Early Appearance of Stars
Belleflower Brewing Company in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
7.05
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Inspired by the summer nights when you want to linger a little longer, when the sun has set but the sky is still lit and the first stars start to appear. Early Appearance of Stars is a West Coast IPA--a style that got most of us into craft beer--and pours a brilliant, deep gold color bursting with aromas of citrus zest, woodsy dankness, mixed berries, fresh cut grass, and mellow toasted grains. The flavor brings an intense grapefruit juice character and a long lasting, assertive bitterness. Early Appearance of Stars finishes crisp and dry just like a Maine summer night.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
Gold pour. Thick foam with even lace around the rim. Floral and honey flavor with a floral palate. Light bodied and light carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 16 May 2025
at 00:18
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Mild honey and grass nose. Clear amber, medium head. Lilly, marigold finish. Medium body, soft carbonation. Well made.
Tried
from Can
from
Midtowne Market
on 16 May 2025
at 00:12
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can shared by AirForceHops--thanks, Chris! Hazy, bright yellow with nice sparkle, decent head and ring of soapy lacing. Aroma is citrus, stone fruit and mild pine. Taste is citrusy, dank, mild pine, cracker. Smooth texture, average carbonation, crackery, mildly bitter finish. Aroma is not classic West Coast IPA (and is lovely) but flavor is more traditional and not super strong. OK.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Dec 2024
at 21:59
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
16 oz can. Aroma is very mild tangerine peel with bread like malt. Flavor is fruit character with very little pine and or resin notes. Moderate bread malt keeps the hops honest and adds a proper amount of balance. Highly drinkable for me!
Tried
from Can
on 13 Nov 2024
at 18:31
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Translucent lemon yellow with a ring of white head. Nose has what you want, lemon lime soda and grass and big citrus zest. Flavor is simple honey and grist and then all the hop stuff. Zippy finish. Off dry. 7 4 6 3 13
Tried
on 05 Jul 2023
at 18:51