Dark Star Best

Ok, we finally found the beer we settled into for the night! Dark Star Best (4.0% abv) is a very drinkable tasty best bitter that in a blind tasting could be mistaken for a Mild. For a beer like this, the roast flavours that come through are unbelievable, and it was brewery fresh!

I will definitely be trying to find this beauty again! I also think its a lot better than Hophead - which I do not really find that hoppy!

Anyhow, thats enough blogging for one day. I'm off to meet my mate Richard at The Gunmakers before we head of on another adventure!

http://www.darkstarbrewing.co.uk/

I would also like to thank the guys down at The Castle for their generous donation of pump clips. If anybody else would like to give me some, I'm now accepting!

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.