6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle very generously from Garthicus, Thanks a bunch Al and glad we could meet up in London. Batch 032 BBE Feb 2016. Black beer thick lasting tan head. Now I haven’t had an imperial stout in ages. Due to all that German lager and all those session ipas what I’ve been drinking. Some roast malt and dark bitter choc on aroma. I must admit it’s not a huge aroma. Perhaps it needs to warm up a bit. Little bit of tangerine sweetness from the barrel ageing on the aroma. It’s, well, I’m not sure. I think it could be really good, but I’m not sure after that first taste. It has some dark chocolate which I like and the whiskey element is not overly obvious which I like and I do like the satsuma tangerine flavour it lend to the beer. It’s quite full in the mouth, it has some pate. A whiff of newspaper stout dryness. I mean it does intrigue me, which not many impy stouts do. But as I say I haven’t had one in a while so it’s a bit of a novelty this evening too. Ok, so where is this beer? It has some good elements, the dark choc, the barrel ageing. There’s still a bit of a hole in the malts though. I like smooth, agile effortless impy stouts or ones that completely take over your senses. No real hop presence. It’s fine. But there is just a little newspaper emptiness there. Still an interesting Irish impy stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Feb 2014
at 13:05
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Garthicus. Thanks a bunch Al. Dry Hopped IPA version. Hazy amber lasting beige head. PNW grapefruit piney hoppy aroma. Yep it’s a good West Coast IPA clone. Pretty good hops. Some bitterness on the finish. Lychee and black pepper on the finish. A little bit of sweetness maybe from some crystal malt. Lovely hops though and I can’t believe this is coming out of Ireland compared with a lot of the beers from Eire. Very sessionable. Ho ho ho.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Feb 2014
at 10:50
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle at the pre Bamberg tune up in the Sham, from Callans Dundalk, 23/01/14. Hazed amber with a moderately appointed light beige covering. Nose is bitter fruit, light caramel, faint hops, blood orange. Taste comprises caramel, fruit tang, bitter orange, straw. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying closure. Very so so.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2014
at 14:06
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
23rd January 2014
Pre Bamberg bash tasting at Colin’s house with Mr Bois and James. Ta Colin. Lightly hazy amber beer, small pale cream coloured head. Palate is light and semi dry. Mild carbonation. Minerals. Light paper. Little dried fruits. Light dry finish. Mild malty linger. Not too bad.
Pre Bamberg bash tasting at Colin’s house with Mr Bois and James. Ta Colin. Lightly hazy amber beer, small pale cream coloured head. Palate is light and semi dry. Mild carbonation. Minerals. Light paper. Little dried fruits. Light dry finish. Mild malty linger. Not too bad.
Tried
on 27 Jan 2014
at 11:43
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at mum and dads house, from Callans Dundalk, @5.8% 18/01/14. Hazed golden amber with a good sized off white head that thins a little then retains. Nose is earthy hops, mandarin, bitter orange marmalade, candied sugars, caramel malt. Taste comprises orange pith, light mango pulp, red grapefruit, straw, earthy hops, malty undertones. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, dry grassy hop bitterness in the finale. Decent enough IPA - easy drinker, decent balance, not massively hopped but hops certainly well evident.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2014
at 09:37
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg @ Brew Dock, Dublin [151114]
Tasting great here, lots of stingy citrus zest, orange zest, hop resins, really fresh. Had 2 pints of the stuff. Seems to have really improved. One of the best IPAs brewed in Ireland. Up to 3.9
Keg @ The Cottage, Galway [021213] 5.8% new version 7/3/7/4/15 3.6
Amber, light haze, bubbly white head, good lacing
Aroma - Zesty citrus, slight resinous hops, some orange, sweet resins
Taste of zesty hops, bitter orange, bitter grapefruit zest, sharp biting zest, sweet fruity malt background
Palate - Medium carb and body, big bitter zest palate. Finish - sharp zesty bitter, very bitter linger almost to my limit but the sweetness underneath just keeps it from getting too much
Overall - Decent IPA, plenty of hops in this
Tried
on 05 Dec 2013
at 10:40
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Hanlon’s Gala [160714] 9/4/8/5/17
Good to return to this beer after a while....now to try the bottle...aroma of massive tropical fruits, grapefruit, mango, sweet fruity malts, very fresh, complex fruits, fantastic aroma hangs around constantly, more fruity and less malty than before.....Taste of massive fruits, tons of hops, alcohol well hidden, hops so so fresh....Palate has huge sweetness and bitterness perfectly in balance....Overall - This is me is better than keg, more fruity, less fruity toffee malts, more tropical fruit, piney, fruit salad hop....Yes this is the #1 in Ireland...up to 4.3
Cask @ The Salthouse, Galway [160414] 4/7/8/3/15 3.7
Found this rather cloying on cask - flavours are heavy....really needs to be on keg, the CO2 just lightens everything up, more dynamic flavour and aroma, better palate. I’ve had it a couple of times more on keg and it’s much better for my palate
Keg @ Cottage Bar, Galway [021213] 8/4/8/4/17 4.1
Deep hazy orange, dense bubbly white head, good lacing
Aroma - big tropical fruits, sweet fruity malts, grapefruit pith, lots of pithy resinous fruits, super aroma
Taste as the aroma, great background of sweet fruits, mango, tropical nots, juicy citrus, resinous hops, good bitter sweet balance, complex flavour, so drinkable for the abv, cracking stuff
Palate - Soft carb, full body, rich mouthfeel, sweet malt, intense bitter hops in there but counterbalanced well be the sweet malts. Finish is smooth, equally intense sweet and bitter.
Overall -They beat BrewDog easily at making DIPAs with this. Absoutely superb.
Good to return to this beer after a while....now to try the bottle...aroma of massive tropical fruits, grapefruit, mango, sweet fruity malts, very fresh, complex fruits, fantastic aroma hangs around constantly, more fruity and less malty than before.....Taste of massive fruits, tons of hops, alcohol well hidden, hops so so fresh....Palate has huge sweetness and bitterness perfectly in balance....Overall - This is me is better than keg, more fruity, less fruity toffee malts, more tropical fruit, piney, fruit salad hop....Yes this is the #1 in Ireland...up to 4.3
Cask @ The Salthouse, Galway [160414] 4/7/8/3/15 3.7
Found this rather cloying on cask - flavours are heavy....really needs to be on keg, the CO2 just lightens everything up, more dynamic flavour and aroma, better palate. I’ve had it a couple of times more on keg and it’s much better for my palate
Keg @ Cottage Bar, Galway [021213] 8/4/8/4/17 4.1
Deep hazy orange, dense bubbly white head, good lacing
Aroma - big tropical fruits, sweet fruity malts, grapefruit pith, lots of pithy resinous fruits, super aroma
Taste as the aroma, great background of sweet fruits, mango, tropical nots, juicy citrus, resinous hops, good bitter sweet balance, complex flavour, so drinkable for the abv, cracking stuff
Palate - Soft carb, full body, rich mouthfeel, sweet malt, intense bitter hops in there but counterbalanced well be the sweet malts. Finish is smooth, equally intense sweet and bitter.
Overall -They beat BrewDog easily at making DIPAs with this. Absoutely superb.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2013
at 09:13