Adnams Sole Star
Adnams plc, Sole Bay Brewery
- From:
- Adnams plc, Sole Bay Brewery
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 2.7%
- Score:
- 81
- Avg:
- 3.22 | pDev: 13.04%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 08, 2014
- Added:
- Dec 23, 2012
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
81
Good
81
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by jazzyjeff13 from England
3.24/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.24/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
A 500ml bottle with a BB of Dec 2014. Picked up a little while back from a supermarket. Named after the sun (the east coast star), and described as a pale amber ale.
Poured into a tulip pint glass. A deep coppery-amber hue with plentiful carbonation. Yields a large head of creamy off-white foam that lasts for a few minutes before subsiding to a patchy surface layer. Aroma of caramel malt with hints of floral hops, grass/hay, fruity ale yeast and subtle stewed leaves.
Tastes of caramel malt with a hoppy character and a bitter finish. Notes of caramel, mild grain, floral hops, grass/hay, faint citrus, fruity ale yeast and stewed leaves. Well-attenuated, followed by a crisp, hoppy bitterness upon swallowing. Mouthfeel is smooth and tingly, with prickly carbonation and a fairly insubstantial body. Lightly astringent, accompanied by an aftertaste of bitter stewed hops, faint floral notes and a hint of caramel.
Pretty good given it's strength. Looks alright, while the aroma and flavour are a decent blend of caramel malt and light, floral hop notes. Solid bitter finish. The body is a shade too thin, but this isn't surprising given the ABV. A nice little brew that seems made for a warm day. Worth sampling if you come across it.
Jun 08, 2014Poured into a tulip pint glass. A deep coppery-amber hue with plentiful carbonation. Yields a large head of creamy off-white foam that lasts for a few minutes before subsiding to a patchy surface layer. Aroma of caramel malt with hints of floral hops, grass/hay, fruity ale yeast and subtle stewed leaves.
Tastes of caramel malt with a hoppy character and a bitter finish. Notes of caramel, mild grain, floral hops, grass/hay, faint citrus, fruity ale yeast and stewed leaves. Well-attenuated, followed by a crisp, hoppy bitterness upon swallowing. Mouthfeel is smooth and tingly, with prickly carbonation and a fairly insubstantial body. Lightly astringent, accompanied by an aftertaste of bitter stewed hops, faint floral notes and a hint of caramel.
Pretty good given it's strength. Looks alright, while the aroma and flavour are a decent blend of caramel malt and light, floral hop notes. Solid bitter finish. The body is a shade too thin, but this isn't surprising given the ABV. A nice little brew that seems made for a warm day. Worth sampling if you come across it.
Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England
3.69/5 rDev +14.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev +14.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bottled
Pours a Dark brown in body.
Not much of an aroma which is bisvuity
. Excellent body. Rose Turkish Delight flavours. Short lived base bitter finish
Nov 01, 2013Pours a Dark brown in body.
Not much of an aroma which is bisvuity
. Excellent body. Rose Turkish Delight flavours. Short lived base bitter finish
Reviewed by BlackHaddock from England
3.18/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.25
3.18/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.25
500ml Bottle bought for me by my son-in-law (knowing I'd never buy such a beer): BBD 31 Mar 2014, poured into an 'Old Speckled Hen' badged vase shaped pint glass on 19 Aug 2013.
Just had a heavy Chinese take-away and need something light: this was in the beer cooler.
Looks fine: a good solid copper/amber body with a thin white head, the beer appeared bright and clean.
Pleasant biscuity malt aroma with a mild floral feel.
The taste is also on the malt biscuit side of things and it is only mid-mouthful that the alcohol content lets the brew down and you realise how watery the actual beer is.
It is fine for my needs at the moment: after that Chinky: however I'd be less impressed if I'd been served it in a pub or at a mates house.
Scored objectively.
Aug 19, 2013Just had a heavy Chinese take-away and need something light: this was in the beer cooler.
Looks fine: a good solid copper/amber body with a thin white head, the beer appeared bright and clean.
Pleasant biscuity malt aroma with a mild floral feel.
The taste is also on the malt biscuit side of things and it is only mid-mouthful that the alcohol content lets the brew down and you realise how watery the actual beer is.
It is fine for my needs at the moment: after that Chinky: however I'd be less impressed if I'd been served it in a pub or at a mates house.
Scored objectively.
Reviewed by charlatan from Scotland
3.3/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.25
3.3/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.25
Copper coloured beer with a fair head and a very pleasant floral hop aroma with a hint of biscuity malt. This has a watery feel which perhaps makes it seem over carbonated, but despite that I register pleasant hop flavours here, beginning floral, became metallic, and ending with a nice herbal hose water finish. This may be the best of the recent batch of sub 2.8% abv beers incentivised by the government's tax regime that I've sampled.
Apr 24, 2013Reviewed by flyingpig from Scotland
2.51/5 rDev -22%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
2.51/5 rDev -22%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
500ml Bottle from Morrisons (£1.50):
Orange amber with a creamy looking, thumb sized white head, some lacing & good retention.
Light floral and hop filled aroma with some light, caramel malts and some lemony, citrus notes on top of these. There is a slight metallic aroma around the middle and it is rounded off with a little fruit and spice.
Earthy malts, a little spice and some earthy hops as well. There is a little citrus and some fruity bitterness. Pretty bland and watery at parts with some bitterness.
Light medium bodied and quite clean and crisp with a sharp, citrus tang and moderate bitterness. Overall the beer is a little watery though and carbonation is low to medium.
Very average, relatively low strength beer that was a little bland and unexciting with every flavour to subdued with them all just blending together in one pretty poor beer.
Feb 26, 2013Orange amber with a creamy looking, thumb sized white head, some lacing & good retention.
Light floral and hop filled aroma with some light, caramel malts and some lemony, citrus notes on top of these. There is a slight metallic aroma around the middle and it is rounded off with a little fruit and spice.
Earthy malts, a little spice and some earthy hops as well. There is a little citrus and some fruity bitterness. Pretty bland and watery at parts with some bitterness.
Light medium bodied and quite clean and crisp with a sharp, citrus tang and moderate bitterness. Overall the beer is a little watery though and carbonation is low to medium.
Very average, relatively low strength beer that was a little bland and unexciting with every flavour to subdued with them all just blending together in one pretty poor beer.
Reviewed by StJamesGate from New York
3.8/5 rDev +18%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.8/5 rDev +18%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Very pale amber with steady taupe froth.
Caramel biscuit and oily floral hop nose.
Marmalade on table water cracker, a slight tannic edge, then a nip of orange rind and pine hops.
Lemon zest finish and mildy bitter iced tea linger.
Light, crisp, watery.
Labelled as a "pale amber ale". Designed to fall into the <2.8% reduced duty bracket for beer taxes in Britain, but made with Chinook and Cascade hops.
Can't help but be a touch thin with such low gravity. Crystal and Munich used to good effect, not sure the Black - I'm assuming it's that bit of acidity - is needed. Not near an APA, but more of a hop dose than some English blondes. If that's true at this strength, how far off target could it be?
Dec 23, 2012Caramel biscuit and oily floral hop nose.
Marmalade on table water cracker, a slight tannic edge, then a nip of orange rind and pine hops.
Lemon zest finish and mildy bitter iced tea linger.
Light, crisp, watery.
Labelled as a "pale amber ale". Designed to fall into the <2.8% reduced duty bracket for beer taxes in Britain, but made with Chinook and Cascade hops.
Can't help but be a touch thin with such low gravity. Crystal and Munich used to good effect, not sure the Black - I'm assuming it's that bit of acidity - is needed. Not near an APA, but more of a hop dose than some English blondes. If that's true at this strength, how far off target could it be?
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