WingmanWillis (38284) ticked Arcadia - Lager from Wicklow Wolf 10 years ago
Culchiem (6598) reviewed Arcadia - Lager from Wicklow Wolf 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5
Growler from McHughs. Hazy gold with a thin head. Aroma of bready malt. Flavor is caramel, bitter malt and herb finish.
yespr (55501) reviewed Kentucky Common from Wicklow Wolf 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
From tap. Pours clear and dark brown with a small tan head. Roasted malty, light breadish. Toasted malty, light fruity. Mild bitter and toasted malty finish. Breadish.
Culchiem (6598) reviewed Falconer's Flight Blonde from Wicklow Wolf 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle from Martins. Light caramel with a thin head. Aroma is malted caramel. Flavour is grapefruit hop, tangy bitterness, butter on a grainy bread finish.
stravale (3279) reviewed IPA from Wicklow Wolf 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from Supervalu, Longford [220315]
Dark amber, slight haze, thin frothy white head, some lacing
Aroma of sweet malts, resinous hops, touch of fruit, getting a bit a caramelised orange, dab of butterscotch malt
Taste of sweet caramel malts, lots of bitter hops, some bitter zest, mainly just bitterness rather than fruity bitter zest, dab of butterscotch malt again (not sure about the malts), quite coarse flavour and rough hewn
Palate - Soft carb, medium to full body - rather claggy viscous mouthfeel, sweet gloopy malts, bitter hops. Finish quite dry, long bit spicy astringent bitter linger, gooey malt residue
Overall - Heavy malts and lots of bittering hops, rather thick mouthfeel that’s maybe better broken up on carbonated keg. Plenty of flavour and bitterness here, but needs more refinement
stravale (3279) reviewed Falconer's Flight Blonde from Wicklow Wolf 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle from Supervalu, Longford [200315]
Amber, some yeast haze, rather murky (maybe didn’t give enough time for beer to settle), thin white head, light lacing
Aroma of sweet malts, soft fruits, dab of butterscotch caramel, slight citrus
Taste of sweet caramel malts, slight butterscotch, bitter hops, dab of bitter zest, little fruit mainly bitter hops, fruits cramped by too much malt sweetness
Palate - Soft carb, medium body, fairly sweet, bitter hops. Finish is considerably bitter, long bit over bitter linger
Overall - Over malty for a blonde, seems over stuffed with malts and bittering hops. Didn’t get tropical or floral aromas. OK to drink, but a bit pricey at €4 a bottle
Culchiem (6598) reviewed Solar Eclipse Saison from Wicklow Wolf 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle from McHughs. Murky brown with a thin head. Aroma is caramel. Flavour is sweet dark fruit, spicy rye, tangy on the lips, caramalised malt on the base.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
500mL bottle from Molloy’s. Pours a buttery gold colour with a medium white head, slight bit of lacing on the glass. Hay, straw, grassy notes, traditional blonde ale, some digestives, buttered bread malts in the aroma. Flavour is very well balanced, hop forward, grassy and floral, biscuity sweet malts, again, nice balance in the flavour, refreshing. Finish is clean and crisp, almost lager-ish. Nice example of the style.
Beerfest5 (1972) reviewed Kentucky Common from Wicklow Wolf 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
500mL bottle from Molloy’s. Pours a tannish brown with a large rocky white head, some lacing on the glass. Caramel and toasted malt in the aroma, some floral or grassy hops there too. Sweet caramel and unbalanced hoppiness in the flavour, slightly off putting carbonation with a weird sourness. Finish is bitter with a late stage sweetness, a bit cloying.
Beerfest5 (1972) reviewed IPA from Wicklow Wolf 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
500mL bottle from Molloy’s. Pours an amber gold colour, rocky white head that dissipates quickly, nice lacing on the glass. Surprising grapefruit and citrus hop aroma with what seems like a solid malt backbone. Flavour is grapefruit, tropical fruit, some citrus hops with caramel malts. Oily mouthfeel, finish is bitter and moreish quality that asks for another sip, but towards the end becomes a bit cloying.