Dark Star
(has 1 batch)
Fremont Brewing Company in Seattle, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.45
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Imperial Oatmeal stout
Dark Star is inspired by the wandering tribes scattered through the terrible journey of time and space and adrift in the dark matter between the spaces of then and now. Dark Star is a dark, mysterious yet silky oatmeal stout of grand proportions balanced by a firm hop handshake...go ahead, enjoy the journey...Because Beer Journeys Matter!
Down & Dirty: 2-Row Pale, Roast Barley, C-60, Carafa 2, and Chocolate malts with Flaked Oats and Magnum and Willamette hops.
ABV: 8.0% IBU: 50
Color: Deep black
Aroma: Roasted coffee, toast, baking chocolate, dried fruits and warming spices
Flavor: Moderate sweetness and bitterness with slight acidity and umami in a thick body with smooth, coating carbonation
Availability: Year-Round
Fresh Range: 120 days from packaged-on date
Dark Star is inspired by the wandering tribes scattered through the terrible journey of time and space and adrift in the dark matter between the spaces of then and now. Dark Star is a dark, mysterious yet silky oatmeal stout of grand proportions balanced by a firm hop handshake...go ahead, enjoy the journey...Because Beer Journeys Matter!
Down & Dirty: 2-Row Pale, Roast Barley, C-60, Carafa 2, and Chocolate malts with Flaked Oats and Magnum and Willamette hops.
ABV: 8.0% IBU: 50
Color: Deep black
Aroma: Roasted coffee, toast, baking chocolate, dried fruits and warming spices
Flavor: Moderate sweetness and bitterness with slight acidity and umami in a thick body with smooth, coating carbonation
Availability: Year-Round
Fresh Range: 120 days from packaged-on date
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On tap. Pours black with light tan head. Aromas of licorice, oily coffee, vanilla, and roasted malts. Flavors follow same leanings towards oily black coffee. Nothing very assertive though lots of carbonation and a little heat. A good base for adding flavors...
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Feb 2016
at 18:56
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Black with a tall beige head. Sweetened coffee, chocolate, a bit of campfire, and dark roasted malt. Medium bodied. Finish is bittersweet and coffee. A very nice imperial stout that is on the roasted and coffee side of things.
Tried
on 04 Jan 2016
at 23:26
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
First rating of 2016, I decided to rate a beer that is right in front of me weekly, though I’m half certain this is the first time I’ve ever had one. How is this possible. Kinda fun though to try all the different versions, then go back to the base to see where they all began. 12 oz can poured. Beer cans are a big deal. Pours black with a nice cinematic brown head. Nice roasted aroma with a subtle sweetness to it. Big robust, roasted malt flavor with the same subtle sweetness in the background. Fun, tasty beer, and full of flavor. Very solid.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Jan 2016
at 14:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
[3/2/15] Draught at Fremont Brewing in Seattle. Black with brown foam. Roasty aroma with some coffee. Roasty flavor, rather sweet, with coffee, chocolate, caramel, and a bitterish and slightly ashy finish. Full-bodied. Very nice.
Tried
on 16 Mar 2015
at 18:17
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at Fremont - black pour with a tan lace - well-executed and balanced imperial stout - creamy texture, full body - approach is medium sweet, with a lot of chocolate character - middle to finish develops some acidity and dry roastiness that balance and round out the flavor quite well - tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Jan 2015
at 15:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sampler at brewery. I had this 3 years ago in a sampler as well. If memory is correct it remains similar and good. Very dark brown but looks a bit black. Tan head. For an "imperial" its rather easy. Aroma is nice roast with no harsh roast coming through. Fumey clean unsweet brownie as well. Very clean and relatively light palate with only mild acidity at the end of the flavor, blends with a mineral like, lightly spritzy finish. Flavor is low roast, clean unsweet brown malts. Very nice, softness of oatmeal is felt throughout. My hope is for even a less harsh finish with the mineral and acidity all at the end.
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Tried
on 05 Aug 2014
at 09:22
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pitch black and oily but bot viscous in texture pours with a sizable head Nose is weak with a hint of roast and dark chocolate taste is interesting. It’s a very toasty stout, not warming but no barley additions were spared. I get some creaminess from the oatmeal, pretty high bitterness. Drinks close so a Sam smiths oatmeal stout plus some added booziness. It’s lacking something.
Tried
on 12 Oct 2013
at 00:26