Pic of the new Dark Star Hophead mobile beer dispenser ......

[attila]

They'll be waiting for us tomorrow
Oh, and still on the beer front, if anyone is intending to come to the Ropetackle Beer Fest next weekend (27 beers, cider, perry, food, TV Smith, Meow Meows, Sex Pirates and Laura Ward playing, all proceeds to the Ropetackle Centre - Third Annual Ropetackle Beer Festival - Ropetackle, Shoreham by Sea's centre for the arts, art education, music, comedy, film, and dance ) it's going to sell out so get your tickets now...

 

[Max Paper]

Never had a Dark Star. what can I expect?

 

[bristolseagull]

Never had a Dark Star. what can I expect?

the shits

 

[The Large One]

Never had a Dark Star. what can I expect?

Sex in a glass.

 

[Albumen]

Hop hop hooray!

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Marvellous scenes.

 

[fork me]

Never had a Dark Star. what can I expect?

Oh no, sorry, that's the death star.

 

[Max Paper]

the shits

I'm in

 

[Notters]

Never had a Dark Star. what can I expect?

It tastes like thick, sour vomit to me, but then I'm a Harveys man.

I did have a pint of Dark Start APA in Peterborough though, which was nice.

 

[Storer 68]

Never had a Dark Star. what can I expect?

the rapid desire for a second pint!

 

[Albumen]

Never had a Dark Star. what can I expect?

Hophead is very hoppy and slightly fruity. A nice 3.8% easy ale, especially nice in the summer. I prefer their darker stuff and Over The Moon is a splendid dark ale currently on tap if you find it.

 

[Carrot Cruncher]

[MENTION=528]attila[/MENTION] Is there a plan to eventually be able to buy DS at the concourse main bars, rather than the mobile dispensers?

 

[Muhammad - I’m hard - Bruce Lee]

i hope these mobile bars are not going to be at the expense of the harveys ones?
although dark star is quite nice, its not like harveys

 

[Albumen]

[MENTION=528]attila[/MENTION] Is there a plan to eventually be able to buy DS at the concourse main bars, rather than the mobile dispensers?

I've given up hoping for Harveys to be at the kiosks after so mnay times queuing up to be disappointed. It's mobile dispensers for me until it improves.

 

[Albumen]

i hope these mobile bars are not going to be at the expense of the harveys ones?
although dark star is quite nice, its not like harveys

There should be plenty of room for both.

 

[Tubby Mondays]

I this is a dreadful mistake on the part of Dark Star (and Harveys come to that but I dont really care about them); having your beer wheeled all about and then poured by someone who doesnt know anything about the product (how it should look, taste be kept etc). it does the brand a disservice that though dont deserve.

 

[Albumen]

I this is a dreadful mistake on the part of Dark Star (and Harveys come to that but I dont really care about them); having your beer wheeled all about and then poured by someone who doesnt know anything about the product (how it should look, taste be kept etc). it does the brand a disservice that though dont deserve.

But if it's a bright pin it can be moved and drank straight away, from a tap rather than a pump. Is it not?

 

[Mellotron]

Do most here think real ale is an acquired taste that takes a while to get into?

I want to like it, I just don't.

 

[attila]

The idea is for there to be both. As far as I was concerned we'd agreed to have both from the start of the season, and I registered my surprise when only Harvey's was listed on the vending display boards in the concourse bars. Fact is Harvey's were quicker off the mark (they have a much bigger operation - DS is a cottage industry which is having a hard job keeping up with its own success, everyone wants their beer!) but we should have both to stay now. It's great to have such different tasting beers as well - I'd recommend to the lager drinkers to try a pint of Hophead, many people i know who thought they didn't like real ale have changed their minds after tasting that

 

[attila]

I this is a dreadful mistake on the part of Dark Star (and Harveys come to that but I dont really care about them); having your beer wheeled all about and then poured by someone who doesnt know anything about the product (how it should look, taste be kept etc). it does the brand a disservice that though dont deserve.

The beer is bright, therefore it can be wheeled about as much as necessary without losing flavour/getting sediment stirred up, and Dark Star have designed the dispensers to suit their product - they definitely know what they are doing...