7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle @ Copper Still, Dromod [180314]
Blonde, slight haze, frothy dense white head, good lacing
Aroma of citrus hops, soft grapefruit, sweet fruity pale malts, some tropical fruit in there, fruity nose
Taste of fresh citrus hops, grapefruit pith, sweet fruity pale malts, touch of biscuity malt, dab of pine, grapefruit zest,
Palate - soft carb, medium body, quite oily, good mouthfeel, sweet pale malts, decent hoppy citrus bite. Finish as main flavour with a nice lingering sharp citrus zest
Overall - A lot of these bottled golden ales are rather dull and insipid - this is not the case - really decent blonde, plenty of flavour. Found it better quite chilled
Blonde, slight haze, frothy dense white head, good lacing
Aroma of citrus hops, soft grapefruit, sweet fruity pale malts, some tropical fruit in there, fruity nose
Taste of fresh citrus hops, grapefruit pith, sweet fruity pale malts, touch of biscuity malt, dab of pine, grapefruit zest,
Palate - soft carb, medium body, quite oily, good mouthfeel, sweet pale malts, decent hoppy citrus bite. Finish as main flavour with a nice lingering sharp citrus zest
Overall - A lot of these bottled golden ales are rather dull and insipid - this is not the case - really decent blonde, plenty of flavour. Found it better quite chilled
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2014
at 12:04
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled 500ml. -Hazy amber coloured, medium sized creamy off-white head, dry nutty caramel nose. Moderate sweet malty, light fruity and caramel with mild hoppy notes in the finish. Ok one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2014
at 04:26
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at mum and dads, from Callans, 18/01/14. Hazed golden with a big old off white head that dissipates a touch but retains. Nose is bitter orange, toasted malts, dank hop notes, straw, orange marmalade, light mineral notes, bitter apricots. Taste comprises straw, bitter orange, citric tang, earthy. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, grassy bitterness in the closure. Ok GB affair.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2014
at 14:10
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Drinkstore, Dublin [151213]
Black, big frothy tan head, good lacing. Aroma of roasted malt, yeast, some soft charred wood, slight spicy hop. Taste as aroma, some sweet dark malts in background, robust roast, some coffee grounds, bit of spicy hop in there. Palate - Moderate carb, light to medium body, fairly bitter roast. Finish is quite dry, dark malts, fairly bitter bit burnt roast linger, getting a touch of dark fruits in the finish as well. Overall - Perhaps a bit over burnt for me in the finish, but quite a lot of the flavour here for the abv
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2013
at 14:28
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Drinkstore, Dublin [101113]
Pitch black, big frothy tan head, good lacing
Aroma - rich sweet dark malts, mocha coffee, sweet dark chocolate, smooth roasted coffee, soft roasted malts, good aroma
Taste - Soft roast, mocha coffee, dark quite sweet chocolate, dark malts, some earthy malt, touch of burnt toast
Palate - Soft carb, medium body, fairly smooth texture, bitter coffee. Finish - smooth sweet dark malts, fairly bitter coffee roast, more burnt bitterness in the finish
Overall - Good texture, nice coffee in this, some rich malts
Pitch black, big frothy tan head, good lacing
Aroma - rich sweet dark malts, mocha coffee, sweet dark chocolate, smooth roasted coffee, soft roasted malts, good aroma
Taste - Soft roast, mocha coffee, dark quite sweet chocolate, dark malts, some earthy malt, touch of burnt toast
Palate - Soft carb, medium body, fairly smooth texture, bitter coffee. Finish - smooth sweet dark malts, fairly bitter coffee roast, more burnt bitterness in the finish
Overall - Good texture, nice coffee in this, some rich malts
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Dec 2013
at 09:37
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
The very best example of an Irish Ale I’ve had to date. Not my favorite style to be sure, but this was very easy to enjoy. Bready malts highlighted by a smoothness rarely found in Irish Ale’s which tend to be over-carbonated. Beautiful finish on this one, another good one from this brewer.
Tried
on 08 Dec 2013
at 11:23
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Dark but thin in color, no head after the initial pour into a nonic pint glass. Aroma is of coffee(duh) but also of the normal roasted malt notes of a typical dry stout. The overall feel of the beer is the taste is fine, nothing extraordinary and nothing off-putting, but very thin and watery. Had better expectations than this.
Tried
on 08 Dec 2013
at 11:20
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Nov 2013
at 14:02
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle conditioned. Copper-amber with a very small head. Has a very tasty grain to it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2013
at 15:32
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at L Mulligan Grocer. Hazy amber with a frothy head. Sour hop aroma. Flavour is fruity intense bitter hop, good roast bite from the rye. Finish is fruity sour.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Apr 2013
at 12:11