Espresso
Dark Star Brewing Co. in Partridge Green, West Sussex, England 🏴
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured Regular|
Score
6.89
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A black beer brewed with roasted barley malt and challenger hops. Then freshly ground Arabica coffee beans, blended especially for Dark Star, are added to the copper for a few minutes after the boil to provide a rich and complementary coffee aroma. NOT EVERYONE’S CUP OF TEA!
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Thin mocha head, aroma of bitter almost burnt coffee. Dark roasted burnt malts. No hops to speak of, it finishes quite bitter and a tad simple. The coffee flavor is there, but honestly the coffeein the flavor is quite similar to a regular stout.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:24
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle pint: Black but in the upper regions of the glass dark brown, oe of the nearist thing to coffee in the beer-world.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2024
at 11:47
8/10
Cask @Crystal Palace, Bath. 18/12/2022. (Cómo Xpresso) Color negro opaco corona de espuma escasa aromas tostados, sabor café, tostados cuerpo ligero. Rica.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Dec 2022
at 21:27
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at Lord Northbrook, Lee. Black pour with a tan head. Coffee, soy sauce, liquorice toffee and chocolate aromas. Flavours of dark roast coffee, light smoke, dark chocolate, liquorice toffee. Long smoky coffee aftertaste. Very nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Dec 2022
at 16:00
01/05/2004. OLD GREEN TREE, 12 Green Street, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (FREE HOUSE)
Tried
on 23 Nov 2022
at 11:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled, almost black colored and opague. Indeed a firm espresso aroma with even a touch of smoke. dark roasted espresso flavor, with a touch of cacao. More coffee flavor as a beer flavor, it seems. malty, almost medium bodied. Roastbitter aftertaste. A lot of flavor for its modest ABV.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
At a tasting, small bubbly brown head, opaque very dark brown color, aroma of coffee beans, roasted and herbal notes and a hint of spice and dark bread in the back, flavor of roasted bitter coffee with some charcoal, mellow medium bitterness, hint of sweetness, medium bodied. Nice and really enjoyable.
Tried
on 21 Jun 2018
at 10:47
7/10
Tried
on 17 May 2018
at 16:41
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Poured mid to dark brown with an average sized beige head. Aroma of malt, roasted coffee and sweet milk chocolate. Towards heavy sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2018
at 14:53
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle. Pours dark brown with a beige head. Coffee and roasted malt aroma, some chocolate too. Taste is dominated by coffee, roasted malts, hint of chocolate, hops, nice bitterness. Medium body, smooth, oily texture. Very easy drinking stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2017
at 11:50