Thornstar
Dark Star Brewing Co. in Partridge Green, West Sussex, England 🏴
Collab with: Thornbridge BreweryIPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Special
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Score
7.25
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New Zealander, Kelly Ryan of Thornbridge Brewery was Dark Star Brew Master for a day and brought with him Pacifica, Pacific Gem and Southern Cross hops from his homeland and used A LOT of them to add a sharpness to the mild dark malts used in this innovative bitter.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask (handpump) @ CASK Pub & Kitchen, 6 Charlwood Street, London, Greater London, England SW1V 2EE.Clear medium to dark red brown colour with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, moderate hoppy, orange - citrus, light grapefruit. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, roasted, pine - grapefruit, hoppy. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20101231]
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Jul 2011
at 02:24
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at Cask Pub and Kitchen, Pimlico, London last November. A dark brown coloured pour with a smallish beige head. Malty, fruity aroma. Tastes fruity, malty, hoppy, chocolate, slight bitterness. An interesting collaborative effort.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Mar 2011
at 11:47
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(Cask at Harp, Covent Garden, London, 26 Nov 2010) Dark brown colour, almost black, with foamy beige head. Roasted, hoppy nose with notes of chocolate, coffee and pine needles. Roasted, malty taste with coffee, dark chocolate, cocoa, pine needles and a hoppy finish with a generous, piney bitterness. Medium body, with balanced sweetness. Very nice beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jan 2011
at 08:05
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
9th December 2010
A cellar run in the Rake thanks to Mario! Cheers Mario - much appreciated! Clear dark red brown beer with a little white head. Light semi dry palate. Smooth dark malt with a little dark chocolate and a trace of coffee. Piney grassy hops, fresh. Finishes smooth and slightly bitter. Unusual. The malt and hops elements are nice in their own right but the whole doesn’t equal the sum of the parts for me. Perfectly okay drinkable beer but not a knockout.
A cellar run in the Rake thanks to Mario! Cheers Mario - much appreciated! Clear dark red brown beer with a little white head. Light semi dry palate. Smooth dark malt with a little dark chocolate and a trace of coffee. Piney grassy hops, fresh. Finishes smooth and slightly bitter. Unusual. The malt and hops elements are nice in their own right but the whole doesn’t equal the sum of the parts for me. Perfectly okay drinkable beer but not a knockout.
Tried
on 12 Dec 2010
at 03:20
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Cask & Kitchen, Victoria/Pimlico, London 01.12.10. Pours dark brown with an off-white head some malt on the nose but there is a light burst of fresh hops skipping through. Taste is showing more of those fresh green hops, some maltiness, a little velvety chocolate, and a dab of spice, quite lovely. A7 A4 T8 P4 Ov15 3.8
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Dec 2010
at 22:53
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at The Grove, Huddersfield. Dense dark brown colour with a small tan head. Fruity, hoppy nose with a touch of new car tyre. Taste wise this had plenty going on, and was slightly sweet, with yet more citrus fruit and some great hop bitterness tussling with the biscuity malts, and a hint of spice. Hard to fault really, and a very solid and tasty collaboration.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Dec 2010
at 04:02
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Cask at CPK. Pours clear, amber-brown with almost no head. Toasty malts, light roast, citrus and earthy hops make up the aroma. Flavor is lightly sweet, with mild chocolate, semi-bready malts, some light earthy bitterness, hints of honey. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. Finishes lightly spicy, malty, with faint fruit and some earthen hops. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Nov 2010
at 17:46
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at the Cask, Pub and Kitchen. Deep reddish/brown pour with a white head. Very fruity nose, a little medicinal. Some herbs in there too. Interesting tastes, cherry, orchard fruits, caramel. Quite a complex character this one. Sharp fruity, bitter finish. Intriguing.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Nov 2010
at 07:17
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Cask at CPK on 23 November 2010 on launch night. Dark ruby-black with an off white foam ring giving part-lacing. Aroma is of coffee and spices, mainly cinnamon, and the main taste in-mouth is sharp citrus grapefruit, and some deliciously herby and grassy hop notes. Burnt coffee in the finish with an exquisite bitterness developing, and the mouthfeel is zingy and engaging. Beautifully crafted beer, and quite amazing how the two main flavour "foci" worked side by side in harmony. I liked it.
Tried
from Cask
at
CASK Pub & Kitchen
on 23 Nov 2010
at 00:00