Dark Star The Original
Dark Star Brewing Co. in Partridge Green, West Sussex, England 🏴
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Regular|
Score
6.85
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The brewery’s eponymous former Champion Beer of Britain. A dark, strong and bitter beer that defies classification. The beer boasts a complex malt flavour from the use of Crystal and Chocolate malts.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Courthouse, Dudley. Pours a dark ruby brown with a medium head. Aroma was dark fruity malt with some Coke. Bread and Coke to start with a medium bitter coffee finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Nov 2010
at 11:08
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 10, National Winter Ales Festival, The Venue, Sheridan Suite, Manchester, England. [ As Dark Star Original ].Clear dark brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, chocolate, dry malt. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, dry. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100122]
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Oct 2010
at 11:22
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Cask at the Harp, London. Pours a dark, opaque brown with a medium, foamy, light tan head. Malt aroma with bread and some sweat. Fairly sweet, with a prominent roast character. Also some mild fruit notes and earthy bitterness. Medium bodied with soft carbonation and mild alcohol warmth. Finishes sweet with some light drying and earthen bitters. Good stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Oct 2010
at 09:42
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
@ Harp. Dark nutty brown. The aroma has light toffee and unfortunately a little pedio (which so often the English punters don’t seem to notice or mind). Hints of toffee and chocolate. Perhaps a bit tart.
Tried
on 29 Aug 2010
at 01:58
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask. Comes as "Dark Star Original". Dark brown with an orange hue and an off-white head. The nose is rich with nuts and dried fruit. Medium body, nuts, raisins and an edge of wood. Dry finish with both alcohol and hops. Delicious. 220110
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Aug 2010
at 12:14
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask at the Evening Star, Brighton, on 5th April 2010. Almost black with short-lived grey-white head. Thick roast malt and some citric hop. Delicious bitter chocolate, slightly smoked finish on a lightly carbonated mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 May 2010
at 03:07
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask@The Marble Arch Inn, Manchester. Very dark brown colour with a minimal off white head. Sweet malt and dark fruit predominated in the nose. Flavour had quite an old skool bitter quality to it, with more dark fruit apparent, quite earthy. Dryish bitter finish. Not really my thing, but there is some quality lurking here.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Mar 2010
at 08:16
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
(Cask at OT, Stockholm on August 9, 2008)As "Dark Star The Original"Clear dark brown to red color, small tan head. Roasted malt, hoppy, sweet taste. Lingering roasted and salty aftertaste. Sweet, roasted, fruity and salty scent. Smooth mouthfeel, low to medium bitterness. Rather big afterbitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Aug 2008
at 04:11
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (St. Urhos, Helsinki)- Dark brown in colour with red tinges. Malty aroma with some chocolate and a light hoppiness. There is also some sweetness in the aroma. Fairly bitter and fruity taste with chocolate. The finish lingers but is fairly pleasant.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 May 2008
at 04:01
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
(As Dark Star Original, Cask at St. Urhos’ on 2008-05-08) Deep amber colour. Light tan-colour head of medium size. Sweet malty nose. Medium palate. Lots of roasted malts. Bit burnt taste.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 May 2008
at 04:20