Soul Shine
Starr Hill Brewery in Crozet, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Regular|
Score
6.79
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Soul Shine is a Belgian-style Pale Ale with an American twist. In addition to its 5.2% ABV, Soul Shine is generously hopped with a blend of American hops to give it a distinct aroma of citrus and tropical fruit. This light-bodied beer has a crisp palate and moderate bitterness, with a spicy finish of fruity esters from our Belgian yeast strain.
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottled. Orange amber yellow pour white head. Some citrusy notes, and some sugary sweetness. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 01:30
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Gold in color with a nice two finger head. Aroma has a spicy, fruity smell to it. Taste is very unique for a Belgian ale. The spiciness is very low, slight fruity taste with a hoppy bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2025
at 06:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask gravity @ GBBF 2015. Pours a slightly hazy golden pale amber color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy piney aroma. Fruity malty citrus hoppy bitter grapefruit flavor with weak yeasty hints. Has a fruity malty grapefruit hoppy bitter finish with weak yeasty hints.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Nov 2015
at 10:10
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ GBBF 2015, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Starr Hill Soul Shine ].Clear medium orange color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy - yeasty, pine, spruce, riped fruit. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to light heavy bitter with a average to long duration, riped fruit, pine, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150811]
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Nov 2015
at 08:50
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF ’15, day 1, 11/08/15. Clear golden topped with moderate off white spotting. Nose is citric peel, melon, straw, earthy, grapefruit. Taste comprises tangerine, melon, mango, hoppy notes, orange pith, light spice. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close. Decent enough Belgo influenced IPA ... would have this as an IPA myself, Belgian leaning is pretty subtle.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Sep 2015
at 01:43
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF 2015. It pours clear gold with pretty much no head. The nose is soft, apple, pear, melon, candied citrus peel and orangeade. The taste is soft, oily, nectarine, stone fruit, apple, melon, pepper, spice and light umami character. Medium body, fine carbonation and oily mouth-feel. OK, if a touch uneventful.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Aug 2015
at 06:42
8/10
Tried
on 20 Aug 2015
at 15:07
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF 2015, day 1 - London. Pours clear gold with a foamy white head. The nose holds spicy pine and zesty citrus. Light sweet flavor with spicy ginger, some orange. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly warming on the finish, somewhat resinous, with some orange peel notes. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Aug 2015
at 14:45
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
11th August 2015
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Clear amber beer, a few white bubbles. Palate is light with fine carbonation. Good orange and tangerine hops, some peel underneath. Trace of hop skunk. Light semi dry finish. Good bright hops here.
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Clear amber beer, a few white bubbles. Palate is light with fine carbonation. Good orange and tangerine hops, some peel underneath. Trace of hop skunk. Light semi dry finish. Good bright hops here.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Aug 2015
at 05:39
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF 2015. Golden orange. Thick,flowery, citrus and stone fruit. Rather heavy, elderflower. Strawberry. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Aug 2015
at 02:52