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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8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Cask at Hairy Twat beer festival ... WOW this was the star of the show... i expected a bitter from its "original" name ... so its colour was a suprise ... deep dark brown ...roast malts nose ... very soft light fruit malts ... little caramel ... little chocolate ... wondefull balance ... packed full of flavour... A must have again beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 May 2008
at 04:38
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask, Jan Primus. Clear ruby red color, short (though large for English beer) off-white head. Rich malty aroma, caramel, slight roasted, bit earthy and fruity as well. Fruity and bitter taste, hint of caramel. Oily texture. Very nice after a hard day of work.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Apr 2008
at 04:17
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask. Deep rubyish brown colour with mediumsized beige head, that lasts for quite a while and leaving nice lace. Aroma is bready malts along with some roast, mild wooden and fruity notes with some earthyness too. Flavour is chocolate, nuts, some spices along with some sour wet wooden notes.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Feb 2008
at 07:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
[i] Cask at Oxford Beer Festival 11-10-07 [/i] Pours dark chesnut in colour with a white soft bubbly head. Dark fruits on the nose, and lovely and fruity in the flavour with the merest hint of sourness at the edge, after about half way through my pint I got some milk chocolate as well which surprised me. Have to say that this was a jolly good beer and one that I would definitely seek out again.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Oct 2007
at 01:50
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Cornubia, Bristol 17/07/07. Dark brown with a slight off-white head. Aroma of subdued dark fruits with a touch of roasted grain. Easy drinking with a flavour of caramel and a dry finish. Competent but forgettable.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Jul 2007
at 16:13
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask Black beer with a small cream-coloured head. Very subdued nose, little bit of ink... Ink again in the taste, going into walnut peel, charcoal, burnt grains. Dry, little sweetness, except for the very finish. Medium bodied, bit of wheat-like slichkness. Aftertaste has some distinct dryness. OK stout, nothing special. Cask does not do the same thing to stout as to bitter, compared to a (good) bottled version, IMO.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Jan 2007
at 02:32
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(Cask at White Horse, Parson’s Green, London, 25 Nov) Dark brown, almost black, with pale brown head. Malty, roasted nose with notes of coffee and wild berries. Malty, roasted taste with distinct coffee notes, bluberries, blackberries and a lovely deep bitterness in the finish. Complex, but with perfect balance between malt, fruit and hops. Absolutely brilliant.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Dec 2006
at 15:14
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Gravity at Red Lion, Snargate. Ruby coloured, raisiny fruit some coffee. Very rich and very smooth, but very good balance overall. Hedgerow black fruits add a slight sweetness. Odd but I could drink a couple quite easily 3.4/5 Re-rate cask handpull at The Bull, Horton Kirby, Kent. Deep brown, lasting beige head. I’m not a real fan of this beer, but this is the best I’ve had it. Toasty, roasty, even some dark plum fruit, then some dry malt/fruit and hop on the finish. Really very good. Some good choc. Oddly enjoyable. Just more flavours and textures than I’ve had before with this beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Jun 2005
at 05:52
6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
[Cask at The Evening Star, Brighton] A deep red almost opaque beer with a small chocolate brown head. The aroma is sweet with notes of caramel and roasted bread. The flavor is sweet malty and again with notes of caramel and roasted bread, but the body is a little thin.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Mar 2005
at 17:07
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask conditioned @Pub Höyry, Tampere
Dark copper, almost opaque. Small white head - big bubbles. Hoppy nose. Very smooth palate: roasted malts and dark chocolate.
Dark copper, almost opaque. Small white head - big bubbles. Hoppy nose. Very smooth palate: roasted malts and dark chocolate.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Apr 2004
at 10:29