Winter Meltdown
Dark Star Brewing Co. in Partridge Green, West Sussex, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.25
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Brewed with Chocolate and Crystal malts to produce this deep bronze coloured beer with a hint of malty flavour, bittered by the traditional Golding hop varieties, this is a classic strong bitter complimented by the aromatic warmth of Chinese stem ginger.
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4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
Cask/gravity at The St Albans Beer Festival 29 Sep 06. Dark brown coloured. No head. A rich fruity aroma. A complex flavour of fruits and berries. A not-too-good bitter finish. A different beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Oct 2006
at 13:57
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Dark rusty in colour. Godd clarity. Mixed sweetness in aroma. Taste of dark berries - blackcurrant - and citrus (lemon) fruitiness. Ginger bitterness in the ending. Unusual (Half pint on gravity at The St Albans BF, 29.09.2006).
Tried
on 20 Oct 2006
at 01:36
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Cask gravity London Drinker BF. It must be some reflection on how good this brewery is in that the first 3 beers I had here were from Dark Star. This had generous lemon grass/ginger and grapefruit aroma. Good russet colour, beige head. Bit sharp in mouth. Not a massive fan of this. Hottish finish from the spicey ginger. Bit juicy.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Mar 2006
at 04:52
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Market Porter, London
Dark amber color. Light malt aroma, a bit minty. Medium malty aroma, with a good hopping, partially aromatic, and a touch of myrth. Interesting.
Dark amber color. Light malt aroma, a bit minty. Medium malty aroma, with a good hopping, partially aromatic, and a touch of myrth. Interesting.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Dec 2005
at 13:55
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask conditioned at Black Door, Helsinki
Nut brown with steady foamy head. Aroma is fresh hops and yeast. Beer has an average body. Ginger dominates taste and hops give long bitter aftertaste. Good beer for a long and cold winter climate.
Nut brown with steady foamy head. Aroma is fresh hops and yeast. Beer has an average body. Ginger dominates taste and hops give long bitter aftertaste. Good beer for a long and cold winter climate.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Apr 2004
at 12:16