A bit of background to this review. I ordered the beer at The Porter in Little Five, Atlanta, GA, ‎USA. A few minutes later I was joined by a friend of mine who knows very little about beer and ‎started engaging the barman about what to order and drink. As part of this conversation the ‎barman started offering advice about brown ales but he did NOT mention the Starfish in that ‎category. I was curious since it was a CLASSIC brown ale, and it was sitting in front of me, and ‎he had poured it for me about 2 minutes earlier. When I asked him what he thought the beer was ‎he said “a strong chocolate ale”! Mmmm…I guess that’s the last advice I’d be seeking from him. ‎Especially disappointing since he said that he had worked at The Porter since its opening. Oh ‎well, it’s what I’ve become accustomed to.
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Back to the beer. A classic, English style brown ale in most respects. Good depth on the color ‎with a nice head and good lace. The body was about right for the style and some classic, lightly ‎toasted malts, some digestive biscuit crumbs and sweetness. Very easy drinking and the beauty ‎of a beer like this is its simplicity.
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ABV could go down a couple of notches to make it just about perfect, but nevertheless a very ‎enjoyable, drinkable and tasty beer. Complex enough to maintain interest and certainly moreish.
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Good stuff.‎