Subsidiaries
4.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Nitro can
Typical Guinness -outlook. Opaque black, steady creamy tanned head. Aroma of vegetables and light toffee and tobacco. Smooth palate, watery, very light roasted malts and tobacco in the flavor. Poor show.
Typical Guinness -outlook. Opaque black, steady creamy tanned head. Aroma of vegetables and light toffee and tobacco. Smooth palate, watery, very light roasted malts and tobacco in the flavor. Poor show.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Oct 2005
at 16:06
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Metallic aroma, but also malty and roasted sugary. Almost black colour, red hue. Big, rocky, semi-stable head. Leaves good laces. Malty, roasted flavour. Thin mouthfeel. I can taste the roasted barley even though it is not in here.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2005
at 06:12
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 7
One of those beers i can’t believe i have not rated yet. You know it, pour is black with a small creamy tan head. Flavor is a bit thin but there is that smoky peat and roastyness there. Prob not the best stout by a long shot but it is a staple. Best enjoyed at a Irish pub with Irish music in the backround.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Aug 2005
at 19:57
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft, at Reilly’s Daughter, Midway Airport. Deep amber color. In a proper Irish pint glass it raises a thin, stoutlike head, just a little more bubbly. Maybe it’s just because it’s 8 a.m. in an airport bar with the odd scent of pine boughs, but this is as flavorful an amber as I’ve found. Malts are caramel roasty. There’s a well developed hop that just puts a nice bitter pucker in your mouth. Everything else I’ve had from the Isle has been a stout, so it’s a nice discovery to find a hoppy Irish beer. I thought this would have been somehow diluted as this seems to be getting the same push as Pilsner Urquell did last year, but it’s a really rich brew.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Aug 2005
at 08:33
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle (bought 1996): Almost black, firm brownish head; complex nose: molasses, some roasted malts, some fruity (plums) and winy ( port) traces; complex, a bit sourish vinous taste, ending in a slightly sweetish finish, some traces of chocolate in the aftertaste; some qualities remind me of a baltic porter, some of a flemish sour ale (Liefmans). All in all an excellent example of a Stout, highly quaffable....
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2005
at 06:56
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 2
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
on tap-pours with a thin white head that dissipates quickly. Color is a light-medium gold. Not much aroma, taste is a nice grainy. Good carbonation. A mild beer that’s OK, not great.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jul 2005
at 09:23
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Nice aroma, creamy coffee taste. A classic dry stout even though I prefer Murphy’s.
Tried
on 28 Jun 2005
at 03:01
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
on tap-Pours a clear amber-copper with a big, off white head. Smells creamy-malty and lightly sweet. Taste has a crisp maltiness and a bit of hops, although I didn’t care for the taste that much, not quite up to my expectations from comments most of my buddies have made that enjoy it.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jun 2005
at 19:57
6.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can from Once Upon a Vine South on 05/01/2011. Dark brown body with ruby highlights and a medium creamy off white head. Sweet light roast and caramel aroma. Dry roast and light chocolate flavor with a bitter finish. Light body with moderate carbonation. 5/4/5/3/10 - 2.7 On 05/27/2005. Hazy brown color with a medium creamy light brown head, Chocolate and roasted malt aroma. Chocolate and caramel flavors, but somewhat watery. A decent beer for its accessibility at most bars. 7/5/5/3/14 - 3.4
Tried
from Can
on 27 May 2005
at 21:53
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours a dark amber with a musty, grassy aroma that is a bit weak. Flavor is a bit disappointing, caramel and slight hops come through as does musty/grassy flavor from aroma. I was hoping for a bit more umpf from this one, but it is still a nice beer, albiet a bit bland.
Tried
on 18 May 2005
at 23:26