Dark Starr Stout - Starr Hill Brewery

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rAvg: 3.55
pDev: 14.93%
Reviews: 189
Hads: 87

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Starr Hill Brewery

Virginia, United States

Style | ABV
Irish Dry Stout | 4.20% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (162), on-tap (20), nitro-tap (5), growler (2).

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Reviews by SFC21:

SFC21

New York

3.5/5 rDev -1.4%

01-17-2013 05:11:16 | More by SFC21

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drgonzo2k2

California

3.5/5 rDev -1.4%

05-19-2013 14:59:15 | More by drgonzo2k2

jakeox

Illinois

3.5/5 rDev -1.4%

05-19-2013 01:50:46 | More by jakeox

cadaugherty

Illinois

3.25/5 rDev -8.5%

05-08-2013 00:38:34 | More by cadaugherty

ZEB89

Pennsylvania

3.5/5 rDev -1.4%

05-06-2013 18:26:05 | More by ZEB89

Dave1999

Virginia

3.75/5 rDev +5.6%

05-06-2013 03:17:45 | More by Dave1999

Virginia

3.63/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Poured from a growler into a 14 oz "pint" glass. Pours pitch black with a large fluffy light brown head. Smells of dark roasted malt, but not strong. Tastes of dark roasted malt and slight coffee. Finish for this light bodied beer is very smooth, carbonation is proper. Overall a slightly above average beer.

Serving type: growler

04-17-2013 00:33:28 | More by cyclonece09

Falcon2008

Wyoming

4/5 rDev +12.7%

04-04-2013 00:57:59 | More by Falcon2008

bigbutter

Virginia

3.75/5 rDev +5.6%

04-01-2013 01:48:26 | More by bigbutter

Sro1986

Virginia

5/5 rDev +40.8%

03-29-2013 15:34:52 | More by Sro1986

pheelingIt

Tennessee

2.75/5 rDev -22.5%

03-24-2013 04:52:59 | More by pheelingIt

Rion

North Carolina

3.5/5 rDev -1.4%

03-20-2013 18:16:50 | More by Rion

malloyca

District of Columbia

3.26/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Out of the bottle it is opaque black. A thick tan head forms and leaves heavy lacing around the edge of the glass. Even after the head dissipates with a few sips, a froth remains on the surface. There is little to distinguish the aroma of this beer; it's just faint toasted malt. It carries nice toasted malt onto the palate, backed up with some assertive hops and some serious effervescence for a stout, which adds a lively mouthfeel and nice drinkability. This is a refreshing and enjoyable beer that would be a very good session stout as an alternative to Guinness.

Serving type: bottle

03-18-2013 22:00:08 | More by malloyca

ToasterChef

Maine

3.83/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

A cold bottle is poured aggressively into a pint glass. It produces a large head taking up nearly half the glass. Its so large that I can't fit the entire bottle into the glass in one pour.

The tan head is made up of small bubbles. As it settles, decent lacing remains. The body is an opaque black liquid.

Strong roasted and chocolate malts make up the aroma. Some aroma hops are apparent.

The beer has a very nice flavor. Bitterness from the hops combined with the roasted malts give off the essence of coffee.

The beer feels smooth and a touch creamy. Body is average and it feels slightly more carbonated than average.

This is a fine beer. It's nothing remarkable but it is satisfying and enjoyable. I'm grateful to my friend who brought it back from the DC area for me, but I don't see myself trying to trade for another bottle.

Serving type: bottle

02-25-2013 01:20:15 | More by ToasterChef