The Love - Starr Hill Brewery

mocktm

Virginia

3.7/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Bottle into Starr Hill pint glass...

Pours a hazy dark golden yellow with about a finger's worth of head. Not a lot of retention or lacing as it dies down. Looks pretty traditional for a hefe style, just not as much carbonation as I like to normally see.

Nose is full of typical aromas: banana, clove, bubblegum and lemon. A lot more acidic tartness then usual for the style though.

Tastes just as predicted. A lot of lemon sourness that seems to overwhelm the other flavors, especially the wheat. Wish it was a bit breadier, and less mouth puckering bubblegum. Not bad, but not great either.

Mouth feel is little thin, light to medium bodied. Again, not as much carbonation and creaminess as I had hoped.

Overall, this beer is pretty good. Since its local, my gf and I seem to drink a decent amount of it on hot summer days. However, there are much better American Hefes out there.

Serving type: bottle

06-12-2011 22:20:48 | More by mocktm

erialbill

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

05-19-2013 21:01:17 | More by erialbill

thlayli87

New Jersey

4.06/5  rDev +12.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Beer pours a hazy amber color with two fingers of white head that looks so soft and inviting that I'd like to lay down and take a nap on it. Nose reveals fruity esters, yeast, and spice. Banana flavor dominates, along with some coriander, and a pleasing yeasty finish. Mouthfeel is nothing remarkable, a bit thin. Overall this is a pretty good hefeweizen. I'm pleasantly surprised by this because it's by a relatively new brewery, and it's a somewhat difficult style to nail. But this is solid.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 00:02:44 | More by thlayli87

Sludgeman

District of Columbia

3.25/5  rDev -9.7%

05-07-2013 00:50:48 | More by Sludgeman

PaulsBrew

West Virginia

4/5  rDev +11.1%

03-29-2013 01:41:50 | More by PaulsBrew

Guden

Maryland

2.25/5  rDev -37.5%
look: 2.75 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

A- pours a light gold with just a tiny head. No lacing. Didn't realize it was a hefe until I poured (only says wheat beer on the bottle and was part of mixed sixer). Guess its a krystalweizen.

S- strange, banana but also some sour apple, sour cherry and mustiness. Just a touch of spice.

T- the banana and spice come through better in the taste but the finish is still puckering apple. Acetaldehyde?

M- fairly thin with moderate carbonation. I'd like more body for a hefe but in this mess of a beer it's probably better this way.

O- drinks like a banana-wheat Budweiser. Looks like one too. Starr Hill seems to have some serious production flaws in their beers outside of the pale ale. Not impressed.

Serving type: bottle

03-28-2013 01:20:48 | More by Guden

Jayli

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +11.1%

03-21-2013 20:52:32 | More by Jayli

surfrogue1

Maryland

3.25/5  rDev -9.7%

03-14-2013 02:39:49 | More by surfrogue1

bigbutter

Virginia

4/5  rDev +11.1%

03-13-2013 23:01:59 | More by bigbutter

jricharc

Virginia

3.25/5  rDev -9.7%

03-09-2013 01:13:30 | More by jricharc

fishguyac

Washington

4.25/5  rDev +18.1%

03-08-2013 22:41:13 | More by fishguyac

ESeab

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +4.2%

02-28-2013 17:23:44 | More by ESeab

EUFTG

Ontario (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev +4.2%

02-26-2013 02:00:57 | More by EUFTG

Peyton5410

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +11.1%

02-24-2013 06:48:39 | More by Peyton5410

Rion

North Carolina

3.25/5  rDev -9.7%

02-18-2013 17:37:26 | More by Rion

HazardousBrewer

South Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +18.1%

02-16-2013 12:17:12 | More by HazardousBrewer

Squidly

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

02-07-2013 01:59:28 | More by Squidly

djw21

Pennsylvania

2.25/5  rDev -37.5%

02-06-2013 00:23:44 | More by djw21

SonOfKyuss

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

02-04-2013 20:58:55 | More by SonOfKyuss

TheNightwatchman

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

02-02-2013 23:09:24 | More by TheNightwatchman

Mattyb79

Virginia

3.25/5  rDev -9.7%

01-29-2013 06:27:31 | More by Mattyb79

ZachKelly

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev +4.2%

01-28-2013 17:28:50 | More by ZachKelly

Antonius08

Florida

2.75/5  rDev -23.6%

01-15-2013 22:01:13 | More by Antonius08

jorrx003

Florida

4/5  rDev +11.1%

01-13-2013 22:28:34 | More by jorrx003

cliff1066

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

12-18-2012 23:00:23 | More by cliff1066