Stark Brewing Company
Brewpub
in
Manchester,
New Hampshire,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Milly's Tavern
Established in 1994
Contact
500 N Commercial St, Manchester, NH, 03101, United States
Description
Stark Brewing Company originally started back in 1994 as the Stark Mill Brewery. Stark Mill was the first brewery in the city and was brought to life through the efforts of Brewmaster Peter Telge. Peter is a Manchester native, born and raised here in the Queen City, and has been in charge of the brewery for over 20 years now. In 1999, the brewery underwent a rebranding to keep up with the times and opened back up as Milly's Tavern, named after Peter's favorite German Shepherd, who is honored in our logo. Stark Brewing Company is proud to continue its devoted legacy as being Manchester's only brewpub, bringing fresh beer, delicious food, and great times to the people of New England.
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
on tap-pours dark amber/brown and still. Aroma is sour fruit, wood, medium malt. Taste is sour cheery, wood/some spice, medium malt.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Aug 2012
at 19:53
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Growler thanks to Jcwattsrugger. Pours light caramel with off white head. Nose/taste of pineapple, caramel malt, bitter bitter hops and dank resin. Medium body. Finishes bitingly bitter resin.
Tried
on 20 Jul 2012
at 14:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap @ brew pub. Pint. Very thin small off white head. Steady carbonation. Nose of caramel and nuts. Taste is much the same. Light barley notes. The noticeable barley gives this a nice touch. Lighter side of medium body. It’s a very standard and straight forward Brown. Well-crafted and easy to drink.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Jun 2012
at 22:04
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Tap @ brew pub. Pint. Clear piss color. Small, thin head not much retention. Subdued malt nose. Light malt, underplayed hops. Not much going on. This is a beer to please the uneducated masses. With so many other choices all you need is a 5 oz. taster of this. But if you with a friend that doesn’t drink craft… this would be the starter brew.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Jun 2012
at 21:49
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft. Hazy gold color. Nose is fresh citrus hops and a note of pine. Light malt is present however; the hops are the focal point. Fresh wet hops. Citrus and pine like the nose. The bitterness does not linger, short ending. Dry texture. The brewer calls this APA, dude tastes like a good IPA on my palate!
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Jun 2012
at 21:40
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft @ brew pub. Nice amber with plenty of retention, leaves sheets of lace down the pint. Nose is caramel covered hops. Flavors of pine hops, caramel malt and a slightly lingering bitterness. The bitterness does stack up and get stronger as it warms. It was a great way to cap of my meal and brewer. Peter can sure brew some beers.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 May 2012
at 15:23
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft. Nice poor from the bartender. Thick full tan head. Lots of retention. Sheets of lace. Nose is dark fruits, molasses and roasted malt. Flavor is spot on the nose with chocolate nuances. Body is medium maybe a tad toward the full side. The texture is creamy with just a trace of the %7.5 abv, not distracting in anyway. Brewmaster did a nice job here. Not real complex but still well made.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 May 2012
at 14:57
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft @ brew pub. Deep brown / black. Very small off white head gave lots of spiderweb lace. Nose is rich roasted notes and mild.coffee bean. This was a great batch. Medium in body with a lingering coffee bitterness. Flavor is the nose times 2. A good stout.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 May 2012
at 14:29
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draft at the brew pub. Gold with a purple hue of blueberry juice plus berry’s floating around. Basically this is golden ale with Maine blueberries added to it. The malt and berry do play well together. Not overly sweet. I no longer drink a lot of fruit beers however if you are in the mood for one, this is respectable.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 May 2012
at 12:39
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
on tap-pours black and a brown head with trailing lace. Aroma is roasty/molasses/licorice-dark malt. Taste is roasty/coca/ashy-dark malt, some earthy hops.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Jan 2012
at 17:26