Less brazen than brewers’ full-bodied porter, yet still rich, creamy and lactose-heavy for stylistic dry Irish Stout. Copious dark chocolate chalking and ample coffee bean bittering ascend above moderate charred hop toasting. Sticky anise upsurge intensifies sweet hazelnut and astringent walnut illusions. On tap, obsidian-hued dry body retains all its character, though roasted coffee influence is less persistent.
Middling dry Irish stout lets slick plastic impression and everlastingly harsh charcoal tarred bittering disrupt decent blackened mocha theme. Resounding coffee-burnt dark chocolate frontage accrues resinous hop char and dirty earthen spell. Ashen plum, prune and raisin subsidy lost amidst acrid phenol doldrums. On second passing, peat-soiled marble rye, pungent black tea, bourbon and molasses undertones nip at the bitter black chocolate finish.
Smooth medium-bodied mahogany-hued Irish-style dry stout proves quite versatile. Full-blown mocha frontage surges past burgundy-bourbon boozing bracing sticky anise-seeded dalliance and black coffee coda. Black cherry souring, ester-y grape tartness, brassy walnut singe, and latent charcoal burn embitter hop-oiled oats-smoked cocoa malting to earthen peat bottom.
Fizzy dry-bodied schwarzbier-like black ale misses mark. Coarse metallic shrill depletes mocha nuttiness of supposed Irish-styled stout. Oily hop-toasted grain-roasted charcoal burn overwhelms bittersweet cocoa-seeded black chocolate harshness, gnarly fig-soured chicory coffee meander and salty soy spell.
Genuine in its world class stature, creamy coffee-deepened sensation reflects ever-changing shades of hop bitterness, mocha sourness, and chocolate sweetness. Nutty grain finish adds consistency. Made for experienced tastes. Brewery defunct: 2001.
Beautiful sweet mocha fragrance, insistent barley-roasted entry, and sweet caramel-chocolate persistence set up creamy cappuccino milking of syrupy ruby maroon treat. Grain-thickened earthen bottom and tar-like bitterness punctuate espresso finish. Too strong for amateurs, but absolutely essential for the rest.
Rich mocha malted creaminess firmly centers dry roasted hop bitterness, ticklish chocolate fizz, cookie dough vestige, and wood burnt undertow. Exemplary coffee-nut finish settles into beautiful off-dry milk chocolate aftertaste flanking fruit esters.
Frothy garnet-mahogany hued, grain wort-scented, full-bodied Irish-styled stout with black coffee overtones, elevated spice-hopped fizz, sticky molasses sash, and maple ash flap underscored by smoky mocha resin to dry bittersweet finish. Brewery defunct: 2009.
Mild Irish-styled dry stout brings soft water sedation to dark coffee roast and blanched mocha bitterness. Sharp hops, resinous peat malts, and ashy cigarette stain permeate deep molasses finish, thickening resolve.
Intoxicating deep brown-hued lightweight stout retains dry-bodied sour coffee bean essence and bitter nut influence to creamy raisin-like finish. Cola nut and cherry undertones tucked beneath relaxing groove add further dimension.