6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Keg @ The Oarsman, Carrick-on-Shannon [041114]
Amber, clear, thin white head, some lacing
Aroma of caramel, soft toffee. bit of butterscotch, little hop on the nose
Taste of soft caramel, soft zesty hops, getting some soft bitter spicy hops, quite a lot of sweet caramel
Palate - soft carb, medium body. Finish as main flavour, fairly bitter spicy hop finish
Overall - Much better than the bottles which I have tried previously, bit too much sweet malt, but its ok
Amber, clear, thin white head, some lacing
Aroma of caramel, soft toffee. bit of butterscotch, little hop on the nose
Taste of soft caramel, soft zesty hops, getting some soft bitter spicy hops, quite a lot of sweet caramel
Palate - soft carb, medium body. Finish as main flavour, fairly bitter spicy hop finish
Overall - Much better than the bottles which I have tried previously, bit too much sweet malt, but its ok
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2014
at 15:48
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Orange amber with a thin head. Aroma is fruity hop. Flavour is zippy hop, a bit of grapefruit, dry dusty base. Tangy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2014
at 15:36
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle. Clean amber with a thin head. Aroma is nutty biscuit. Flavour is bready malt, a little spice in a dry malt finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jun 2014
at 12:09
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle @ Cox’s Dromod (1100714) Deep golden, clear, frothy white head... nose of caramel, bit buttery....taste of caramel, soft butterscotch, very little hop, hint of sweet honey, very dull flavour..... soft carb, light to medium body, bit oily. Finish is flat and rapid.... Overall - The batches seem so variable, certainly not worth 5 euro a bottle...the very first example tried was the best
Keg @ Murtagh’s, Carrick [250514] Very sweet malts, caramel malts, bit buttery, sugars, hardly any hops, much less than the bottle that I tried, sweet sugary malts, disappointing overall....hope it’s just an off batch...to re-rate in future 5/3/4/2/9 2.3 (Score above is average of both rates)
Bottle @ Coy’s Bar, Longford [080514] 6/3/6/3/13
Amber, hazy, frothy white head, some lacing
Aroma of soft caramel, light cereal, soft sweet tropical fruits, slight toffee
Taste of sweet caramel, touch of toffee, soft tropical citrus hops, soft citrus zest, hint of biscuit
Palate - soft carb, medium body, fairly oily. Finish as main flavour, fairly sweet, soft bitter zest
Overall - Best of the three Carrig ales I’ve tried - certainly could benefit with some more hops
Keg @ Murtagh’s, Carrick [250514] Very sweet malts, caramel malts, bit buttery, sugars, hardly any hops, much less than the bottle that I tried, sweet sugary malts, disappointing overall....hope it’s just an off batch...to re-rate in future 5/3/4/2/9 2.3 (Score above is average of both rates)
Bottle @ Coy’s Bar, Longford [080514] 6/3/6/3/13
Amber, hazy, frothy white head, some lacing
Aroma of soft caramel, light cereal, soft sweet tropical fruits, slight toffee
Taste of sweet caramel, touch of toffee, soft tropical citrus hops, soft citrus zest, hint of biscuit
Palate - soft carb, medium body, fairly oily. Finish as main flavour, fairly sweet, soft bitter zest
Overall - Best of the three Carrig ales I’ve tried - certainly could benefit with some more hops
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 May 2014
at 15:01
Tried
on 20 Apr 2014
at 21:23
Tried
on 19 Apr 2014
at 20:08
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Keg @ The Oarsman, Carrick-On-Shannon [030414]
Dark amber, clear, streaming carbonation, slightly off white fizzy head
Aroma - Little on nose, as it warms up some soft sweet caramel malts
Taste of soft caramel, slight caramelized orange, slight barley sugar, slight bitter hop, touch of biscuit, very little hops in this, as it warmed up a bit more flavour came out but seemed to be lacking in flavour overall
Palate - Moderate carb, light to medium body, little oily, quite smooth, slight sweet palate, little tangy, clean. Finish has a slight bitterness in the linger.
Overall - It seems to be brewed as a conversion beer for people used to drinking the macro stuff (which is understandable as the availability of craft beer in this area is rather minimal). It’s just too attenuated overall for a regular craft beer drinker.
Dark amber, clear, streaming carbonation, slightly off white fizzy head
Aroma - Little on nose, as it warms up some soft sweet caramel malts
Taste of soft caramel, slight caramelized orange, slight barley sugar, slight bitter hop, touch of biscuit, very little hops in this, as it warmed up a bit more flavour came out but seemed to be lacking in flavour overall
Palate - Moderate carb, light to medium body, little oily, quite smooth, slight sweet palate, little tangy, clean. Finish has a slight bitterness in the linger.
Overall - It seems to be brewed as a conversion beer for people used to drinking the macro stuff (which is understandable as the availability of craft beer in this area is rather minimal). It’s just too attenuated overall for a regular craft beer drinker.
Tried
on 08 Apr 2014
at 15:18
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Deep amber with a huge head that last. Lively carbonation. Aroma is sweet caramel malt. Flavour is similar, fruity bitterness, dry nutty base.
Tried
on 04 Apr 2014
at 07:36
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Keg @ Oarsman, Carrick-on-Shannon [171213]
Caramel amber, clear, thin off white head
Aroma of soft caramel, soft red berry fruits, slight lemon sour note
Taste of soft berry fruits, hint of lemon, soft fruity caramel malts, touch of brown bread, some bitter hop, slight toffee, rather subdued flavour
Palate - Moderate carb, light body. FInish as main flavour, light brown bitter malts, dab of toasted biscuit, light bitter linger
Overall - Reasonable Irish red
Caramel amber, clear, thin off white head
Aroma of soft caramel, soft red berry fruits, slight lemon sour note
Taste of soft berry fruits, hint of lemon, soft fruity caramel malts, touch of brown bread, some bitter hop, slight toffee, rather subdued flavour
Palate - Moderate carb, light body. FInish as main flavour, light brown bitter malts, dab of toasted biscuit, light bitter linger
Overall - Reasonable Irish red
Tried
on 18 Dec 2013
at 15:39
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5
Pale yellow with a slightly smooth texture. It has little nose and a light carbonation.
Tried
on 31 Oct 2013
at 16:16