Dark Star Victorian Ruby Mild

Tasting Summary

These comments are the opinion of the individual reviewer and represent what they thought of the beer on a particular day in a particular pub. If a review is less favourable, it may be because the beer suffered somewhere in the supply chain between them and the brewery.

The Harp, Charing Cross, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	27 Jul 2015
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	26 Jul 2015
Philip Pirrip		30 May 2015	Recommended by the barmaid and sound advice indeed
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	09 May 2014	Certainly popular here tonight

The Gardener's Arms, Lewes, East Sussex

The Evening Star, Brighton, East Sussex

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	20 May 2015
Dosser		14 Jun 2014	Great beer in super pub
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	17 May 2012

The Duke of Wellington, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex

The Ale House, Chelmsford, Essex

General Havelock, Hastings, East Sussex

Southampton Arms, Gospel Oak, Greater London

The Sovereign of the Seas, Petts Wood, Greater London

The Cock Tavern, Hackney, Greater London

Port Street Beer House, Manchester, Greater Manchester

Craft Beer Co., Clerkenwell, Central London

The Swan in the Rushes, Loughborough, Leicestershire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stu		30 May 2012	Dark brown with ruby tinge,ripe dark fruit flavours with hints of sweet caramel and chocolate.

The Wenlock Arms, Hoxton, Central London

Egham United Services Club, Egham, Surrey

Who	Score	When	Notes
Martin the Mildman		17 May 2012	Much improved, with sweet malty flavours dominating and low hopping. Full bodied flavours of caramel, toffee and chocolate. My score 16/20.

Red Lion, Leytonstone, Greater London

The Flower Pot, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Alenomore		24 Jul 2011
Pedro		24 Jul 2011
Dosser		24 Jul 2011	Superb
Pedro	Not Tried	06 May 2010

The Market Porter, Southwark, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
oz11	Not Tried	21 May 2011
Martin the Mildman		04 May 2010	Full bodied ruby mild with great depth of flavour. Fruitiness and a little chocolate from the malt lead to a dryish, vineous finish. My score 16/20.

The Phoenix, Canterbury, Kent

The Hope, Carshalton, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Martin the Mildman		19 May 2011	Strong ruby mild with lots of malt flavours of roast and toffee with some nuttiness. Some hop bitterness evident in the finish. My score 15/20.

The Rake, Southwark, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Flying.geordie		18 May 2010

The Bree Louise, Euston, Central London

Planet Thanet Easter Beer Festival 2009, Margate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		10 Apr 2009	Bit fizzy. Sharp, musty, dusty. Not great

The Butchers Arms, Herne, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Blair		27 Mar 2009	This is a fantastic beer, tasted even better than when I had it at the Dover beer festival. Soft and fruity with a lovely velvety chocolate flavour. Dangerously easy to drink.
KB		27 Mar 2009	My goodness what a superb pint. The taste and colour(note Martyn) are first class. Recommend anyone to try this.
Ken		25 Mar 2009	The Ruby Mild is a deliciously mellow, rich ale which hides its 6% exceedingly well, till one opens ones mouth to speak!
Glyn		24 Mar 2009

The Bull, Horton Kirby, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dubbel	Not Tried	25 Feb 2009
Dubbel		23 Feb 2009	Yes yes yes, a vast improvement on earlier batches. Much more smooth and a pleasant rum-chocolate flavour, touch of port and warming spice. A sheer joy to sup.
Dubbel		26 Jan 2009	Nice again. Had mellowed slightly over the weekend but I still prefer the Sarah Hughes effort.
Dubbel		23 Jan 2009	Deep ruby, strong red malts dominate a complex vineous, full bodied finish. Has potential to grow on me.

The Salehurst Halt, Salehurst, East Sussex

Who	Score	When	Notes
JeffnJo		15 Feb 2009	Well served, mellow, sweet and flavoursome.

Coopers Arms, Crowborough, East Sussex

Who	Score	When	Notes
JeffnJo		14 Feb 2009	This beer is starting to grow on us.... both in terms of the various tastings over the last two weeks and as we sup our way down the glass!

White Cliffs Beer Festival 2009, Dover, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Blair		06 Feb 2009	Strong, dark mild. Really good chocolate and roast malt flavours. I have to admit I was mildly disappointed (excuse the pun) although that's just a testament to how great dark star are when a 4 out of 5 beer is a disappointment.
Ian		06 Feb 2009	Very deep ruby colour with bubbly cream head. Some syrupy malt on aroma. It's good. Good condition. Really nice fruit, damson and dark plum. Not really my style of beer, but very nice nevertheless.