A pale lager brewed by the Sierra Leone Brewery in Freetown since the early 1960s, and the standard bottled beer in the country’s bars.
It is one brewery’s commercial lager, and brewing beer at home is licensed or restricted in much of the atlas’s readership.
What goes into it
- malted barley
- maize or sorghum adjunct
- hops
- lager yeast
- water
How it is made
Malt and adjunct are mashed, the wort boiled with hops, cooled and fermented cool with lager yeast, then cold-conditioned before filtering and bottling.
How long it takes: three to four weeks from mash to bottle
How it is eaten
Cold from the bottle with grilled fish and pepper soup.
History
Brewed by the Sierra Leone Brewery in Freetown, established in the early 1960s; Star is the standard bottled beer in the country’s bars.
Frequently asked questions
What is Star beer?
Star beer is a wine & spirit from Sierra Leone: pale lager brewed in Freetown, the country’s national beer. Brewed by the Sierra Leone Brewery in Freetown, established in the early 1960s; Star is the standard bottled beer in the country’s bars.
How is Star beer made?
Malt and adjunct are mashed, the wort boiled with hops, cooled and fermented cool with lager yeast, then cold-conditioned before filtering and bottling. It takes three to four weeks from mash to bottle.
Can I make Star beer at home?
No, and the atlas gives no method for it. It is one brewery’s commercial lager, and brewing beer at home is licensed or restricted in much of the atlas’s readership.
What goes into Star beer?
Malted barley, maize or sorghum adjunct, hops, lager yeast, water.
How is Star beer eaten?
Cold from the bottle with grilled fish and pepper soup.
