Dark Starr Stout
Starr Hill Brewery

Dark Starr StoutDark Starr Stout
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From:
Starr Hill Brewery
 
Virginia, United States
Style:
Irish Dry Stout
Ranked #115
ABV:
4.2%
Score:
80
Ranked #26,098
Avg:
3.53 | pDev: 13.6%
Reviews:
206
Ratings:
467
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 26, 2022
Added:
Jul 07, 2002
Wants:
  6
Gots:
  41
Dark Starr Stout has won more national and international awards than any other Dry Irish Stout in the country. Brewed with roasted barley, and with hints of coffee and dark chocolate, it packs a robust taste into a surprisingly light body. This signature brew pours like velvet and drinks like a slice of grandma’s pumpernickel bread.
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Reviewed by EnderFett11 from Virginia

3.54/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Poured hard from a can into a snifter glass forming a few fingers of foamy tan head that eventually faded to nothing. Deep cola brown color. Smell is roasted barley, taste matches exactly. Light bodied with light carbonation after the hard pour. Fine for a dry stout if you like that.
Mar 26, 2022
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Reviewed by akaizer from Virginia

4/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A can poured into a pint glass. Pour has a dense light brown foam head sitting atop a dark brown body. Scent has a variety of darker malt sensations: cocoa nibs, char, coffee. Taste matches exceptionally well -- having that classic dry Irish stout lightness but a rich and complex combination of dark chocolate, char, and coffee all leaving an enjoyably bitter aftertaste. Feel is surprisingly (but pleasantly) smooth and light with a lingering bitterness. Overall a fun and enjoyable offering -- especially at this time of the year.
Mar 18, 2022
 
Rated: 3.91 by Dan71083 from Virginia

Oct 30, 2020
 
Rated: 3.49 by Zonian1 from Ohio

Dec 20, 2019
 
Rated: 3 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Jan 20, 2018
 
Rated: 2.58 by Speedihd from Pennsylvania

Sep 02, 2016
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Reviewed by q33jeff from New Jersey

3.05/5  rDev -13.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 3
**
04/21/2015
Bottle to glass.
Aroma is toasted barley. Smoke.
Appearance; dark black,no head. Thinnish.
Taste; hops, ash, barley.
Feel is thin, Low carb.
Nothing special.
**
May 25, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by mccorak from Alabama

May 01, 2016
 
Rated: 2.62 by emptyglassagain from Massachusetts

Mar 31, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by Zylod from West Virginia

Dec 29, 2015
 
Rated: 3.49 by drink_like_a_wahoo from Virginia

Oct 13, 2015
 
Rated: 4.1 by krbrevard from Virginia

Oct 02, 2015
 
Rated: 4.08 by TheOakKing from New York

Sep 19, 2015
 
Rated: 4.14 by OldTime from Georgia

Sep 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.45 by MattXT from Virginia

Jun 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.79 by needMIbeer from Virginia

May 19, 2015
 
Rated: 3.51 by BeerOps from Illinois

Mar 25, 2015
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Rated by Byrnie-madoff from New Jersey

4.75/5  rDev +34.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
What else could be better about this beer? It's perfect, 6 awards and it deserves every one of them.
Mar 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3.44 by alcohline_trip from Pennsylvania

Feb 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.47 by asuburbanman from Pennsylvania

Feb 21, 2015
Dark Starr Stout from Starr Hill Brewery
Beer rating: 80 out of 100 with 467 ratings