Bottle. Dark ruby brown with almost no head. Sweet malt/caramel aroma. Rich caramel/tofee/brown sugar flavor. This is easy to drink and hides its alcohol well. Low carbonation. It’s not an intense beer, but it’s well put together - like a real scotch ale and not your typical American overdone take.

This ruddy orange-red-brown beer is punctuated by an aroma of piney hops, sweet burnt caramel, and toast. A very slight off-white head developed after the pour. The very thick, syrupy body lends a surprisingly unique flavor of sugary caramels, toast, and earthy/grassy hops. Also classic grapefruit and pine. The earthy/toasty aspect is more pronounced in this beer than in other barleywines I’ve sampled, and lends a unique "leafy" character to Old Blarney. Delicious, even on a sunny, 86-degree spring day!

Bottled, thanks hopsrus! Deep copper colour, huge, lively head. Flowery toffee aroma with notes of raspberries. Sweet, fruity and full bodied. Thick and syrupy rather than firm. Grassy bitter finish. A bit raw.

Almost completely opaque dark brown with a lighter brown head. Sweet pungent aroma of coffee, chocolate, caramel and some roasted malt. Heavy-bodied; Bitter coffee and chocolate tastes and a light caramel sweetness. Bitter chocolate aftertaste with a minute amount of hops noticeable at the end. Overall, a nice example of an Imperial Stout. I shared this 65 cL bottle with my good friend Jon, which he purchased at Whole Foods in Vienna, Virginia. I sampled this beer on 02-March-2003.

Pours a dark copper color with a very thick beige head that eventually dissipates to nothingness. Decent lacing. The aroma has a smokey character, along with malt and caramel. Rich bodied and on the carbonated side (at first), with a strong malt presence. There are also sweet caramel and chocolate flavors, along with a hint of nuts that shine through as it warms. The finish is clean and malty throughout. This is a fairly good Scotch Ale that seems unbalanced at first, but only if it is still too cold.

This pours black with a good maocha colored head that sticks around awhile. Big chocolate aroma with roast barley undertones. Sweetness provides the foundation for the flavors of chocolate and coffee that come next. The flavors that contributed to the main flavor profile continue right through the finish. A very nice Stout, not quite as bold as some Imperials but very well craftedand extremely enjoyable.

Sampled at From The Vine beer tasting Jan 9th, 2004: This beer is a deep ruddy amber color with a medium thick light tan head. Sticky thin lacing. Aroma of sweet malt and caramel, along with a bit of hops. Rich and smooth with a lot of malt up front, as well as some citrus and hops for good balance. The finish is lightly bitter and a little earthy. Overall another solid offering from Moylan's.

Cherry red colour. The aroma and palate both show a similar big fat maltiness, and a lot of earthy, hedgey hop notes. Relatively straightforward.

Copper colour, slightly hazy with a thin off-white head which didn't last long. Aroma of strong hops, caramel, slightly spicey with a good malt background. Medium-bodied; Hoppy taste with some tea characteristics. Aftertaste shows the malt and hop bitterness throughout and ends with a bit of coffee. Overall, a decent beer for the style-but as we all know-I don't care for this style! I split this 65 cL bottle with JonR888710, which he purchased at Chevy Chase Wine & Liquors in Washington and sampled it on 29-November-2003.

This is quite possibly the most chocolate flavor I've experienced in a stout - cocoa, dark chocolate and even a touch of pudding are quite evident in the flavor - however, the appearance is more like a very dark brown ale, plus there isn't really any head at all - the aroma is highly alcoholic, but not much else - as a whole, this beer is an amatuerish effort, but the flavor is decent, so it's not all bad.