Shanco Dubh
Brehon Brewhouse in Monaghan, County Monaghan, Ireland 🇮🇪
Porter - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.35
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Shanco Dubh Porter is Brehon's take on the Irish stout, a bottle conditioned beer with subtle dark chocolate and coffee undertones, roasted malt and licorice, and a smooth but satisfying finish.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at The Black Sheep, Dublin. Black with beige head. Roasty chocolate, cocoa, some light fruity notes, medium+ sweetness, smooth. Some licorice. Low carbonation. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Draft
at
The Black Sheep (Galway Bay)
on 28 Jan 2019
at 06:49
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at The Brew Dock. Jet black fluffy beige head. Fruity coffee and booze aroma. Taste is soft dry roast and more booze, silky mouthfeel
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Sep 2018
at 12:32
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Live rate .. Cask at Brew Dock .. pitch black, tan head, good lacing ...aroma soft mellow roast, getting brown bread, no booze.. taste rich dark smooth quite sweet malts, dense malts, bit of a vegetal note though ... full body, quite sweet, rich mouthfeel ... Finish rich dark bit gooey malts, bit dry, more toasty in linger, soft burnt toast ... Overall Good rich porter
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Sep 2018
at 11:44
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
BOTTLE. Almost clear dark ruby, beige head. Strong dark caramel and sweet chocolate. Moderate dark sweetness, strong astringent nutty bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jul 2018
at 15:55
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Thick creamy beige head stayed on a jet black still body. Robust aroma of malt, burnt & dark spirits. Medium to full bodied, thick & almost chewy in the mouth with a clean finish. Slightly burnt tastes of dark chocolate, dark spirits & demerara with a long tangy citrus finish.
Tried
on 21 Jul 2018
at 20:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On draft at the Alltech BF. Inky thick pour, blackish brown, small brown head that dissipates quickly. Nose of molasses, tar, burnt toast. Smooth mouthfeel, almost creamy, almost perfect level of carbonation, taste is same as the nose, a bit of boozy quality however.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 May 2018
at 14:07
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask @ The Brew Dock, Dublin. Brune voire noire, col crémeux café au lait. Arôme est agréablement bien malté sur de belles effluves de grillé, chocolat noir, fruité noir, petit rétro léger de fruits noirs - cerise, mûre et prune. Pointe houblonnée sur le citronné léger. Palais est agréable avec une température de bière pas froide où je retrouve pas mal de notes grillées, pointe de chocolat noir amer, note anisée - liquorice que je note comme presque accompagnée d'un effet fumé léger voire tourbé. Le tout garde une présence de sucre résiduel, collant aux lèvres sur la fin rappelant presque la mélasse. Amertume fine et noble anglaise accompagne le tout de manière discrète.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 May 2018
at 10:56
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from flavourly. Deep almost black colour with a tan head. Big roasted malty aroma and and taste. Light sour. Thick body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2016
at 10:38
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle. Darkest brown colour with average to huge, thick, creamy, mostly lasting, moderately lacing, beige head. Roasty, chocolately, dark malty aroma, some cocoa, some liquorice, a very cautious touch of red berries. Taste is chocolately, dark malty, slightly roasty, minimally nutty, a salty touch of liquorice; dry, roasty, almost a bit ashy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2016
at 05:44
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Aroma: Roasted malt and chocolate. Flavour: Roasted coffee and chocolate with dry bitter finish. Colour: Very dark brown with a tan head. From: Bottle @ Torben Matthews tasting May 2016.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2016
at 03:48