Dark Star Sussex Extra 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 Lodge, Alsager, Cheshire

The Harp, Charing Cross, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Wittenden		02 Mar 2013	Black and smooth, but a bit one dimensional for this brewery , I felt, but it had been a long day...

Tap East, Stratford, Greater London

The Snowdrop Inn, Lewes, East Sussex

Holborn Whippet, Holborn, Central London

The Flower Pot, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dosser	Not Tried	07 May 2012
Pedro		07 Sep 2010
Alenomore		05 Sep 2010
Pedro		04 Sep 2010
Pedro	Not Tried	20 Jul 2010
ChrisE		20 Jul 2010	A superb tasty stout.
Alenomore	Not Tried	18 Jul 2010
Angie		17 Jul 2010	Superb
Pedro	Not Tried	20 May 2010
Pedro		18 May 2010
Angie		17 May 2010
Ian		11 Apr 2010	I was extolling the virtues of this last night over Guiness, then it goes and lets me down by being not in the best of condition. Still the roasted malts are excellent.
Pedro	Not Tried	10 Apr 2010
Pedro	Not Tried	09 Apr 2010
Pedro	Not Tried	08 Apr 2010
Pedro		05 Apr 2010	Fresh on and very nice without being too strong
Alenomore		05 Apr 2010	A top class ale and in top condition.

Bull & Fairhouse, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

London Drinker Beer and Cider Festival 2012, King's Cross / St Pancras, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
oz11		09 Mar 2012

Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club, Dover, Kent

Prince of Wales, Farnborough, Hampshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
thebrewingman		25 Feb 2012	Superbly creamy.

Wandsworth Common Beer Festival, Wandsworth, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
thebrewingman		24 Mar 2011

The White Rock Hotel, Hastings, East Sussex

Who	Score	When	Notes
Martin the Mildman		27 Jun 2010	Good coffee and chocolate malt flavours backed up by citrus hop flavours. Dry, bitter chocolate finish. My score 16/20.

Southampton Arms, Gospel Oak, Greater London

2nd K&ES Railway Beer Festival 2010, Tenterden, Kent

Old Fountain, Old Street, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Martin the Mildman		15 Apr 2010	Excellent sweetish toffee and chocolate malt flavours, balanced by a good hoppy finish. My score 16/20.
ChrisE		16 Dec 2009

The Speaker, Westminster, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Martin the Mildman		31 Dec 2009	Just a little sweeter than Espresso with a fuller more rounded flavour that just gives it the edge. My score 17/20.

The Butchers Arms, Herne, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Blair		18 Aug 2009	Quite a subtle stout really, roasted malt with a bit of chocolate and ever so slightly smoky.
Ken		04 Aug 2009	Somebody suggested that Stout was a woman's drink. Hope the head's better this morning
Mick	Not Tried	30 Apr 2009
Ian	Not Tried	24 Apr 2009
Mick	Not Tried	03 Apr 2009
Ian		01 Apr 2009	Good bitterness on finish from the roasted malts, bit of dry charcoal too.
Ken		31 Mar 2009	A rich almost plum and dark fruit flavoured stout with just the right edge of bitterness. The second pint is even better.

The Criterion, Leicester, Leicestershire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stu		22 May 2009	Black in colour, with a bitter chocolate and roasted malt flavour and a dry finish.

The Evening Star, Brighton, East Sussex

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		20 Mar 2009	Very good dry stout. Very drinkable, lots of fruit as well as dry dark roasted malts. Good dryness, charcoal, touch of hop on the finish. I really like it. I'm not much of a dark beer drinker, but this was extremely good I thought. Good carbonation and the dark fruits really make it. What an Irish dry stout should be I guess. Very likeable beer.
Brian	Not Tried	23 Nov 2008

The Bull, Horton Kirby, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Blair		06 Mar 2009	Certainly a good beer, but I was expecting a little more from a stout by Dark Star. Roasted malt and a little chocolate but a little thin in the mouth and not particularly strong flavoured.
Dubbel		06 Mar 2009	Still a top stout and what Guiness can only aspire to be.
Dubbel	Not Tried	16 Jan 2009
Dubbel		03 Jan 2009	Now labelled 'Traditional Sussex Stout' and a permanent brew for 2009. Oaty and wholesome with some liquorice notes and grassy hops. Cracking.