Dark Star Espresso Stout

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 Hyde Tavern, Winchester, Hampshire

The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London

York Tap, York, North Yorkshire

The Harp, Charing Cross, Central London

Mind the Gap, Broadstairs, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dosser		14 Jun 2017	Rather cold

Royal Albert, New Cross, Greater London

Waterloo Tap, Waterloo, Central London

Guild Ale House, Preston, Lancashire

Hopinn, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire

Craft Beer Co., Brighton, East Sussex

Who	Score	When	Notes
Brian		25 Oct 2016	Bordering on the exceptional too. Lots of coffee of course, but easy drinking.

Fez, Margate, Kent

The Orange Tree, Chelmsford, Essex

Whitelock's Ale House, Leeds, West Yorkshire

Holborn Whippet, Holborn, Central London

The White Swan, Charlton, Greater London

The White Hart, Whitechapel, Greater London

The Kings Arms, Waterloo, Central London

Duke of Wellington, Norwich, Norfolk

Leyton Orient Supporters Club, Leyton, Greater London

Tap East, Stratford, Greater London

The Flower Pot, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dosser	Not Tried	18 Jan 2015
Dosser	Not Tried	09 Jan 2015
Toby	Not Tried	16 Jun 2013
Dosser	Not Tried	15 Jun 2013
Dosser	Not Tried	15 Apr 2013
Bulls	Not Tried	14 Apr 2013
Bulls	Not Tried	13 Apr 2013
Pedro	Not Tried	05 Sep 2012	Run out
Alenomore		02 Sep 2012	In tip top condition.
Pedro	Not Tried	01 Sep 2012
Alenomore		31 Aug 2012	Superb. Cant give it a 5* due to it's strength, but still superb.
oz11		24 Jun 2011
Angie	Not Tried	18 Jun 2011
Pedro	Not Tried	18 Mar 2011	ran out
Dosser	Not Tried	14 Mar 2011
Pedro	Not Tried	11 Mar 2011
Dosser	Not Tried	18 Jun 2010
Dosser	Not Tried	20 Mar 2010	Ran out
Pedro	Not Tried	19 Mar 2010
Alenomore		19 Mar 2010	Had sampled this on an earlier visit. Always good to sample again. On top form here. I do like these dark roasted malt ales.
Pedro	Not Tried	18 Mar 2010
Pedro	Not Tried	17 Mar 2010
Pedro	Not Tried	16 Mar 2010
Pedro	Not Tried	14 Mar 2010
Angie		13 Mar 2010	kept me awake at night
Pedro		12 Mar 2010
Angie		13 Nov 2009	Great coffee taste!
Matt		13 Nov 2009	A lovely beer on a wet miserable day in front of the fire!
Matt		10 Nov 2009	Mmmm this was very nice a very quaffable pint with real coffee flavours Yum Yum!!!
Pedro		04 Sep 2009
Pedro		03 Sep 2009
Pedro		02 Sep 2009	tried outside on patio
Matt	Not Tried	01 Jan 2009	Lovely on a wet miserable day in front of the fire Mmmm!
Matt	Not Tried	01 Jan 2009	Lovely on a wet miserable day in front of the fire Mmmm!

Craft Beer Co., Islington, Central London

Bakerie Pie & Ale Bar, Manchester, Greater Manchester

The Alexandra Hotel, Derby, Derbyshire

One Inn The Wood, Petts Wood, Greater London

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

The Tankerton Arms, Tankerton, Kent

The Evening Star, Brighton, East Sussex

The Sovereign of the Seas, Petts Wood, Greater London

Pint Shop, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

The White Lion, Norwich, Norfolk

The Bedford, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Newport Ale House, Newport, Isle of Wight

Sonder (formerly The Thirty-Nine Steps Brewhouse; The Thirty-Nine Steps Alehouse), Broadstairs, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
John B		13 Jul 2013	Still not sure of the coffee after taste but much better than the bottled version I tried

Southampton Arms, Gospel Oak, Greater London

The Victoria Hotel, Beeston, Nottinghamshire

Prince of Wales, Farnborough, Hampshire

Claret & Ale (formerly Claret Free House), Addiscombe, Greater London

London Tavern, Attleborough, Norfolk

Who	Score	When	Notes
HSB		26 Jan 2013
HSB		19 Jan 2013	Wonderful. So good I had to drink three.

The George & Dragon, Swanscombe, Kent

The Cock Tavern, Hackney, Greater London

Halfway House, Brenchley, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
oz11		27 Aug 2012

Old Cross Tavern, Hertford, Hertfordshire

The Haywain, Bramling, Kent

The Fat Cat, Ipswich, Suffolk

Catford Bridge Tavern, Catford, Greater London

1st Angelfest Music and Beer Festival 2012, Tonbridge, Kent

The Wenlock Arms, Hoxton, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		19 Apr 2012	Last of the day and full flavoured to sleep on!

The Sheaf, Southwark, Central London

Craft Beer Co., Clerkenwell, Central London

Lincolnshire Poacher, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

University Arms, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Bury Beer Festival 2010, Bury, Greater Manchester

Who	Score	When	Notes
pavorossi		20 Nov 2010

Royal Standard, Wooburn Common, Buckinghamshire

Charters, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen		03 Apr 2010	Very tasty concoction well hopped coffee aroma really on the money

The Bull, Horton Kirby, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro	Not Tried	30 Jan 2010
Dubbel		17 Jul 2009	Seems to morph every time I come back to it. Thought it poured a bit darker than previous. Gorgeous roast coffee bean flavours and an earthy dry quality.
Ian	Not Tried	04 Apr 2009
Dubbel	Not Tried	02 Apr 2009
Dubbel		31 Mar 2009	With the recipe tweaked for 2009, this decants blacker and with a slightly less 'in yer face' coffee bean explosion. A tad more rounded and approachable and better for it.

The Speaker, Westminster, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Martin the Mildman		31 Dec 2009	As ever, superb mix of roasted coffee flavours and sharp hoppiness with a dry, roast finish. My score 16/20.

Old Fountain, Old Street, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Martin the Mildman		29 Sep 2009	Excellent as ever, dry roast coffee flavours abound. My score 17/20.

The Butchers Arms, Herne, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		02 May 2009	From the Aladin's Cave. Excellent coffee flavours and in excellent condition.
Blair		28 Apr 2009	Intense coffee stout. I really like it.
Andrew	Not Tried	23 Apr 2009
Blair		18 Apr 2009	Incredibly intense. A rich dark stout with a heavy dose of coffee. Really good.
Andrew	Not Tried	30 Dec 2008
Andrew	Not Tried	11 Sep 2007
Andrew		10 Feb 2007	Coffee bitterness with rich body and roasted coffer bitter finish. An excellent beer.
Ian		10 Feb 2007	Black colour with thin tan head. made with coffee beans and you can smell them in the aroma. Some oilyness too. full in mouth with more coffee and dark choc. Juicy and powdery at the same time. Sharp bitterness of espresso coffee on finish. For an espresso fiend like myself, this is great.

Artillery Arms, Ramsgate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Blair		07 Mar 2009	This is just like getting a nice stout and doing a depth charge with espresso. Really odd but strangely satisfying. The coffee does get a little intense towards the end, I wouldn't want more than a pint.

The Swan in the Rushes, Loughborough, Leicestershire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stu		11 Feb 2009	Black with a good coffee taste, chocolate flavours in the background and a drying,Bitter finish.

Kent Beer Festival 2008, Canterbury, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Brian		18 Jul 2008	Started off as excellent, but I can't help feeling that putting coffee in your beer is a bit "gimmicky" - perhaps. Great body to this and the aroma is fantastic, but I'm not entirely convinced.
Mick		17 Jul 2008	Last beer of the evening. Superb, rich and complex with a more pronounced coffee taste than I've had before, A perfect beer to end the day.

The Churchill Tavern, Ramsgate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Blair		28 May 2008	Coffee, and lots of it. Luckily I realy like coffee. A really different stout.

Sankey's, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

The County Hotel, Ashford, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		02 Apr 2006	Black beer with beige head. Wonderful coffee aroma. Like opening a fresh jar of Maxwell House. Bit powdery in mouth, coffee everywhere with a dry powdery finish. Not exactly balanced. Enjoyable, but not subtle