Oak Aged Dark Star With Hazelnut & Smoked Peppercorn
Fremont Brewing Company
- From:
- Fremont Brewing Company
- Washington, United States
- Style:
- Imperial Pastry Stout
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 95
- Avg:
- 4.32 | pDev: 9.49%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 10
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 16, 2015
- Added:
- May 22, 2011
- Wants:
- 8
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
95
World-Class
95
World-Class
We are a family-own microbrewery founded in 2009 to brew small-batch artisan beers made with the best local ingredients we can find. Dark Star is part of our Imperial Series and is inspired by the wandering tribes scattered through the terrible journey of time in space and adrift in the dark matter between the spaces of then and now. This version of Dark Star is aged on new American white oak, hazelnut and smoked black peppercorns as an homage to chiaroscuro, the treatment of light and dark in painting as the hazelnut and oat lightness balance out the dark pepper and roast, chocolate malts...Because Fun Beer Matters!
Down & Dirty: Pale, Crystal, Carafa, Chocolate, and Roast malts, Flaked Oats, American White Oak, Hazelnut & Smoked Black Peppercorn, Willamette and Cascade hops.
Down & Dirty: Pale, Crystal, Carafa, Chocolate, and Roast malts, Flaked Oats, American White Oak, Hazelnut & Smoked Black Peppercorn, Willamette and Cascade hops.
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Reviewed by ONovoMexicano from New Mexico
4.11/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.11/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Bomber poured into a tulip.
Impressive how prominent the hazelnut is on the aroma and taste and I like that it tastes real and not artificial. There's a light smoke quality and the faintest of peppery bite. Some tasty dark chocolate works its way in too.
The one qualm I have with this beer is the body, which especially for being an oatmeal stout, is pretty thin. I kept wanting more body to go with the rich flavor. A minor complaint as the flavor did shine.
Sep 25, 2015Impressive how prominent the hazelnut is on the aroma and taste and I like that it tastes real and not artificial. There's a light smoke quality and the faintest of peppery bite. Some tasty dark chocolate works its way in too.
The one qualm I have with this beer is the body, which especially for being an oatmeal stout, is pretty thin. I kept wanting more body to go with the rich flavor. A minor complaint as the flavor did shine.
Reviewed by BillRoth from Maryland
3/5 rDev -30.6%
3/5 rDev -30.6%
Great base beer, Very well made. Liked the oak. Adding smoke not a bad idea, but didn't think it connected with hazelnut. The fact that it was smoked peppercorn added another element. Peppercorn flavors and bit just added two more elements that didn't fit. I really like Fremont and really like Dark Star, but this was just a mess. Tossed remains of the bottle. Can't recommend. But based on opinions of others it apparently is just something that didn't work for me.
Oct 05, 2014
Reviewed by WAbeerfiend from Washington
5/5 rDev +15.7%
5/5 rDev +15.7%
Poured from a bomber into a tulip on 05.27.14.
A: Midnight black with a tiny bit of red at the bottom. It has a ring of tan lacing at the top.
S: Very strong milk chocolate. It also has a nutty element.
T: Hazelnut and milk chocolate dominate. Black pepper and slight oak woodiness are subtle.
M: Creamy. A little watery but it works out ok.
O: This is like Nutella in a glass. I wasn't sure of the hazelnut and the pepper but it really works. The pepper and slight woodiness nicely balance out the sweetness. This is an excellent stout that I wish that they had available all of the time.
Rating: A+
Oct 02, 2014A: Midnight black with a tiny bit of red at the bottom. It has a ring of tan lacing at the top.
S: Very strong milk chocolate. It also has a nutty element.
T: Hazelnut and milk chocolate dominate. Black pepper and slight oak woodiness are subtle.
M: Creamy. A little watery but it works out ok.
O: This is like Nutella in a glass. I wasn't sure of the hazelnut and the pepper but it really works. The pepper and slight woodiness nicely balance out the sweetness. This is an excellent stout that I wish that they had available all of the time.
Rating: A+
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