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Canned. Pours dark white head Roasted mAlts abd grains, coffee, dry. Good

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can (11/9/23) from Steve. Nitro version. Opaque black with nice nitro head, good retention and no lacing. Aroma is strong toffee, earthy malt and chocolate. Taste is strong toffee and earthy malt. Smooth, creamy texture, soft carbonation and dry finish as taste. Nice Irish stout and nitro always welcome.

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

16 ounce can. Nitro version. Pours like a Guinness. Opaque dark brown color. Creamy finger-high tan head. Roasted malt nose is subtle. Soft, creamy mouthfeel. Flavors of roasted malt, chocolate and coffee. Smooth and flavorful. Light to medium bodied. Tasty.

6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

2-10-23 HC&B

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Roast and a little caramel. Not the richest of foreign stouts but decent. Black pour with decent head. Bitter end. Can from Advent calendar.

5.6

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Deep dark brown coloured body with a thinnish, relatively fast-dying, but noticeable, at least, two centimetre tall light brown head that fades to just a thin layer after a few seconds. Aroma of roasted malt, a bunch of freshly brewed coffee, a nice thin layer of chocolate and some additional bitterness from toasted grains. Light to Medium-bodied; Strong roasted malt notes with some oatmeal, grain, molasses, caramelised sugars, brewed coffee and a light breadiness all come from this initially with a lot of bitterness, but no real sweetness nor depth and hardly any support from the body here, and while there is malt, this doesn't make this any thicker. Aftertaste shows some lactose, cream and vanilla notes, but the coffee, light chocolate and especially bittered roasted malt notes are by far the strongest. Overall, a bit subpar considering what I thought this would be, and this is much closer to a porter than a stout, without any real malt body and almost showing like a Mild, to be honest. Nice enough to sample, but not a great beer, nor one to be sampled all the time, even in the middle of summer, let alone when it's chilly outside. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Total Wine in Alexandria (Potomac Yard), Virginia on 13-November-2022 for US$4,29 at my house here in Washington on Beer (and Day #8) of my 2022 (self-created) advent calendar.

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Late night uneccesary brew as I am want to do. Dark pour. Nose is cocoa and dark fruit. Tastes mostly of chocolate, ash, earth, plum. Medium thin. Easy drinking.

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Can from Half Time. Pours dark brn/blk with a lush creamy tan head. Aroma of toasted malt and hints of coffee. Med body or better. Flavor is toasted malt, hints of coffee, touches of cacao. Maybe some lactose to render it something of a milk stout? Generating milk chocolate thoughts? Lots of complications for a little low ABV stout. Quite tasty.

6

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cola-looking with a mocha-coloured foamy head with minimal stay and lacing. Roasted malt smell giving coffee notes with molasses. Taste of roasted malts with just a tad of sweetness and light grass in the finish. Average mouthfeel. An alright Irish Stout, but nothing really special.

6.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Pours mahogany tinged black into a shaker. Tan head with medium retention recedes to skim surface. Milk chocolate aromas. Soft with cola, root beer and cream soda upfront turning to milk chocolate in the lasting finish.