Smoke
Dark Star Brewing Co. in Partridge Green, West Sussex, England 🏴
Smoked / Rauchbier Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.90
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01/12/2007. EVENING STAR, 55-56 Surrey Street, BRIGHTON, East Sussex, England
Tried
on 23 Nov 2022
at 11:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask@Angleterre, Helsinki. Reddish amber colour with a mediumsized beige head. Aroma is dark fruits, mild smoke as well as some mild toasted malts. Flavour is being rather much the same, leaving a slight baconlike aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jul 2011
at 00:31
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask @ Wenlock arms. Pours a dark brown color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty smokey flavor with some hints of caramel. Roasted malty smokey flavor with some hoppy hints. Has a roasted malty smokey finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 May 2009
at 10:54
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
[Cask at the Hobgoblin, Reading.] Amber with a loose cream head; smokey aroma - reminiscent of a wet autumn bonfire; assertive sharp bitter taste with an underlying smokiness; and a long bitter finish. Not sure I’m a fan of this style.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jan 2009
at 09:04
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On gravity at the Portcullis, Bristol 14/12/08. Dark brown with plenty of reddish undertones and a moderate, off-white head. Lightly smoked aroma, with some dark fruit, caramel and a hint of citrus hops/ Flavour had some sweet honeyed malts, with a smoky edge, a touch of spice and a decent bitter finish. A very good English interpretation of the style.
Tried
on 14 Dec 2008
at 16:18
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6
(From old notes. Cask at Pikkulintu on 2007-12-31.) The nose and taste both contain clear smoke aroma. Nice hops in taste which has got some roasted malt in it, too. Towards the end I think I began to taste even burned malt there which was a bit annoying.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Apr 2008
at 13:17
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask handpull at The Rake, Borough Market. A bit like a German Rauch but mixed with a good deep dark best bitter. Great condition.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Dec 2007
at 03:30
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask@Beer Hunters, Pori
Dark ruby red color, creamy expresso head, lace. Not much smoke in the nose first, more when beer warms to room temperature, more aroma is flowery hoppy. Quite hoppy, some tar and smoke, but more bitter hoppy than relative of Bavarian rauchbier. Long bitter aftertaste with touch of sweetness and smoke. Not bad by any means but could be so much more.
Dark ruby red color, creamy expresso head, lace. Not much smoke in the nose first, more when beer warms to room temperature, more aroma is flowery hoppy. Quite hoppy, some tar and smoke, but more bitter hoppy than relative of Bavarian rauchbier. Long bitter aftertaste with touch of sweetness and smoke. Not bad by any means but could be so much more.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Nov 2007
at 13:37