2025 Barrel Aged Pole Star Stout
Dot Brew in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.25
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The second in the series of collaborations with Skellig Six18 Distillery Co. Kerry on the Wild Atlantic coast.
An Imperial Stout crafted with the use of 10 malts, with added Irish dillisk lends a tone and sense of place.
The lightest hint of sea spray.
The extended maturation time in Skellig Six18 Triple Cask Potstill Ex Bourbon Barrels applies layers of fruity / spicy notes with an underlay of vanilla.
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Black with a creamy beige head. Soft Irish whisky right up front paired with chocolate, light roasted notes, earthy, some cracker malts, vanilla, and light wood. Full bodied. Finish has the Irish whisky and sweet malts but in a non-abrasive fashion. Not so much a powerhouse but a very nice beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
gave a cheers!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
1st February 2026
Panda thanks to Cloin. Just a mild haze on this deep brown beer, small bubbly pale tan head. Light palate, semi dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Thin bodied dark malts. An oaty biscuity mellow chocolate dark malt flavour, thin dark malt cream. Earthy and slightly bitterish whiskey contrasts with a clear barrel imparted vanilla oak. Mild alcohol spice and light earthy coffee on the semi dry finish. Could be more sumptuous in the gob feel but, digging the flavour of this one.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle at home, picked up from Craft Beer Central.ie, 25/12/2025.
Black topped with a good sized khaki head that dissipates to a healthy swirl over time.
Nose is roast malts, dried fruit rinds, molasses, mellow barrel tones, raisins.
Taste comprises dark malts, modest barrel, chocolate, toffee, dried fruit esters.
Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, light drying close with a mellow rising boost.
Okay sipper for the price point but overall lacking complexity and barrel presence.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Bottle 0,33 ltr: Opaque black colored brew with an smooth bittersweet taste with hints of roasted malts, vanilla, dark chocolate, very smooth Irish whiskey and oak.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Drankenhandel Leiden. Soft roasted malt with smooth whiskey, oak, touch of chocolate and alcohol. Hint of vanilla from the barrel. Body could be more full, smooth modest bittersweet flavour. Pleasant enough.