Two Hundred Fathoms (2014)
Galway Bay Brewery in Oranmore, Galway, Ireland 🇮🇪
Stout - Imperial Series Out of Production|
Score
7.68
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1st version - aged in Yellow Spot whisky.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
F: no real. C: dark, opaque. A: mellow roasted, umami, chocolate, cocoa, bit vinous, dark fruity, liquorish. T: thick dark malts, cocoa, liquorish, toffee, caramel, bit roasted tones, oily mouthfeel, full body, lower carbonation, very nice, fully enjoyed, sample @ LIBF 2018, thank you tderoeck and 77ships for sharing.
Tried
on 18 Apr 2018
at 14:03
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Thank you for sharing tderoeck & Rubin77. 500 ml. bottle sampled @ LIBF 2017. Black syrup with no head. Nose is soy sauce, umami, thick varnish, alcoholic. Taste is decent soy sauce, mocha, chocolate, umami, liquorice, age doesn’t show but makes sense with this much soy sauce, too alcoholic, harsh alcoholic, very thick soy sauce body. Fair & heavy, bit crude but does the trick.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Apr 2018
at 20:36
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 10
Imported from my RateBeer account as Galway Bay Two Hundred Fathoms (2014) (by Galway Bay Brewery):
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 20/20, MyTotalScore: 4.6/5
15/IV/18 - sample @ Leuven Innovation Beer Festival (Leuven) - BB: n/a (2018-396) Thanks to 77ships and Rubin77 for sharing today's beers!
Clear black beer, no head. Aroma: sweet, malty, caramel, lots of chocolate, some vanilla. MF: soft to no carbon, medium to full body. Taste: nice sweet start, lots of chocolate, roasted, some coffee, really good stuff. Aftertaste: sweet, more chocolate, lots and lots of alcohol are noticeable in the throat, bitter touch in the finish, good roast. Lovely beer!
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 20/20, MyTotalScore: 4.6/5
15/IV/18 - sample @ Leuven Innovation Beer Festival (Leuven) - BB: n/a (2018-396) Thanks to 77ships and Rubin77 for sharing today's beers!
Clear black beer, no head. Aroma: sweet, malty, caramel, lots of chocolate, some vanilla. MF: soft to no carbon, medium to full body. Taste: nice sweet start, lots of chocolate, roasted, some coffee, really good stuff. Aftertaste: sweet, more chocolate, lots and lots of alcohol are noticeable in the throat, bitter touch in the finish, good roast. Lovely beer!
Tried
on 15 Apr 2018
at 19:11
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Craig’s, cheers Steve! Pours opaque dark brown with a thin tan head. Aromas of fruity whisky, roasted coffee. Taste is boozy, whisky. Faint chocolate notes. Rich finish.
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Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2015
at 07:30
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
bottle at home ... deep black ... thick tan head ... soft chocolate roast .... meaty ..very fruity ... dark rich roast malts ... little whisky nose .. dark roast ... soft mellow roast .. soft sweet chocolate roast .. mellow bitter chocolatee roast ... light whisky linger.. light bitter
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2015
at 07:30
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at craig’s. Pours black, nose is chocolate, liquorice, smoky, wood, taste is similar, very dry, meaty, light whiskey coming through.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2015
at 07:29
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Keg @ The Salthouse, Galway [170414]
This was set of one-off kegs available at all 9 Galway Bay bars in Galway and Dublin for one day only
Pitch black, no light through, rich tan head, good lacing, excellent appearance
Aroma of rich sweet dark malts, soft roast, slight vanilla, hint of soy
Taste of rich dark malts, dark chocolate, meaty malts, sweet rich dark malts, alcohol well hidden, very soft coffee notes, some savoury malts, soft dark fruits, slight vanilla, not getting much of the whisky from the barrel aging which is a good thing (maybe just the vanilla and dark fruits)
Palate - Soft carb, full body, oily rich texture, smooth, mouth coating dark malts, slight tangy palate .Finish as main flavour, smooth, rich dark malts, slightly dry
Overall - Not tried the bottle but this is a superb impy stout. It’s my #1 Irish beer.
This was set of one-off kegs available at all 9 Galway Bay bars in Galway and Dublin for one day only
Pitch black, no light through, rich tan head, good lacing, excellent appearance
Aroma of rich sweet dark malts, soft roast, slight vanilla, hint of soy
Taste of rich dark malts, dark chocolate, meaty malts, sweet rich dark malts, alcohol well hidden, very soft coffee notes, some savoury malts, soft dark fruits, slight vanilla, not getting much of the whisky from the barrel aging which is a good thing (maybe just the vanilla and dark fruits)
Palate - Soft carb, full body, oily rich texture, smooth, mouth coating dark malts, slight tangy palate .Finish as main flavour, smooth, rich dark malts, slightly dry
Overall - Not tried the bottle but this is a superb impy stout. It’s my #1 Irish beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2014
at 20:36
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle(thanks to Rachel for holding this for me). Jet black with a large tan head. Aroma is subtle, dark fruit and vanilla. Flavour is bitter chocolate, wood with a gentle warming whiskey base. Velvet texture.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Apr 2014
at 14:01
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Dark Horse offie. Pours a thick oily dark brown pour into the tulip glass, small tan head is gone quickly. Some lacing, but not enough to matter. Lovely juicy dark fruit aroma, figs and daqrk chocolate covered cherries. Deep roasted coffee beans and dark cocoa flavor. Not the most complex of IS’s out there but also one of the easiest on the palates, this is velvety smooth, lovely finish. Outstanding beer from a brewer that is setting a new standard for Irish craft beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2014
at 06:26
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle very generously from Garthicus, Thanks a bunch Al and glad we could meet up in London. Batch 032 BBE Feb 2016. Black beer thick lasting tan head. Now I haven’t had an imperial stout in ages. Due to all that German lager and all those session ipas what I’ve been drinking. Some roast malt and dark bitter choc on aroma. I must admit it’s not a huge aroma. Perhaps it needs to warm up a bit. Little bit of tangerine sweetness from the barrel ageing on the aroma. It’s, well, I’m not sure. I think it could be really good, but I’m not sure after that first taste. It has some dark chocolate which I like and the whiskey element is not overly obvious which I like and I do like the satsuma tangerine flavour it lend to the beer. It’s quite full in the mouth, it has some pate. A whiff of newspaper stout dryness. I mean it does intrigue me, which not many impy stouts do. But as I say I haven’t had one in a while so it’s a bit of a novelty this evening too. Ok, so where is this beer? It has some good elements, the dark choc, the barrel ageing. There’s still a bit of a hole in the malts though. I like smooth, agile effortless impy stouts or ones that completely take over your senses. No real hop presence. It’s fine. But there is just a little newspaper emptiness there. Still an interesting Irish impy stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Feb 2014
at 13:05