Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Hophead

Hophead (3.8% abv) by the Darkstar brewery can be found in a few London pubs now. While it is not widely available, if you know where to go (such as The Hat and Feathers in Clerkenwell) you can usually find a pint. The beer itself is a pale amber colour - more gold than amber really and is clean and refreshing, with a solid dose of hops that you don't usually come across on beers with suich a modest level of alcohol. What I newed to stress though that this is not yuour usual US style American APA or even like the english summer ales in the same vein, this is liek a themed hop flavour. Its a strong, but not overtly citrus orange flavour which I find very interesting. The beer is well balanced which makes it a simple but intersting beer. Website here.
BTW. This beer was enjoyed at the Ealing Beer Festival. Not the most unusual of beers, but definetely one of the most pleasant.

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