Manchester Star Ale
J.W. Lees in Middleton, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
Strong Ale Regular|
Score
7.33
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Manchester Star was a brew discovered in an old recipe book (from about one hundred years ago). Manchester Star is a 7.3% ABV, dark ale, with chocolate, malty overtones and a warming finish made from 100% British ale malt, chocolate malt and Goldings hops. Manchester Star Ale is available in 100 Sainsbury’s stores nationwide (check which stores stock Manchester Star Ale near you).
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle from Sainsburys. Black beer, dark brown edges with thick beige head. Actually quite a good baltic porter style beer. Lots of milk chocolate. Some decent maltiness. Shame its filtered and pasteurised otherwise this could be a fantastic beer. Lots of plum fruit. Really very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2012
at 12:07
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Deep brown, approaching black body. Tan head, frothy, slowly diminishing. Aroma of roasted malts, caramel, sweet licorice, tobacco. Hint of dark fruit. The flavor is moderately to heavily sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes moderately sweet and lightly to moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture turning creamy/slick in the finish, moderate carbonation. A malty beer with thick caramel, chocolate and fruit flavors. Some earthiness, leather. A bit sweet, but good stuff overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2011
at 18:01
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. It’s a clear, very dark brown beer, a beige finger-thick head sits on top. The aroma is really delicious, with cocoa, some licorice, notes of alcohol, and roasted malts. Full-bodied and warming, with flavors of roasted malts, dried fruits, cocoa and some licorice. Roasted, warming finish. A really pleasant and tasteful beer, the aroma even slightly more lovely. 091127
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2010
at 01:42
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a black color with a longlasting tan head. Has a roasted malty bready alcoholic aroma with hints of chocolate. Has a fruity malty slightly roasted chocolate flavor with some hints of licorice. Hasa fruity malty chocolate finish with some bitterness in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2009
at 02:07
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled. An opaque brown beer with a brown head. The aroma has notes of sweet malt and tobacco as well as lighter notes of roasted malt, alcohol, and over ripe fruits. The flavor is sweet with notes of over ripe fruits, alcohol, and roasted malt, as well as lighter notes licorice, leading to a lightly bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jun 2009
at 14:24
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled (thanks to the craziest bartender ever!). Very dark brown colour, close to black, mediumsized fluffy beige head. Some lace. Aroma is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee some wet smoked wood and also liquorice and mild notes of raisins. Flavour is roasted malts, some toffee, mild chocolate and coffee as well as some slight fruity notes. Very well balanced and hides the alcohol completely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Apr 2009
at 12:13