Dark Star Brewing Co. Belgian IPA

Belgian IPA

 

Dark Star Brewing Co. in Partridge Green, West Sussex, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  IPA - Belgian Regular Out of Production
Score
7.07
ABV: 7.2% IBU: - Ticks: 26
A homage to the Chouffe brewery, with American hops and Belgian yeast.
 

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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle at home. Pours golden, nose is yeasty, citrus, taste is similar, caramel.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Jan 2015 at 02:06


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle, Beer Moth, Manchester. Orangey gold pour with a small white head. Fragrant resinous hop snout with some citrus and yeast notes Hop driven flavour with notes of earth, yeast and fruits in tandem with a solid malt spine. Robust bitter finish. Enjoyable stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Aug 2014 at 11:35


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Sweet biscuity maltbase. Fruity esters from the yeast. Citrusy hops. Notes of apricots, toffee, green apples and a touch of white pepper.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Jul 2014 at 10:24


7.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle at home from the Battersea Beer Fest. Aroma is light belgian phenols, lemony, earthy hop, mineral and some biscuity malt. Crystal clear orange, light amber with a loose lasting white head. Flavour is rich honey, nutty malt, piney earthy hop, touch of lemon. Palate is semi cweet crystaline sugar, Medium full body. Medium low carbonation. Assertive earthy citus hop bitterness. As belgo IPAs go this is pretty good.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Mar 2014 at 16:36


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottled, thanks fonefan! Hazy golden, small head. Aroma of hay and marzipan. Mid dry with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Grass, grapefruit and bread. Really bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Dec 2013 at 02:02


8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle from the St Albans Beer Shop. Poured a dark gold with a medium white head and good lacing. Aroma of raisins, Belgian yeasts and orange peal. Citrus hop flavour with soft fruits and cardamon. Finishes with lemon zest, grassy and grapefruit hops. Nice mix of Belgian triple and an IPA; balance is spot on.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Oct 2013 at 13:02


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle from Domus Birrae. BBF 20AUG13. :( Pours orange gold with a slight whitish head. Aromas of earth, resin and floral. Med + body. Flavor is very hoppy - earth/resin - Belgian yeast/fruit ester - pretty malty backbone - but there’s certainly no excess sugar. There’s a lot of hop in this. Mild hop burn develops, and it’s finishing pretty darn bitter. Sometimes I think the fruit ester is tropical. Then I don’t. It’s pretty good stuff. Being a bit long in the tooth hasn’t resulted in anything disturbing.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Oct 2013 at 12:30


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

330ml bottle. Clear orangey golden colour with average, frothy, moderately lasting and lacing, off-white head. Caramel malty aroma, integrated piney hop notes, hints of dried fruit like apricot and peach, cautious hints of yeast. Taste has a caramel malty and fruity hoppy foreground, minimally sweet hints of dried apricot, dry, minimally tart and yeasty background with a strawy touch.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Jul 2013 at 05:54


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

Bottle 330ml.Clear medium orange yellow colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, orange - citrus, grapefruit, pine, moderate yeast, belgium yeast. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, hoppy, yeasty, fruity, citrus, grapefuit, dry. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20130406]

Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2013 at 11:24


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

Bottled (from AbM). Amber colour, small slightly off-white head. Aroma is fruity, woodem mild yeasty and spicy notes along with ome floral and grassy notes. Flavour is fruity, citrusy, mild spicy and yeasty notes as well as some resin and mild alcohol sweetness as well.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Apr 2013 at 11:41