Belgian IPA
Dark Star Brewing Co. in Partridge Green, West Sussex, England 🏴
IPA - Belgian Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.07
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A homage to the Chouffe brewery, with American hops and Belgian yeast.
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6.4/10
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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
7.8/10
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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
7.4/10
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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
7.5/10
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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
7.5/10
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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
8/10
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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
7.2/10
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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
6.8/10
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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
7/10
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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
7/10
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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