Spear
Lough Gill Brewery in Sligo, County Sligo, Ireland 🇮🇪
Stout - Imperial Series|
Score
7.52
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Irish Whiskey Barrel Aged Imperial Oatmeal Stout aged in barrels from Boann Distillery
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8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
(Draught at Akkurat, Stockholm, 2 Sep 2024) Black colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with notes of black coffee, liquorice, soy sauce and whiskey. Malty, roasted taste with dark chocolate, black coffee, soy sauce, liquorice, whiskey, oak wood and a warming, slightly boozy, finish with a balanced coffee/cacao bitterness. Full body, with a certain sweetness. Powerful and strong, but more balanced than the 13% would suggest. Really rich and soothing. Great beer!
Tried
on 28 Oct 2024
at 21:30
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12oz can from my brother. Near black pour, minimal ring of head fades. Boozy aroma, roasty, chocolate, licorice. The taste is sweet and roasty and strong. Chocolate, fudge, anise. Sticky and slick.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Oct 2024
at 05:39
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Smell of whisky, oak, vanilla, toffee. Black colour, short brown head. Aroma of oak, whisky, chocolate, licorice, booze. A myriad of other flavours. Sweet, bitter. Lively carbon. Thick texture.
Tried
on 21 Aug 2024
at 20:28
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Can. 2023 vintage. Black beer with a tan head. Whiskey and chocolate aroma. Whiskey and roast flavor with chocolate. Medium bodied. Whiskey and chocolate linger with oatmeal and light molasses.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jul 2024
at 21:04
8/10
Tried
from Can
on 01 May 2024
at 00:30
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
How: Can. 2023 vintage.
Where: Systembolaget.
Appearance: Dark brown colour with a tan head.
Aroma: Chocolate, malt, whiskey, dried fruit.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Chocolate, malt, whiskey, dried fruit, alcohol.
Where: Systembolaget.
Appearance: Dark brown colour with a tan head.
Aroma: Chocolate, malt, whiskey, dried fruit.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Chocolate, malt, whiskey, dried fruit, alcohol.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Apr 2024
at 19:32
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Shared at Palace Hall, Malmö March 2024 tasting (23/03/2024) - dark sweet roasted malty with chocolate, caramel and toffee, some burnt malts, full bodied, warming malty finish. --- Beer merged from original tick of Spear (2023) on 27 Mar 2025 at 05:53 - Score: 7. Original review text: Malm� March 2024 tasting - dark sweet roasted malty with chocolate, caramel and toffee, some burnt malts, full bodied, warming malty finish.
Tried
on 07 Apr 2024
at 05:42
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Svart med brunt skum. Skummet daler raskt. Lukter alkohol, mørke stenfrukter og lakris. Smak av salt lakris, whiskey og noe trevirke.
Tried
on 04 Apr 2024
at 20:59
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Svart med lys brunt skum. Lukter lakris, anis, romrosin og trevirke. Fyldig. Smaker salt lakris, whiskey, mørk sjokolade og tobakk. Lang.
Tried
on 04 Apr 2024
at 20:58
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
0,33l can from Alko Ruoholahti, enjoyed @ home. Pours very dark brown with a low tan head. Aroma is sweet roasted malts with chocolate and alcohol. Flavor is sweet roasted malts with chocolate and whisky, some hops in the finish. Good.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Mar 2024
at 21:28