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.
Well-established brown-bodied dry stout brings creamy cascading froth and aromatic mocha-nut ogle to mellow coffee bean entry. Grain-toasted chocolate malt solace and watery texture soften over time. Recessive hazelnut, cola nut, and walnut notes linger softly. Compared to thicker, richer Irish stouts, a tad flat or unassuming, though subtle nature perfect for less hearty thirsts at sunny afternoon barbecue.
Kahlua-thick draught pours like creamy chocolate malted with eye-grabbing cascading flesh-tone head settling above mahogany body. Crisp mineral water secures dry coffee bean essence underscored by mild nuttiness. Billowy mocha creaminess melts like butter on tongue, encouraging lighter tastes to imbibe.
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.