Dark Star Imperial 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 Harp, Charing Cross, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		15 Dec 2018	Clip attached with one minute to closing time so a very late choice!
Philip Pirrip		29 Sep 2018	Hopefully not brewed at Chiswick too
Philip Pirrip		09 Mar 2017	Served on gravity from an upright metal pin on the bar back. A belated proverbial kick of the mule on the train home, unless there was actually a mule travelling too

The Tower, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex

The Compass Alehouse, Gravesend, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		23 Sep 2017	Nearing end of cask
Philip Pirrip		23 Sep 2017	Very last half out of the cask and oddly better than the one I had 15 minutes earlier, held head and better carbonation. The beauty and mystery of cask ale

The White Swan, Charlton, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		22 May 2016	Been on a week, holding up surprisingly well but getting tired, a bit like me after just one pint
Philip Pirrip		20 May 2016	Pints permitted again for the cognoscenti or fools
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	15 May 2016	Only allowed in halves after incidents
Philip Pirrip		11 May 2016	2 pints and I was anyone's but with no one to take such advantage I trudged home

The Elephant, Faversham, Kent

The Flower Pot, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Tobes	Not Tried	23 Nov 2013
Dosser		23 Nov 2013	Still going strong
Dosser	Not Tried	21 Nov 2013
Pedro	Not Tried	16 Nov 2013
Dosser		16 Nov 2013	Wow. £2.50 a half. After my 4th I was convinced this wasnt strong. Half way through my fifth I started to wobble. After my 6th, well... home I went and a great nights sleep. Better than a sleeping tablet.
Tobes	Not Tried	15 Nov 2013

The Ale House, Chelmsford, Essex

Craft Beer Co., Brighton, East Sussex

The Cock Tavern, Hackney, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		12 Dec 2012	Well-priced at £4 a pint and many people were indulging. I limited myself to a half. It is a black, smooth, liquoricey stout, with a strength that tastes like somebody has slipped a triple brandy in when you weren’t looking.

Brigantes Bar & Brasserie, York, North Yorkshire

The Famous Ship Inn (formerly The Ship Inn), Sandgate, Kent

The Crown, Otford, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		23 Apr 2011	so good I finished trip off with another pint
Pedro	Not Tried	21 Apr 2011

Planet Thanet Easter Beer Festival 2011, Margate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Blair		22 Apr 2011	What possessed me to get a full pint of this I'll never know, don't remember finishing it. Do remember starting it though and it was lovely.

Cask Pub & Kitchen, Pimlico, Central London

Planet Thanet Easter Beer Festival 2010, Margate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		02 Apr 2010	Astonishing.

Planet Thanet Easter Beer Festival 2009, Margate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		10 Apr 2009	Medicinal, nettles, burnt plastic, pine, liquorish, tar, fags, alcohol, puff, and just a bit too much.
Blair		10 Apr 2009	Very powerful. A lot of charcoal but in a good way if that makes sense. Rich with a fair amount of roasted malt and chocolate.

The Rake, Southwark, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian	Not Tried	26 Feb 2009
Ian		17 Feb 2009	Not quite as brilliant as at Planet Thanet two years ago, needs a bit of condition, like another 2 months to settle down, but still utterly fantastic. And and I drank this side by side with the Stone Russian Imperial Stout (a top 50 beer on Ratebeer) and it was hard to pick a winner between the two.

The White Horse, Parsons Green, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dubbel	Not Tried	29 Nov 2008
Ian		27 Jan 2007	Intense imperial stout. Such intense dark roasted malts. The tingle on the end is part sour, part charcoal, part roasted malt. Sour liquorice flavours too. What a greaty impy stout. The alcohol is heating the finish.