maniac (11822) reviewed Northern Lights (-2017) from Starr Hill Brewery 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at the brewery on 05/09/2009. Somewhat hazy orange amber body with a medium frothy off-white head. Sweet floral and grassy hop aroma with a light pale malt background. Big grassy and floral hop flavor with a pale malt background. 7/3/7/3/13 - 3.3 03/31/2006: Cask at The Commercial Taphouse. Hazy amber color with a thick frothy off-white head. Sweet aromatic hops aroma. Light citrus bitter flavor with some sweetness in the end. 8/4/8/3/15 - 3.8
maniac (11822) reviewed Throwback Pale Ale from Starr Hill Brewery 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at the brewery on 05/09/2009. Slightly hazy amber body with a large frothy off-white head. Big floral hop aroma with some light perfumy notes. Floral and perfumy hop flavor with a pale malt background. Medium full body with moderate carbonation. 7/3/7/3/14 - 3.4 03/30/2006: Clear amber color with a thin white head. Mild malt and floral hops aroma. Sweet floral hops flavor. 7/3/7/3/14 - 3.4
maniac (11822) reviewed Jomo Lager from Starr Hill Brewery 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at the brewery on 05/09/2009. Very clear amber body with a medium creamy off-white head. Toasty and light grainy aroma with faint floral notes. Sweet toasty flavor with light grainy hints and a smooth floral hop background. Medium light body with moderately high carbonation. 7/3/7/3/13 - 3.3 03/23/2006: Clear amber color with a medium frothy white head. Mild malt aroma. Sweet flavor with hints of dark malt. 6/3/7/3/13 - 3.2
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Throwback Pale Ale from Starr Hill Brewery 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Date of Bottle: 26-June-2003
Date of Tasting: 05-September-2004
Hazy amber coloured body with a nice sized frothy off-white head. Aroma of english hops, cardboard, malt, toffee and a small amount of grapefruit. Medium-bodied; Mild hop flavour with hardly any malt backbone. Spicey grapefruityness with some toffee flavours run deep. Aftertaste is fairly bland-no complexity and not much else going on. Overall, a decent pale. I think mine was well past its prime-but with all my other beer, it was a hard one to finally drink! Try it fresh-I will too, but expect a decent pale, nothing amazing. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Norm’s in Vienna, Virginia on 05-September-2004.
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed The Love from Starr Hill Brewery 21 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Super hazy golden coloured body...BEYOND hazy. Small, white head that stays afloat for a while. Aroma of banana, cloves, bubble gum and some more spice. Medium-bodied; Large spices in the taste with a slight unfinished flavour. Aftertaste very clean with light sugars and spice. Overall, VERY nice! I sampled this on ’pseudo-draught’ at the Old Dominion Brew Festival 2004 on 27-June-2004 in Ashburn, Virginia.
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Jomo Lager from Starr Hill Brewery 21 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Amber coloured body with no head at all to speak of. Aroma of caramel, toffee, a bit of hops and some malt. Medium-bodied; Malty flavour with some hops. Aftertaste is clean with a bit of malt leftover. Overall, decent, but not amazing! I sampled this on ’pseudo-draught’ at the Old Dominion Brew Festival 2004 on 27-June-2004 in Ashburn, Virginia.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
This is better as an APA than an IPA in my book. But as an APA, it's a decent drinking beer. The peviously posted reviews may suggest that this brew may be incocnsistent. Mine was a slightly thin, but decent APA. Well balanced. Not bad, just not outstanding.
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Amber Ale from Starr Hill Brewery 22 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Bottle from Dominion Brewing (Not Starr Hill) - Produced on 26-June-2003:
Nice dark amber/bronze colour with a dense tall off-white head. Aroma of malt, caramel and a slight nuttiness. Medium-bodied; Mild flavour of malt and spices fading to a clean caramel presence. Aftertaste bittered, but quite clean. Overall, a decent beer, nothing special though! I bought this twelve ounce bottle at Norm's in Vienna, Virginia and sampled it on 21-November-2003.