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J.W. Lees Manchester Star Ale

J.W. Lees Manchester Star Ale

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93
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A Porter brewed by
J.W. Lees

Middleton Junction, England

bottled
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on tap
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1873.68/5.03.68/5.0Special7.3%94English pint, Stem glass P  Stats

Commercial Description:
The recipe comes from an 1884 Lees brewing notebook, a hoppy strong porter, brewed in November of that year, called "Star." At 7% ABV, this is more like a Baltic porter in strength but surprisingly light on the palate. There's no caramel malt only pale and roasted malt. Most porters then were brewed with amber malt or brown malt, which hardly exist today, if at all. It is smooth and supple in the mouth, full of chocolate notes and an understated bitterness that only reveals itself fully in the lip-smacking dry finish… with a subtle added background of flavors: cashew, ripe plum, orangey fruit, and just a pubby hint of an open pouch of moist Cavendish tobacco. Manchester Star dries into a long, almost wine-like finish.

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 zappafan99 (332), Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20

Jul 5, 2008  
Taste 7/8. Black body with no head. Aroma: Roast, chocolate, mild nut and oil. Taste: Smooth roast, spicy hop, Choc., plum and nut. Mild cream start and then smooth dry middle with a nice lingering finish. The cavendish tobacco becomes apparent in the back of the throat at the finish. Alcohol is well disguised. Nice brew.

 Maria (4418), Thisted, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Oct 8, 2008  
EBF2008. It’s pitch black with a creamy head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, caramel and chocolate. The flavour has sweetness and notes of roasted malt, licorice, chocolate, raisin, plum and syrup. It’s a pleasant, smooth and nice baltic porter.


 Rune (1811), Tromsø, Norway
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/515/20
Oct 1, 2008  
My drink no.13 at European Beer Festival, Copenhagen 08. This one was provided by the Danish Beerhouse stand/bar. Mahogany appearance with a tiny, beige head. Caramelised malty aroma. Rich in taste with decent amounts of chocolate, nuts and plums. Bittersweet ending. Quite dry, almost woody, in the mouth (12.09.2008).


 Theis (2212), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 22, 2008  
Bottle at a Housewarming. Black - big brown lasting head. Burned, berries, vinous, licorice, nutty, chocolate. Nice power.


 thewolf (3979), Kolding, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/514/20
Sep 21, 2008  
Bottle, bought @ Vinens Verden, Odense.<br /> Deep brown with an impressive, creamy, light-beige head. Stunning duration with a steady creamy top. Mild, smooth aroma, good chocolate, some light nuttiness and light coffee. Medium carbonation, fine mouthfeel. Flavour is nice and sweet, good milky chocolate and hazel nuts. A long, liquorice, lingering finish.


 jfm (1639), Holbæk, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 20, 2008  
Sweet aroma. Black color with a small off white head. Sweet smooth chocolate body with a thin chocolate palate. Not bad.



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