Messrs Maguire

Brewpub in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪
Associated Venue: Messrs. Maguire - Out of business

Closed in 2012

Description
Renamed JW Sweetman in 2012.

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7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottled at Stockholm Beer Festival 2007. A black beer with a brown shine under a thin brown head. The aroma is sweet malty with strong notes of roasted malt, chocolate, and coffee. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of roasted malt and hints of smoke from black malt, leading to a dry roasted finish.
Tried from Bottle on 15 May 2008 at 17:04

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draft at Stockholm Beer Festival 2007. An amber beer with a thin orangey head. The aroma is sweet mlaty with notes of caramel, and so is the flavor, with a dry and slightly bitter finish.
Tried from Draft on 10 May 2008 at 03:24

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at Stockholm Beer Festival 2007. A hazy red beer with a very dense orange head. The aroma is sweet malty with light notes of berries. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of berries, leading to a dry bitter and slightly woody finish.
Tried from Cask on 09 May 2008 at 15:20

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draft at Stockholm Beer Festival 2007. An unclear golden beer with a thin white head. The aroma is sweet with notes of oranges, malt, and wheat. The flavor is sweet wheaty with strong notes of oranges, leading to a dry wheaty finish.
Tried from Draft on 09 May 2008 at 15:05

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draft at Stockholm Beer Festival 2007. A hazy golden beer with a small head. The aroma is sweet and dominated by straw. The flavor is sweet matly again dominated by straw, leading to a dry hay finish.
Tried from Draft on 04 May 2008 at 04:57

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Draft at Stockholm Beer Festival 2007. A pitch black beer with a dense brown head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of roasted malt and lighter notes of caramel. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of roasted malt, leading to a dry and slightly bitter finish. The body is a bit thin.
Tried from Draft on 02 May 2008 at 08:58

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Medium dark brown lasting head. Opaque black body goes deep red at edges. Smoky, peaty, burnt milky taste. Strong, clean smoky wooden character in a long, long aftertaste. Caramelly, sugary, chocolatey notes. A bit too sweet, and not entirely harmonic enough, but the smoke is wonderful. A lovely beer. (0.3l draft at the brewpub.)
Tried from Draft on 24 Mar 2008 at 06:48

7/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Medium brown-beige shiny creamy everlasting head. Opaque black body, barely dark red-brown at edges. Roasty burnt vanilla and caramel aroma with coffee notes. Dry burnt roasty milky coffee taste with spicy caramelly notes. Long, lingering aftertaste with an emphasis on the burntness, with notes of licorice. Some pepper and spice, too. Mild mouthfeel. Nice, but not too special. (0.3l draft at the brewpub.)
Tried from Draft on 24 Mar 2008 at 06:42

6.4/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Medium shiny creamy lasting white head. Lovely amber body. Faint fruity malty aroma. Dry roasty honeyish caramelly taste with wooden, metallic notes. A bit watery. Soft, mild mouthfeel. Not bad. (0.3l draft at the brewpub.)
Tried from Draft on 24 Mar 2008 at 06:37

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Small white head. Yellow body with carbonation. Melay apple and malt aroma with fruity floral notes. Dry floral resiny malty taste with mealy straw aftertaste. Apple notes. A bit thin, and a bit too much meal and straw in the aftertaste. Still, nice, highly drinkable. (0.3l draft at the brewpub.)
Tried from Draft on 24 Mar 2008 at 06:36