Dark Star Brewing Co.

Regional Brewery in Partridge Green, West Sussex, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Owned by Asahi Breweries
Associated Venue: The Evening Star

Established in 1994

Contact
Star Road, Partridge Green, RH13 8RA, England
Description
Since 2024 Dark Star beers are brewed at Fullers brewery, Chiswick.

The Dark Star Brewing Company was born in 1994 in the cellar of a pub in Brighton. With a brew plant only marginally bigger than an enthusiastic home-brew kit the characteristic style of hoppy beers was developed and tried out on the willing guinea pigs at the bar. As with all the best ideas, the business was planned on the back of a beer mat, driven by a few beers and funded with money we didn’t have.

A few years on, well 25 years actually, we find ourselves in Partridge Green, just south west of Horsham, West Sussex, with a 45 barrel brewhouse. It’s all been a bit of a blur really. None of us really wanted to leave the cellar of the pub, but apparently more and more people liked drinking the same beers as us, so we needed to brew more…

What’s in a name…: The brewery is named after a song by the band The Grateful Dead, although if you have a heard a different story, use that, never let the truth stand in the way of a good yarn.

In February 2018, Dark Star was acquired by London-based brewer, Fuller Smith & Turner. In January 2019, Fuller Smith & Turner sold its entire drinks business, including The Dark Star Brewing Company, to Asahi Breweries.

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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask@Akkurat, Stockholm. Hazy yellow colour with a mediumsized white foamy head. Aroma is citrus, some hay, grass and mild bready tones. Flavour is herbal, some floral and mild grassy tones with some slight sweet malty tones as well.

Tried from Cask on 27 Sep 2024 at 08:13


4

Tried on 18 Sep 2024 at 14:42


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can from Waitrose, Peterborough. Clear golden with a head. Hoppy and relatively easy for its strength, as its texture is perhaps slightly softer than its strength might suggest. Mild fruit and the lager yeast is most notable in its aftertaste.

Tried from Can on 12 Sep 2024 at 14:30


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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask at the Basketmaker’s Arms, Brighton on 26th August 2024. Clear amber with shallow whitish foam and full lacing.caramel malt and earthy pungencies in aroma. Malty and spicy in-mouth with smokiness and a pungent kick. Burnt toffee flavours dominate the finish. Full bodied with an engaging mouthfeel.

Tried from Cask at Basketmakers Arms on 25 Aug 2024 at 23:00


6

Tried on 21 Aug 2024 at 14:41


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tried on 21 Aug 2024 at 14:38


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Clear golden pour and a fine head. Ok lacing Decent intensity in the aroma Mellow sweetness and a moderate bitterness Soft carbonation level Malty, fruity, herbal and citric flavor [Cask at Swan (Paddington) in London, England]

Tried from Cask on 17 Aug 2024 at 10:51


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Fra cask på Fullers Heathrow terminal 2: klar kobbergylden med fint skum som varer. Milde symptomer av furunål, urter, litt bitter appelsinmarmelade og stikkelsbær. Fruktig og lett krydret avslutning. Grei måte å korte ventetiden på.

Tried from Cask on 15 Aug 2024 at 17:42


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

0,44 boks delt med Steven: lett uklar lys gylden med fint skum som varer. En utmerket forfriskning i hagen før mørket faller på - tropiske frukter, bittersøte appelsiner og hint av aprikos. Slank, ukomplisert og lettdrikkelig.

Tried on 10 Aug 2024 at 19:43


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at The Lord Northbrook, Lee. Clear gold pour with a white head. Nose is gooseberry jam, lychee, lime, white grape. Taste is much the same. Bitter citrusy aftertaste. Quite refreshing.

Tried from Cask on 07 Aug 2024 at 15:56