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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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7
Bottle thx to myself @ benzai. Black colour with a small beige head. Smells roasty, coffee, chocolate. Tastes slightly sour, roasty, coffee, bitter, some chocolate. Thin body, nice carbo.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2013
at 13:07
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask @ Akkurat. Heavy bitter and roasted coffee notes in aroma aswell as taste. Also some licorice. The creamy light texture smoothens and adds some drinkability. Nice!
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Feb 2013
at 04:37
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
cask@Catford Bridge Tavern, SE London - Dark brown to black in colour with medium to thin head. Aroma and taste is prominent roasted coffee and malts, hints of vanilla and chocolate. Good stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Feb 2013
at 15:20
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Having tried this a few times late in the evening at festivals I was keen to give it a more considered tasting. The beer tastes exactly as promised, of cold coffee with perhaps a little fag ash. The aroma, is coffee and cigarettes. The appearance an appealing coffee black. The taste.. coffee and fags. The palate is a little thinner than you would expect from a stout, but in keeping with the notion of a coffee beer, so suitable. The beer is a one trick pony, and I grew a little bored of it near the bottom of the bottle, but it’s a fun beer, that fulfills it brief consummately. I’d happily recommend trying it once.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2013
at 11:54
3.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 3
Southampton Arms, Gospel Oak 6 Nov 12. Svart. 0 skum. Ser ut som kaffe. Lukter kaffe. Smaker vassen kaffe. Ikke bra.
Tried
on 03 Jan 2013
at 05:36
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask, half-pint served in a mug at Southampton Arms. Jet black body. Shiny black surface. Slightly roasted coffee malts to the nose. Taste of cold coffee grounds supported by hints of chocolate. Thin bodied. Ok, a little disappointing, though (London, 06.11.2012).
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Dec 2012
at 11:44
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask @ York Tap 1/11/12
Very dark brown, thin tan head, good lacing
Aroma of soft roasted malts, good quality coffee
Taste - nice smooth dark mellow roasted malts, soft premium coffee, touch of dark bitter chocolate, no hops, good flavour for abv
Palate - soft carb, thin to medium body, texture smooth and quite oily, good smooth dark malts. Finish as main flavour, smooth
Overall - This was a good, tasty coffee stout for the abv
Very dark brown, thin tan head, good lacing
Aroma of soft roasted malts, good quality coffee
Taste - nice smooth dark mellow roasted malts, soft premium coffee, touch of dark bitter chocolate, no hops, good flavour for abv
Palate - soft carb, thin to medium body, texture smooth and quite oily, good smooth dark malts. Finish as main flavour, smooth
Overall - This was a good, tasty coffee stout for the abv
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Nov 2012
at 11:25
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at Birmingham Beer Fest 2012; Almost black colour, roast malt and chocolate aroma, shock horror this tasted a bit like a strong coffee with some hint of chocolate. Just a slight bit of hop bitterness towards the end. Slightly watery mouth feel. Very good stout.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Oct 2012
at 10:36
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Gravity dispense at the twelfth Twickenham Beer Festival - 18/10/12. Mid black in appearance with a frothy tan head. Big roast nose backed up with a great espresso aroma and a little smoke. Rich roast malt taste with espresso in the background, caramelised sugar. Medium bodied with a low level of carbonation lending towards a dry and bitter finish. Excellent cask coffee stout, so much more life than the bottled version!
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Oct 2012
at 13:43
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle 500ml @ My parent’s place
Pours clear dark brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate and coffee. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long roasted and coffee finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours clear dark brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate and coffee. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long roasted and coffee finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2012
at 00:14