Northern Lights (2017-)
(Batch of Northern Lights)
Starr Hill Brewery in Crozet, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
6.49
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft: Poured a golden with a white lacing head. Aroma is perfume and grain. Taste is bitter hops, citrus.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Apr 2023
at 17:20
6/10
Tried
on 15 Apr 2023
at 00:39
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap at the brewery taproom Richmond Virginia. A clear golden yeloow coloured pour with a halo of white head. Aroma is subdued nothing pale grains, grass.. Flavour is composed of semi sweet pale grains, verbena, numbing pine, lemon rind. Palate is semi sweet hop oils, moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Apr 2023
at 00:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Month old bottle A: Crystal clear brassy gold with a short head that fell to a lasting ring and pad. S: Citrus pith, floral and herbal notes. Faint wood beneath. T: Pretty bitter with sharp herbal hops dominating light generic citrus. Malts are toasty and woody. Bitter ending. M: Soft carbonation, medium light body and mostly clean finish. O: Tasty and balanced if not terribly distinctive. I'd buy again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2022
at 23:16
6/10
12oz can from Kroger. Hazy amber pour, small soapy head. Malty aroma, caramel. Taste is toasty malts, caramel, but the hops bring an odd tangy finish.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Sep 2021
at 01:57
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 ounce bottle from Kroger Rio Hill, 1/8/21. How have I not tried this yet? Hazy orange. Aroma of grain, toast, citrus. Old school. Taste is grapefruit, pine, toasted malt. Medium bodied, moderate bitterness, clean. Still kinda old school.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2021
at 05:11
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12 ounce bottle. Slightly hazy amber gold pour. Finger high frothy beige head. Fragrant citrus hop aroma. Bittersweet toasted malt flavor upfront. Spicy hops in middle redolent of pine and citrus. Peppery hop finish is pleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2020
at 05:19
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Total Wine. Golden in colour, with a thin, white, head. A very lively pour. Aroma of citrus hops and tangerines. Flavour had sweet rich tea malts, more citrus fruit and a dryish finish. Fine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2019
at 12:05
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Harris Teeter, Hampstead, North Carolina. Brighter amber with a thin head. Strong tasting pale ale with some fruitiness, but its strength dominates.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2017
at 07:55
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
New bottle. Unfortunately, I don’t have an old bottle to compare the versions, but I will rate this before looking at my former review. Pours medium-deep gold with an off-white head. Aroma is citrus, sweat, resin, pine, somewhat juicy. Flavor is crisp citrus, pine, light vanilla, hint of floral hops in the ass-end. Good. Now, looking at my old rating, it was an early cask version of the beer, so I can’t really compare and though I have had this since I can’t be sure of my feelings then.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2017
at 15:10