Festival
Dark Star Brewing Co. in Partridge Green, West Sussex, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.54
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A chestnut bronze-coloured bitter with a smooth mouthfeel and freshness; a classic style strong bitter brewed as a Dark Star version of Festive, a former great Sussex beer from King & Barnes.
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18/03/2011. BRISTOL BEER FESTIVAL, Brunel Passenger Shed, Temple Meads Station, BRISTOL, Bristol, England
Tried
on 23 Nov 2022
at 11:09
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
18/2/2019. Cask at the Barrowboy & Banker, London Bridge. Pours mid brown with a small bubbly off-white head. Arom of malt, dark fruit and caramel with light roasting. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Medium body, slight oily and watery texture, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Feb 2019
at 18:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Star and Garter, Bromley. Copper coloured pour with a white head. Toffee, caramel and toffee apple aroma. Flavours of toffee, currants and malt. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Apr 2018
at 14:15
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask at The Volley. A clear reddish amber beer with a small off-white head. Aroma of reddish malt, butterscotch. Taste of red malt, red fruits, soft tartness, butterscotch.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2017
at 11:44
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Criterion, Leicester. Clear dark brown with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, yeasty and light nutty. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 260717
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Jul 2017
at 11:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Criterion, Leicester. Nice head with good duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are caramel, malt, fruits, flowers and has a nice long bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Jul 2017
at 11:04
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 8
Cask at The Evening Star. A very tasty beer with huge nutty overtones. A keeper.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Mar 2017
at 12:59
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at PoW, Farnborough. Feint malty and slightly sour aroma. Light chestnut/copper. Decent beige head. Sweetly bitter (if that’s a thing). Hops, spices, dried fruit, mince meat. Medium bodied. Soft carbonation. However there’s a pithy element to the mouthfeel. Long finish. Any enjoyable ESB.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Feb 2017
at 06:53
5/10
Tried
on 21 Jan 2017
at 12:08
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask. Appearance is copper, a small off-white head. Aroma- rich malts, raisin, chocolate hints. Taste is full and rich malts- lots of dark fruit, bitter hop undertones. Really nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jul 2016
at 02:00