Hop Horizons

Beer Information

Red Star: Samba

This traditional pale ale is/was brewed by Red Star in Formby, Merseyside, England. It's achieved an overall score of 35.66%. Based on 2 tastings, the average ABV is 4.70%.

On This Page

Beer Listing Community Reviews Other Beers by Red Star

Review This Beer

Had this beer? Share a quick thought.

No account needed — just type a line or two below, that's all it takes. Want to add scores, ABV or where you had it? Open the extras underneath. Reviews are checked before appearing on the site.


Leave blank to post as "Anonymous".
Minimum 20 characters.
Add ratings, ABV & location (optional)

Rating guide: 1-3 = Below Average, 4-6 = Average, 7-8 = Good, 9-10 = Excellent. Leave these blank to post a comment without scores.

Scores are all-or-nothing: fill all five for a scored review, or leave any blank to post as a plain comment.

Only used if you later create an account and want to claim this review.

Beer Listing

Date and Time Container Pub/Place and Where Strength ABV Colour Score Components Score Descriptive word(s) Book No.
15th Nov 2016 at 9:45 pm bottle (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England 4.70 medium-golden Taste: 71.76%
Head: 66.67%
Aroma: 48%
Ease: 77.78%
Clarity: 100%
 34.975% candy-malt 670
28th Aug 2019 at 4:10 pm draft The Childwall Fiveways (JDW), Liverpool, Merseyside, England 4.70 light to medium golden Taste: 76.47%
Head: 84.44%
Aroma: 60%
Ease: 86.67%
Clarity: 100%
 36.344% fruity-hops 816

Community User Reviews

No community reviews yet. Be the first to review this beer!

Other Beers (etc.) by Red Star

Apart from Samba, Hop Horizons lists 8 others by Red Star. These are:
Formby Blonde
Formby IPA
Havana Moon
Hurricane
Lakota
Partisan
Pogue Mahone Irish Bitter
Weissbier

Cheers!