Culchiem (6642) reviewed Gold from Burren Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Draught. Clean amber with a thin head. Aroma is grainy malt. Flavour is grainy malt, smooth and a little roast nut. Dry light caramel finiah
Culchiem (6642) reviewed Red from Burren Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
Draught. Clean read with a thin head. Aroma is light vanilla caramel. Flavour is again vanilla and caramel, dry, low carbonation. Dry ale finish
Culchiem (6642) reviewed Black from Burren Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Draught. Dark black with a creamy tan head. Sweet creamy malt aroma. Flavour is sweet coffee malt, some dry roast. Finish is sweet cream. More Murphy’s than Guinness. Decent though.
Dogbrick (24322) reviewed Black from Burren Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Sample at the brewpub. The beer is a brownish-black color with a medium creamy tan head that recedes slowly. Sheets of lacing on the glass. Aroma of roasted malt and coffee. Light-bodied with a roasty character and flavors of black coffee and dark malts. Mild hops in the background. The finish is sweet with a toasted malt aftertaste. Decent overall.
Dogbrick (24322) reviewed Blonde from Burren Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Sample at the brewpub. The beer pours a clear dark golden color with a medium fluffy white head that dissipates slowly to a film. Large patches of lacing on the glass. Aroma of mild hops and malt. Light-bodied with flavors of grainy malt and grassy hops. Touches of fruit as well. The finish is lightly bitter with a hoppy aftertaste. Decent all around.
Dogbrick (24322) reviewed Gold from Burren Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Sample at the brewpub. This beer pours a clear golden color with a medium creamy white head that diminishes slowly to an outer ring. Partial sheets of lacing on the glass. Aroma of grainy malt and hops. Light-bodied with flavors of herbal hops and bready malt. The finish is mildly bitter with a hoppy aftertaste. Decent overall.
Theydon_Bois (46756) reviewed Gold from Burren Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Served on tap into a UK pint glass at the Roadside Tavern, the only outlet for this beer, Lisdoonvarna Co Clare, Eire - Jan ’12. Worth also noting that at present (Jan ’12) it is only available on tap and no bottling takes place. They are a friendly bunch and whilst I didn’t broach the subject I’m sure they’d be more than hapy to fill a growler or some form of recepticle for you! Pours a rich amber-gold colour with a thin white head that was maintained throughout drinking. Straw/grass smells penetrate the nose along with subdued malts and a little hop aroma. Taste wise, crisp, refreshing, grassy perhaps a hint of something sweet in the brew - maybe honey? Bitter dry aftertaste. Good mouthfeel for a lager with low carbonation, plenty of lacing in the glass on this beer. In summary a decent effort at ’craft’ lager. One thing to point out (along with all the Burren beers), they didn’t detail the ABV on the pump clips and admitted to tweaking production slightly, ’as and when’, so certain batches come out stronger than others! The younger barman thinks on this date it was mid 5%ABV - Good stuff ABV mystery aside!
Theydon_Bois (46756) reviewed Red from Burren Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Served on tap into a UK pint glass at the Roadside Tavern, the only outlet for this beer, Lisdoonvarna Co Clare, Eire - Jan ’12. Worth also noting that at the date of review (Jan ’12) it is only available on tap and no bottling takes place. They are a friendly bunch and whilst I didn’t broach the subject I’m sure they’d be more than hapy to fill a growler or some form of recepticle for you! Pours a ruby colour verging on copper with a decent half finger of white head that maintained itself well throughout drinking. Vanilla was the main aroma with a little bubblegum and fruit coming off as well. Sweet malts and sugars in the taste, light caramel flavour and a little vanilla but nowhere near as much as the smell! Pleasant mouthfeel fairly smooth, rich and creamy, massaging the throat with beery goodness as it went inside, lots of lacing in the glass throughout drinking. small amount of carbonation, but hardly noticeable. One thing to point out (along with all the Burren beers), they didn’t detail the ABV on the pump clips and admitted to tweaking production slightly, ’as and when’, so certain batches come out stronger than others! The younger barman reckoned this batch was mid 5% ABV’s but has been well into the 6’s! Good stuff ABV mystery aside!
Theydon_Bois (46756) reviewed Black from Burren Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Served on tap into a UK pint glass at the Roadside Tavern, the only outlet for this beer, Lisdoonvarna Co Clare, Eire - Jan ’12. Worth also noting that when reviewed (Jan ’12) it is only available on tap at the Roadside Tavern and no bottling takes place. They are a friendly bunch and whilst I didn’t broach the subject I’m sure they’d be more than hapy to fill a growler or some form of recepticle for you! Pours to a dark black colour with dark brown hues around the edge when held to the light. A monster finger and a half of creamy white head domiates the glass! The head subsided during drinking but there was still a good half finger in place at the end of the pint! A Rich roasted malt aroma hit the nose with a hint of coffee. Rich, slightly burnt malt and sugar on the palate, with a roasted coffee taste in the background. Good mouthfeel, smooth, rich, creamy,and a most welcome break from Guinness! Overall a very good stout rich in flavour and aroma. One thing to point out (along with all the Burren beers), they didn’t detail the ABV on the pump clips and admitted to tweaking production slightly, ’as and when’, so certain batches come out stronger than others! The older barman simply stated that all the beers are a little stronger than the commercial beers on tap (not very helpful) and the second younger bar man was a little more specific in saying that the ’Black’ was typically in the mid 4. something % range.