Northern Lights (-2017)
(Batch of Northern Lights)
Starr Hill Brewery in Crozet, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.71
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6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Draught at Union Station in DC. Orange brown pour, hops floral aroma and similiar taste. Ok.
Tried
on 20 May 2025
at 01:12
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Orange, copper, amber in color with a medium size head. Aroma is citrus, spruce. Taste is citrus, spruce, slightly sweet upfront with a bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2025
at 06:52
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Clear amber with low head. Pear and citrus aroma. Taste of mango and also pear and citrus. Moderate mouthfeel and bitterness.
Tried
on 27 Mar 2016
at 19:45
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
2 month old can.
A: Dull orange gold body with a short beige head that fell gradually to a thick ring..
S: Floral/earthy hop scent. A little toasted grain, caramel and faint alcohol.
T: Piney hops hit first, quickly joined by bitter citrus hops. Pithy note on the end. Little sweetness.
M: Medium light body with light but ample carbonation and a crisp clean finish.
O: Nice smell and great piney, citrus bitterness. Quite agreeable.
A: Dull orange gold body with a short beige head that fell gradually to a thick ring..
S: Floral/earthy hop scent. A little toasted grain, caramel and faint alcohol.
T: Piney hops hit first, quickly joined by bitter citrus hops. Pithy note on the end. Little sweetness.
M: Medium light body with light but ample carbonation and a crisp clean finish.
O: Nice smell and great piney, citrus bitterness. Quite agreeable.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jun 2015
at 16:20
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Clear medium amber colour, big foamy off-white head, recedes slowly to a foamy layer, good lacing. Strong and fresh citrus aroma, orange peel, grapefruit, some caramel, floral hops. Taste light sweet and medium bitter, citrusy. Medium body, oily texture, average carbonation. Mild dry bitter aftertaste, bit spicy, fruity notes, overall a nice mild bitter IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2015
at 20:32
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pine, grassy hops notes, bitter finish. Not what I’d call an interesting IPA - it lacks nuance - but ok if those superior beers aren’t on the menu
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Sep 2014
at 18:14
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Reviewed from notes.
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a nice hazy golden orange color with a one finger white foamy head that once it dissipated there was a decent looking stringy lacing sliding into the beer.
The smell had some piney to lemon/orange aromas delicately coming underneath my nose.
The taste was mainly sweet but had a decent bitter piney background.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. The carbonation was good for an AIPA as there was just enough harshness about it.
Overall, I say this was a decent AIPA to come back to, however, not a standout.
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a nice hazy golden orange color with a one finger white foamy head that once it dissipated there was a decent looking stringy lacing sliding into the beer.
The smell had some piney to lemon/orange aromas delicately coming underneath my nose.
The taste was mainly sweet but had a decent bitter piney background.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. The carbonation was good for an AIPA as there was just enough harshness about it.
Overall, I say this was a decent AIPA to come back to, however, not a standout.
Tried
on 12 Jul 2014
at 21:40
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
A light citrus taste with some unremarkable malt and an ok session beer quality to it. Pours orangy red with ok head and lacing. Medium bitterness, fizzy carbonation. Tap at 121 Acre.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Mar 2014
at 11:38
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a cloudy orange-amber color with a small creamy orange-tan head that left a bit of lacing. The aroma was sweet and malty with notes of lemon and grapefruit. The flavor was bitter, tart and sour with strong grapefruit moderate lemon and lime. Long bitter, tart and sour grapefruit finish. Medium body. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2014
at 05:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle, courtesy of nimbleprop – thanks! Pours an amber orange, nice clarity and two fingers of creamy sand colored head. Thick sheets of lacing and great head retention. Ripe citrus hops, grapefruit and light tropical fruit blend, a faint dank herbal scent, and caramel malt. The taste is soft up front, herbals and dirty florals. The citrus fruit is missing, but the malt base works very well with the florals. Good flavors, but mild in intensity. It does have a little more bite at the finish, but overall mild for a DIPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2013
at 05:52