Dark Star Summer Meltdown

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.

Wye Beer Festival 2015, Wye, Kent

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

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dosser		18 Jun 2015

The Haywain, Bramling, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Brian		23 May 2015	Really fresh orangey bitter

The Flower Pot, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Tobes	Not Tried	17 Apr 2015
Tobes	Not Tried	09 May 2014
Tobes		06 Dec 2013
Dosser		27 Jun 2013
Dosser		20 Apr 2013
Pedro		16 Sep 2012
Alenomore	Not Tried	15 Sep 2012
ChrisE		15 Sep 2012	Very well kept, and interesting beer, but I do not really like spices in my ale. I chose not to have another one.
Dosser		15 Sep 2012
Pedro		14 Sep 2012
Pedro		07 Sep 2011	Gorgeous - especially when reduced to £1/pint
Pedro		01 Aug 2011	but run out !!!!!!!
Pedro		30 Jul 2011
Alenomore		30 Jul 2011	Another top ale from Dark Star.
Pedro		29 Jul 2011

The Gardener's Arms, Lewes, East Sussex

The Moon & Stars, Penge, Greater London

The Beer Hall, Staveley, Cumbria

One Inn The Wood, Petts Wood, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
oz11		17 Jul 2014	Ran out

Craft Beer Co., Islington, Central London

Shoulder of Mutton, Wantage, Oxfordshire

Bridge Arms (formerly The White Horse Inn), Bridge, Kent

York Tap, York, North Yorkshire

Craft Beer Co., Clerkenwell, Central London

The Oxted Inn, Oxted, Surrey

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		12 Aug 2013

The Evening Star, Brighton, East Sussex

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	11 Aug 2013
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	11 Aug 2013
Philip Pirrip		17 May 2012	The spice taste hits when about a third of the way down the first pint. A second beckoned with no option for otherwise.

The Firkin Alehouse, Folkestone, Kent

The Wheel Alehouse, Birchington-on-Sea, Kent

The Henglers Circus, Glasgow, Glasgow, City of

Southampton Arms, Gospel Oak, Greater London

Orange Tree, Baldock, Hertfordshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
HSB		11 Jun 2013	Not keen on the spice flavouring

The Kings Arms, Waterloo, Central London

The Greyhound Inn, Coventry, West Midlands

The Elephant, Faversham, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		11 Nov 2012

The Cock Tavern, Hackney, Greater London

Holborn Whippet, Holborn, Central London

Old Fountain, Old Street, Central London

The Harp, Charing Cross, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dubbel		07 Jun 2011	First Meltdown of the year and delightful it was too. Clear as a bell, subtle spices and brilliantly refreshing. Two pints slipped down a treat.

Sissinghurst Castle Smallholders Fair, Sissinghurst, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Wittenden		22 Aug 2010	I love ginger in curries, perhaps not in beer. Good beer, but not really to my taste, but it did have the benefit of clearing the pallet!

The Bull, Horton Kirby, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		31 Jul 2010	Ginger -yum !
JeffnJo	Not Tried	15 Aug 2009
Ian	Not Tried	15 Aug 2009
Dubbel	Not Tried	14 Aug 2009
Dubbel		13 Aug 2009	Lovely stuff, pale & hoppy with a backlash of ginger that tickles the tongue without burning the throat.

The Salehurst Halt, Salehurst, East Sussex

Who	Score	When	Notes
JeffnJo		14 Aug 2009	Refreshing spicy edge

The Berry, Walmer, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		12 Jul 2008	Pale gold, thin white head. Initial hit is ginger and elderflower. I mean it is gingery. No doubt, bit too much on the spice. Also a bit soapy. OK. Some lemon.