Starsky & Dutch
3 Stars Brewing Company

Starsky & DutchStarsky & Dutch
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From:
3 Stars Brewing Company
 
District of Columbia, United States
Style:
Sweet / Milk Stout
ABV:
8.3%
Score:
89
Avg:
3.98 | pDev: 7.54%
Reviews:
14
Ratings:
40
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 06, 2023
Added:
Nov 28, 2015
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  4
Double Dutch Chocolate Stout
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Ratings by Jason:
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Reviewed by Jason from Massachusetts

3.95/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4
Review from BeerAdvocate Magazine #121

Creamy, Chocolate, Roasty, Currants
This is a huge beer. Loads of body jostles around on the palate with an intense roasted grain and chocolatey character. The use of both cocoa powder and cacao nibs provides some chocolatey depth, yet the sweetness is not over the top. It’s definitely more of a bittersweet tone, especially when the roasted grain flavor sets in. A big kiss of dark fruit also emerges. Starsky & Dutch is super creamy, and while you can just knock this back, I have no problem continuing to sip this Stout. Another round is an easy choice.

Look 4.50 | Smell 3.75 | Taste 3.75 | Feel 4.75 | Overall 4.00
Jun 22, 2017
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.46/5  rDev -13.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Can at share, courtesy of Jeremy. Dark brown pour, with sparse beige head. Aroma and taste are sweet roaty malts with some chocolate and vamilla. light lactose notes.
Nov 06, 2023
 
Rated: 4.25 by paulish from New York

Feb 23, 2022
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Reviewed by skisonic from Maryland

3.78/5  rDev -5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a glass, it's a dark, cloudy, chocolatey shade, really it could be a melted chocolate bar pumped with a bunch of suds. Its aroma is really pleasant - sweet, floral, and very inviting. It's strong, thick, and malty. Its got a bit of sweet undertones as well, with a strong coffee flavor as well. It's very well-balanced, it goes down smoothly.
Mar 02, 2020
 
Rated: 4.82 by modify from Maryland

Apr 15, 2019
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Reviewed by greengumby from North Carolina

4.07/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Looks a deep brown nearly black. No noticeable head. Faint chocolate and an almost creme brûlée appear on the nose. As with the taste, there is an almost blue/blackberry note. The taste is typical of a milk stout if a little dryer and a little more chocolate-y. As mentioned there is something of a berry je ne sais quoi. Feel is lighter and with slightly larger, more intense bubbles than is typical for the style. Overall drinkable, and without the taste of booziness that one might expect from the ABV.
Jan 29, 2019
 
Rated: 3.5 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Jan 16, 2019
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Reviewed by VoxRationis from New York

3.99/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Decanted from a 16 oz (473 ml) can into a conical pint glass; canned 17 November 2017, code Pass the Dutchy.
A: Pours a very dark brown with no more than a quarter inch, mocha brown head, low retention, and little lacing.
S: Aromas largely mocha/cocoa, vanilla, and toast with milky lactose sweetness, which I usually associate with milk stouts.
T: Sweet. Flavors are consistent with lactose sugariness, chocolate, vanilla, and sarsaparilla. Only light bitterness very appropriate for the style.
M: Light to medium bodied with modest persistence of carbonation.
O: Starsky & Dutch is a solidly composed, relatively light bodied, chocolate stout. I am assuming it is a milk stout, although it does not say so on the label, only that it is "brewed with dutch cocoa & finished with cocoa nibs from Undone Chocolate." It certainly tastes like one. Drinkable and enjoyable. Would certainly have it again.
May 29, 2018
 
Rated: 3.98 by JPS10 from Texas

Mar 06, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by Budlum from Maryland

Jan 28, 2018
 
Rated: 3.99 by JakerLou from New Hampshire

Jan 05, 2018
 
Rated: 4.02 by Skabiski from Maryland

Dec 02, 2017
 
Rated: 4.15 by vfgccp from New York

Aug 14, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by GRG1313 from California

May 03, 2017
 
Rated: 3 by bgold86 from New York

Apr 21, 2017
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Reviewed by deleted_user_1111368 from Delaware

3.96/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
20 oz Stout glass. Pours dark enough to block room lighting.
Smells of sweet malts, chocolate, and a cross blend of vanilla and berry/licorice. Tastes of heavy chocolate, and vanilla are quite evident, and not at all overdone.

A great balance between all flavors, smooth, with very little bitterness. A tad dry.. a little sweet. The vanilla hangs on after each drink, but not in a bad way. I really like this beer and look forward to revisiting again.
Mar 18, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by duvel1979 from District of Columbia

Feb 09, 2017
 
Rated: 4.09 by sisterofba from Maryland

Feb 04, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by oline73 from Maryland

Jan 23, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by Kevinpitts from Illinois

Jan 15, 2017
Starsky & Dutch from 3 Stars Brewing Company
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 40 ratings