Winter Meltdown
Dark Star Brewing Co. in Partridge Green, West Sussex, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.25
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Reubs (35480) reviewed Winter Meltdown from Dark Star Brewing Co. 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
(cask@The Meantime Old Brewery, SE London) Reddish amber/brown colour with almost no head at all. Aroma and taste of grainy malt, fruity hops and pine and the slight spice at the end is noticeable. Overall not bad (but less impressive compared to their "Summer" Meltdown for me. (D12)
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Winter Meltdown from Dark Star Brewing Co. 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the Half Moon, Windlesham - 24/12/12. Clear chestnut brown with a thin off white head that clears to the edge. Nose is spice forward, malts, cinammon, touch of wood, light sugars. Taste follows, spice at the fore, clove, toffee, wood. Medium bodied with soft carbonation leading to a bitter spicy finish.
daniele (14510) reviewed Winter Meltdown from Dark Star Brewing Co. 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
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Scopey (25115) reviewed Winter Meltdown from Dark Star Brewing Co. 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask at the Green Dragon, Croydon. It pours at amber, with a decent white head. The nose is sweet tinned fruit (pear/apple), lemon sherbet, soap and spice. The taste is soap, leather, wood, resin and warming spice, with a bitter-dry finish. Medium body, soft carbonation and slightly sticky mouth-feel. Ok.
Svesse (15730) reviewed Winter Meltdown from Dark Star Brewing Co. 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
(Cask at Dean Swift, Tower Bridge, London, 26 Nov 2011) Amber colour with frothy, off-white head. Fruity, malty nose with citrus, ginger and a touch of cinnamon. Fruity, malty taste with notes of citrus, ginger, cinnamon and a mild bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a certain sweetness. Tasty and quite spicy. Nice one.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask at Port Street Beer House, 15th November 2011. OK, but not one of the better Dark Star ales
yespr (55501) reviewed Winter Meltdown from Dark Star Brewing Co. 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
From cask at 4:20. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is spiced and dry malty, slight nutty and bitter. Spiced, herbal and dry bitter. Bitter and dry herbal into a dry finish.
Hermod (17967) reviewed Winter Meltdown from Dark Star Brewing Co. 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask@The Pullman Bar, Helsinki. Poured slightly hazy, copper color with a soapy white head. Aroma is peaches and unknown spices. Flavor is slightly sweet malty, biscuits, fruity and some spices. Bit odd actually. Drinkable but quite dull.
Saintmatty (11304) reviewed Winter Meltdown from Dark Star Brewing Co. 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Cask (Guide Dog, Southampton) - Copper coloured. Malty, spicy and slightly biscuity aroma with notes of hops and ginger standing out. Biscuity, malty and warming taste with ginger being particularly noticeable in the finish as it leaves a warming, tingling sensation at the back of the throat.
Leighton (34941) reviewed Winter Meltdown from Dark Star Brewing Co. 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at the Old Fountain. Pours a clear, amber-brown with a light, bubbly head. Some ripe fruits and spices on the nose. Lightly sweet, malty base flavor with faint honey and understated nutmeg, then some orange rind and earth bitterness. Light to medium in body with fine, slightly tingly carbonation. Dries out just a touch in the finish, but the overall flavor impact that I am left with is a bit thin. There are some lingering, herbal hops on the sides of the mouth. The ginger adds a touch of sting on the throat. Overall a bit uninspiring, but drinkable.