Revelation
Dark Star Brewing Company Limited

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From:
Dark Star Brewing Company Limited
 
England, United Kingdom
Style:
English Pale Ale
Ranked #13
ABV:
5.7%
Score:
88
Ranked #14,141
Avg:
3.94 | pDev: 6.6%
Reviews:
8
Ratings:
26
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 29, 2022
Added:
Apr 01, 2012
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  5
Revelation is our legendary IPA for the hop lovers. Citrusy American hops added by the sack full and dry hopped with the ‘Hop Rocket’ to boost flavour. A stellar adventure.

Hops: Warrior, Cascade, Columbus, Crystal, Chinook.
Malt: Best Pale Ale.
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.88/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
June 2016: Cask halfpint at the Brewery Shades, Crawley. 5.7%. Golden color, white head. Distinct hoppy aroma, notes of citrus and pine. Refreshing hoppy flavour, tingling fruit (esp. citrus) and pine needles. Good beer.
Sep 29, 2022
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Reviewed by Spike from England

4.02/5  rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
500ml bottle. An excellent modern English IPA from Dark Star that uses US hops to great effect. It marries citrus, grapefruit and robust, sharp bitterness to a classic pale ale malt base. An excellent summer pint, with more complexity (and alcohol) than Hophead.

Champion beer at CAMRA Great British Beer Festival 2018, ‘Strong Bitter’ category.
Jul 22, 2021
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Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England

4.08/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Bottled and bought in a grocery home shopping and rank at a friends house at a movie night
Pours a slightly hazy golden body with good white head
Soapy citrus aroma
Slightly slightly spicy flavour but big bitter
Oct 09, 2019
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Reviewed by vinicole from England

3.96/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Bottle. Light copper with a frothy head.
Mild grainy aroma. Leafy hops included. Some fruit apparent.
Balanced taste of malt and hops. Mild toffee present. Long bitter finish.
Middling carbonation and feel.
Closer to a new wave EPA than APA.
Sep 14, 2019
 
Rated: 3.62 by Dazka from Italy

Apr 16, 2018
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Reviewed by StJamesGate from New York

4.05/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
On cask at Belfast Beer Festival, 2016.
Crusty white over tarnished gold. 4
Raisin, apricot, and overripe orange. 4
Light toffee, then honeydew, rotten lime, lemongrass, papaya, and a dry cut. 4
Oily, almost medium, chewy. 4

Centennial, Cascade, Citra, Liberty.

Gooey hop resin - melon and dank and loveliness. Stompin’, if not quite the match of Darwin’s Origin. Balanced, subtle, clean. 4.25
Jan 23, 2017
 
Rated: 3.94 by steverx8 from England

Sep 04, 2016
 
Rated: 3.4 by darin2z from Texas

May 27, 2016
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Rated by jongleich from Ireland

3.96/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Via cask at a pub in Brighton. Surprisingly well hopped, bitter, could pass for an ipa.
Apr 29, 2016
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Reviewed by hopley from Massachusetts

4.29/5  rDev +8.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
• Look – 4.25 – Gold color and clear, little head that leaves nice lacing
• Smell – 4.0 – Couldn’t get much smell but did smell fresh and fruity
• Taste – 4.5 – Nice and refreshing, really easy to drink – not sure if it’s a pale ale or an IPA – I’d say the former but either way – really nice
• Feel – 4.25 – Light to medium mouthfeel
• Overall – 4.25 – Really enjoyed, could drink many of these! And want to try on tap.
Mar 01, 2016
 
Rated: 4.5 by hdtrice from England

Feb 05, 2016
 
Rated: 4.16 by beer_bottle from Colorado

Aug 01, 2015
 
Rated: 3.76 by JVA1 from Maryland

Jun 14, 2015
 
Rated: 3.84 by Gatordaddy from Maryland

May 23, 2015
 
Rated: 4.53 by TheDrBob from England

Mar 29, 2015
 
Rated: 3.7 by Rmoore318

Mar 29, 2015
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina

3.74/5  rDev -5.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From a cask at the 2015 Atlanta Cask Ale Tasting.

Feel: Medium-light body with light carbonation.

Clear amber, but not good clarity, with a sudsy head.
Very hoppy for a pale ale, so hoppy it could pass for a American Psle Ale or even an IPA. Fruity, herbal and floral.
Jan 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.83 by Boone757 from Virginia

Jan 23, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by stephenlee from England

Nov 30, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by digita7693 from Germany

Jun 10, 2014
Revelation from Dark Star Brewing Company Limited
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 26 ratings