Islay Ales Dun Hogs Head Ale

Dun Hogs Head Ale

 

Islay Ales in Bridgend, Argyll and Bute, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  Stout - Dry Regular Out of Production
Score
6.54
ABV: 4.4% IBU: - Ticks: 31
A dark, dry stout brewed using pale, crystal, chocolate and wheat malts together with un-malted roasted barley. Golding and Bramling Cross hops are used for the bittering, giving a fruity edge to the dry bitterness that comes from using highly roasted malts. Late additions of Bramling Cross hops to the boil add another dimension to the aroma of the beer.
 

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5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Bottle from Ales By Mail [150814]
Black, frothy tan head, over carbonated
Aroma of dark malts, soft roast, soft yeast, slight burnt notes
Taste of dark malts, roasted malts, dark fruits, dab of burnt toast, earthy bitter hops
Palate - soft carb eventually, medium body. Finish is very dry, bitter roast malts, coffee grounds, bitter twiggy hops, dry ashy dirty finish
Overall - Rough finish, not a great stout

Tried from Bottle on 13 Sep 2014 at 18:47


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle @ Home. Pours black with a small light brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee, little chocolate , little wood, smoke. Flavor is malts, coffee, dark chocolate, wood, little licorice. Thin body, soft carbonation. 181013

Tried from Bottle on 18 Oct 2013 at 12:11


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

Bottle @ Aarhus tasting. Almost black with a lasting light brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, dark chocolate and coffee. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and roasted moderate bitter finish. 171013

Tried from Bottle on 17 Oct 2013 at 10:52


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

Bottle, 4.4%. Very dark brown with medium beige head. Aroma is roasted malts, milk chocolate, coffee and caramel. Flavour is roasted malts, milk chocolate, caramel, medium sweet, hop and a little bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Oct 2013 at 10:52


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from AlesByMail.co.uk. Huge head with good duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are roast malt, chocolate, caramel, little wood and hops.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Aug 2013 at 10:36


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

4.4% bottle at the GJBF Osaka 2013. A classic smokey dark ale aroma with a light tan head on a beautiful dark brown body. The flavor is kind of generally smokey with no balance to it. Kind of average with a very bitter finish. Not really my thing, interesting but not my style. On the bitter side with a bit of smokiness.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Jul 2013 at 07:27


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

Bottled. Nutty, roasty nose with soy, chocolate, light berry fruit, smoke. Black with a tan, lacy head. Dry minerally flavor, very little sweetness, light wheat. Bitter, dry, finish. Very interesting. Nose and taste quite different.

Tried from Bottle on 05 May 2013 at 16:16


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle on the Calmac ferry to Islay. It pours black with a thick beige head. The nose is roasted malt, ash, earth, coffee grinds and a hint of smoke in the background. The taste is roasted malt, well-done toast, earth, pepper, liquorice, cola, tar and a tour of sourness with a crisp, dry finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Robust and well balanced. Islay Ales best beer most probably.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Apr 2013 at 13:09


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Black with a solid tan head. Aroma is a bit thin. Flavour is where it’s at, whisky peat with a dry roast malt. Finish is a little ash on a dry roast.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Oct 2012 at 12:22


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottled, from The Scottish Real Ale Shop, Kilmahog. Black, firm head. Aroma of dark chocolate and coffee. Dryish with solid body and well rounded mouthfeel. Lightly peaty with lots of espresso and dark chocolate. Salmiak bitter finish. Tasty stuff!

Tried from Bottle on 12 Aug 2011 at 00:27