The Evening Star (Free House)
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21 May 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit.
Dark Star - Revelation | 5.70 | | Head and shoulders above all other beers tried in Brighton tonight |
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
Redemption - Rock the Kazbek | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Red Cat - Mr M's Porter | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Siren Craft - Yu Lu | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
Beatnikz Republic - I SMaSH Mosaic | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
06 Mar 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit. Lots of expensive high abv keg beers being sold.
Moor - Stout | 5.00 | | A meal in a glass |
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - Crème Brûlée | 5.90 | Not Tried | |
Siren Craft - Yu Lu | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - Hophead Pekko | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
28 Aug 2018 (ChrisE)
Late afternoon and not too busy but still doing a good trade. We sat by the window and supped our pints. Always good in here.
Saltaire - Triple Choc (was Triple Chocoholic) | 4.80 | | |
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - Sunburst | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Oakham - Inferno | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - Six Hop | 6.50 | Not Tried | One of my friends had this and was impressed. |
Wander Beyond - Peak | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
23 Aug 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit, last stop before launching away by train.
Dark Star - Sunburst | 4.80 | | |
Cloudwater - Belgian IPA | 8.00 | | On KeyKeg @ £7.80pp. A sipping brew but these KeyKeggers seem unable to avoid overcarbonation leading to the inevitable belching |
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
Brewsmith - New Zealand Pale Ale | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Northern Whisper - Beltie | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Pig & Porter - Slave to the Money | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Red Cat - Art of T | 3.60 | Not Tried | Said to be brewed with Earl Grey and Tettnang teas |
19 May 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit. The prices of some of the perhaps rarer keg beers are reaching astronomic levels.
Dark Star - Not Into Yoga | 4.50 | | Superb tropical fruits, refreshing, vary hazy |
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - Sunburst | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Wylam - Cascade | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Rooster's - Jubilee | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Mad Squirrel (formerly Red Squirrel) - De La Nut | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
19 Mar 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening late stop off. Would have had time for a second pint had I known the little Chinese F&C shop by the station would be closed.
Arbor Ales - Single Hop - Citra | 4.00 | | |
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - Festival | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Tiny Rebel - Cwtch | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
Good Chemistry - Becoming North | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - Hophead Loral | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
28 Oct 2017 (Brian)
As we had to take the train to Falmer, this seemed like a good bet. Half full with en eclectic bunch of customers.
Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | | |
Dark Star - Festival | 5.00 | | Went off after mine was poured, so not at its best. |
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
Redemption - Rock the Kazbek | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
15 Oct 2017 (Stephen Harris)
Early evening and lots of customers are here after attending the BHA vs Everton match. In the circumstances, it seems that plastic cups are the order of the day.
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Cocoa Wonderland | 6.80 | | Very, very chocolaty. At times it is hard to spot the alcohol strength. |
Arbor Ales - Megs Bomb | 4.70 | | Golden. A proper hop bomb. Tropical fruit. |
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - Original | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Moor - So'Hop | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
03 Sep 2017 (Magnus Greel)
Warm and welcome sanctuary on a wet and grey early Sunday evening. Busy with the right hand side of the pub hosting a record fair. We found seats at the centre column.
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | | |
Dark Star - Revelation | 5.70 | | 'For the love of hops' declared the pump clip however I found this complex beer spicy yet smoky to start which developed to a rich fruity flavour. Delicious. |
Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | | |
Dark Star - Hylder Blonde | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Wild Beer Co. - Millionaire | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
Marble - Tuckerlovsky | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
Great Heck - Trafalgar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
27 Aug 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening's end of the road for today.
Dark Star - Not Into Yoga | 4.50 | | Glorious, declared as hazy, beer with intense pineapple and coconut infusions |
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - Revelation | 5.70 | Not Tried | |
Blackjack - The Pokies | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
Harbour - Cascadia American Pale | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
True North (originally contract brewed at Welbeck Abbey) - Stout | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
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