7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours black with light coffee head. Nose of roasted chocolate malts, coffee and vanilla bean. Taste of fresh coffee grounds, light peat, flaked barley and roasted chocolate malts. Dry finish. A great session stout. I enjoyed this one thoroughly despite the 3.6 rating.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Dec 2010
at 13:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap. Pours black and almost opaque with a dense and creamy light brown head leaving quite some lacework. Somewhat ashy aroma. Medium body, low carbonation, hard roasted malts - almost burned - some ashes and dark fruit with a malt bitter finish. A fairly serious Stout actually. 281110
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Nov 2010
at 13:04
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap. Dark brown - close to black - with a reddish hue and a dense, lacing and creamy beige head with good retention. The nose is surprisingly subdued, perhaps a little roast and a vague whiff of butter. Light body, low carbonation, soft mouthfeel, hard roasted malts and a vague spicy touch - from the oysters? Fairly bitter finish - from both hops and malts. 281110
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Nov 2010
at 13:00
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
not so good. aroma is fairly bland, color is more brown than red, taste is like an american macro. the porterhouse continues to make sub par beers and is giving the wrong direction to other brewers in Ireland what their beers should be for success. glad to see something else besides guinness, smithwicks, and murphy’s, but this needs to be far better to gain any recognition for irish ales.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Nov 2010
at 16:04
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle thanks to Jcwattsrugger. Pours black with whitish head. Nose of roasted malts and light oyster. Taste is mostly roasted malts, with some background oyster, cracker and a slight spicy hop finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2010
at 16:23
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled (7.0%), from The Drink Store, Dublin. Near black, rich creamy head. Tarry and chocolatey. Dry and near full bodied with fairly clean mouthfeel. Ashy bitter chocolate finish with some resiny edges.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2010
at 09:52
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled, from The Drink Store, Dublin. Clear deep amber, rich firm head. Caramelly and spicy with some sweaty orange. Sweet and dense, full bodied. Mildly warming with marked spicy bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2010
at 09:50
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottled, from The Drink Store, Dublin. Clear amber, huge firm head. Roasty and fruity. Light bodied with clean, rounded mouthfeel, slight notes of peat and ripe fruits. Light spicy bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2010
at 09:48
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottled, from The Drinks Store, Dublin. Clear golden, rich airy head. Appley, grassy and spicy. Dry and fairly hoppy with clean, rounded mouthfeel and long spicy bitterness. Full flavoured pilsener, but a bit clean and edgy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2010
at 09:39
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled at Porterhouse, Dublin. Clear amber, rich head. Marked citric grapefruit aroma. Mid sweet and rather fruity with clean, rounded mouthfeel and medium body. Cookie malt backs hop flavours of kumquat and grapefruit. Really bitter finish. Like an American brewpub pale ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Oct 2010
at 01:33