Starry Night Stout
Island Brewing Company
- From:
- Island Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- Foreign / Export Stout
- ABV:
- 6.8%
- Score:
- 79
- Avg:
- 3.34 | pDev: 21.26%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 15
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Apr 23, 2016
- Added:
- Jan 05, 2006
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
79
Okay
79
Okay
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Rated by Swright752
4.84/5 rDev +44.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.84/5 rDev +44.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
2012 Release! Aged 3 years, and even better than you thought it would be!!! #YouWishYouHadThis
Apr 27, 2015
Reviewed by Twal from Colorado
4/5 rDev +19.8%
4/5 rDev +19.8%
After sitting in the fridge for 2 years I finally put this 2011 "limited edition" in glass.
I guess it won Gold at the 2012 GABF for a reason....
I'm not a stout guy so I really have a poor base for a review.
Seems like there's some fruit,plum and some chocolate,sweet dry finish, light mouth feel w/ a pretty clean hop bitterness ..
A nice beer.
Oct 30, 2014I guess it won Gold at the 2012 GABF for a reason....
I'm not a stout guy so I really have a poor base for a review.
Seems like there's some fruit,plum and some chocolate,sweet dry finish, light mouth feel w/ a pretty clean hop bitterness ..
A nice beer.
Reviewed by DoubleJ from Wisconsin
3.37/5 rDev +0.9%
3.37/5 rDev +0.9%
From a 22 ounce bottle which my cousin purchased at the brewery and split with me. Thanks! It is supposedly gassed with nitrogen as well. On to the beer:
This black bodied beer formed a low head on the pour, leaving barely a trace of lace as the bee is consumed. But it smells like dessert; it's not shy bringing cocoa and sweet fudge notes to the aroma, though it also brings a pinch of booze as well. This export stout meets the style by being sweet, slightly fruity, and bringing a bit of noticeable alcohol to its arsenal. If you don't like the taste of fudge, you may want to pour your glass out. Quite sweet overall. It's medium bodied, but in terms of carbonation is low.
This foreign/export stout is solid as it stands. A few tweaks could take it next level and attract some people away from those chic imperial stouts.
Sep 06, 2014This black bodied beer formed a low head on the pour, leaving barely a trace of lace as the bee is consumed. But it smells like dessert; it's not shy bringing cocoa and sweet fudge notes to the aroma, though it also brings a pinch of booze as well. This export stout meets the style by being sweet, slightly fruity, and bringing a bit of noticeable alcohol to its arsenal. If you don't like the taste of fudge, you may want to pour your glass out. Quite sweet overall. It's medium bodied, but in terms of carbonation is low.
This foreign/export stout is solid as it stands. A few tweaks could take it next level and attract some people away from those chic imperial stouts.
Reviewed by Chingringo from Florida
4.4/5 rDev +31.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.4/5 rDev +31.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
I usually do not like export stouts, but Starry Night is one of the better ones I have had. It is nothing too special but it is definitely not a bad stout.
A lot of reviews said it is sour...I think they just got infected bottles. Worth picking one up to try.
Apr 28, 2014A lot of reviews said it is sour...I think they just got infected bottles. Worth picking one up to try.
Reviewed by DarthKostrizer from California
2.8/5 rDev -16.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.5
2.8/5 rDev -16.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.5
Found this one sitting on a shelf in a whole food in Santa Barbara
Vintage 2011
Look: Black in color with brown rings on the edges. 1/8 inch head and no retention with some spotty lacing
Smell: Roasted malt and a bit of charcoal
Taste: Roasted malt some coffee and chocolate. Pretty boring actually
Mouthfeel: Medium body mild carbonation
Overall: Not good
Feb 11, 2012Vintage 2011
Look: Black in color with brown rings on the edges. 1/8 inch head and no retention with some spotty lacing
Smell: Roasted malt and a bit of charcoal
Taste: Roasted malt some coffee and chocolate. Pretty boring actually
Mouthfeel: Medium body mild carbonation
Overall: Not good
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