5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle, Bierhaus, Cork. Reddish-amber, thin head. Pleasing earthy caramelly aroma. Light floral hops overlay an earthy, caramelly body. Decent red ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2011
at 03:20
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Light red tinge to the dark brown body. Oaty, chocolatey aroma is appetizing. Soft, slightly smokey body with luscious, rich milk chocolate character and a hint of roast late.
Tried
on 19 Mar 2011
at 01:36
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
wow, this was definitely unexpected. most of the micros ive had from ireland are in the "not bad" range, but this goes into the "delicious" peak of blonde ales that have the hoppiness almost to a pale ale level. fruity and citrusy with mostly a grapefruit flavor, golden blonde in color, duh!, but just absolutely delicious, i cant wait to try the other offerings from this brewer and a great step forward for irish microbrewers.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Mar 2011
at 07:31
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled (thanks omhper!). Rather close to pitch black colour, mediumsized brown head, that leaves a thick nice lace on the beer glass. Aroma is roasted malts, some slight smoke, oatmeal and mild saltyness. Flavour is roasted malts, some toasted notes, toffee, dark fruityness, coffee and some mild "seaweedlike" notes. A rather pleasantly balanced stout with some slight bitterness as well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2011
at 00:02
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Black with a thin ale like head, looks more like a porter than a stout. Lots of roast in thar aroma. Flavour of roast barley. Texture is thin and finish is very, very dry. Lacks the creaminess you expect from an Irish stout. Decent effort but a bit lacking.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2011
at 11:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Brownish orange with a thin head. Aroma is a bit spicy with caramel malts. Flavour is very tasty, malty caramel, almost treacle with a dry tart finish. Low carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2011
at 11:46
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottled, from The Drink Store, Dublin. Cloudy golden, fair sized head. Aroma of citrus and marzipan. Sweet with spritzy, rounded mouthfeel and medium body. Lightly grainy and yeasty. Long spicy bitterness. An enjoyable thirst quencher.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2010
at 09:54
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled, from Bull and Castle, Dublin. Very dark brown, creamy beige head. Heavily roasty with tar and chocolate. Dry and dense, concentrated coffee flavour. Salty bitter finish. Feels more potent then you’d expect a 4.3% beer, and more alive and multi facetted than the more available Irish stouts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Oct 2010
at 01:00
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5
Cask at Bull & Castle, Dublin. Hazy amber. Mustrd aroma. Sweet and fruity with medium body and well rounded mouthfeel. A touch of peat, but dominated by the strange Dijon mustard flavour. Fairly low bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Sep 2010
at 03:46