Dark Star A Year On!

Brewed by Dark Star
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Horsham, England

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Cask (handpump) at Jolly Butchers 1st Birthday Party on 19th April 2011. Golden amber colour. Not sure which existing Dark Star beer (if any) this is based on but it’s apparently made with the addition of ginger. Strangely, I didn’t pick up too much ginger on initial tasting but, when I went back later, I found the ginger to be quite strong. Otherwise there are some pleasant, flowery aromatic hops here. A little sappy. Mellow mouthfeel. Plenty of flavour but it didn’t seem as well rounded as some other Dark Star beers.

Cask at the Jolly Butchers on 27th April 2011. Dark copper with creamy head and full lacing. Rich nutty maltiness in-mouth and a lingering end featuring grassy hop. Smoothish mouthfeel.

19th April 2011
Clear gold beer, tiny white head. Low carbonation. Fresh hops but slightly odd - lemongrass - could almost be Sorachi? Piney and nettley hops in the background. Light semi dry finish. Pleasant ale - but a crisper palate would have made it even better.