!) from the Selsey off license] Light amber with a negligible white head and a moderate fizz. Tropical fruit aroma carries on into the flavor with spicy orange notes and a growing but well-balanced bitterness. Like many Dark Star beers I’ve tried, it’s decent but not world-beating - not quite up to their formidable reputation.
Tried
on 28 Apr 2013
at 15:12
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle. Clear orangey dark golden to copper colour with huge, firm, frothy, fairly lasting, minimally lasting, white head. Piney hop aroma, some grapefruit, a herbal touch. Taste is dry to bitter hoppy, piney, herbal, slightly fruity, subtle caramel malt sweetness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2013
at 11:47
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at Craft Islington, 12th April 2013. Pours fairly dark, red orange, sweet citrus aromas, taste is sweet some bitterness, with a strong sweet malt finish. Decent IPA
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Apr 2013
at 13:32
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Southampton Arms, Gospel Oak, 30/03/13. Clear golden amber with a medium sized off white head that reduces to a film. Nose is caramel malt, hops, grapefruit, orange. Taste comprises hops, sugars, orange, juicy grapedfruit, citrus notes. Medium bodied with bite, moderate carbonation, hop bitterness in the finish. Decent - so so much better than the 2nd rate bottled offering, if ever there was a beer to split and prove how good a well kept cask is when compared to the bottled version this would be my pick!
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Apr 2013
at 06:06
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle bought at The MicroBar in Manchester last summer. Pours a clear copper coloured body joined by a good lacing, off-white, partially persisting head. Pleasant aroma of peaches, fresh apricots, and oranges mingled with caramel sweetness. Well hopped taste of mild grapefruits and peaches offset by mid-sweet malts. Rather sharp bittersweet finish. Medium bodied. A well blended ale, cleverly made (at home, Tromsø 27.03.2013).
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Mar 2013
at 12:16
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
A full fruity aroma, golden with a very thin head. Has a strong taste that hides any flavour.
Tried
on 21 Mar 2013
at 08:52
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle RB Århus tasting @ Christers. Pours golden with a white head. Aroma of light toasted malt, light butter, little grassy hops. Flavor is malts, no butter here, bitter but a littlle old hops. Medium body, soft carbonation, bitter finish. 270213
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2013
at 12:04
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Clear deep golden with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, hops, little grapefruit and little citrus. Flavour is malt, fruit, hops, little citrus, little grapefruit, little pine and medium bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2013
at 11:34