Dot Brew

Microbrewery in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪

Established in 2015

Contact
9 Dolphins Barn Unit B, Dublin, Ireland
Description
Founder of Dot Brew, Shane Kelly, has made a name for both himself and his brand over the last few years through a keen passion and love for experimentation when it comes to his brews, most notably in the form of barrel ageing and hybrid styles. The Dublin based brewer has carved out quite a niche, developing a unique style and approach which has helped put Dot Brew at the forefront of the Irish Craft Beer scene. While the beers are brewed in various microbreweries in and around Dublin, they are then brought home to Dolphin’s Barn. The site is home to about 50 barrels in a small warehouse which Kelly refers to as his ‘spice rack’, with casks ranging from French oak, Mexican tequila and American bourbon, to name but a few.

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7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Sample (thanks fonefan!). Black colour, small off-white head. Aroma is floral, smoked wet wooden and mild berryish tones with some slight leather. Flavour is liquorice, some toffee, mild liquorice, alcohol and some toffee tones.

Tried on 20 Jun 2023 at 21:01


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Sample (thanks fonefan!). Amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma is floral, some mild herbal and metallic tones with sweet malts. Flavour is fruity, sweet malts and mild toffeeish tones with mild floral tones.

Tried on 20 Jun 2023 at 20:42


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Sample (thanks fonefan!). Yellowish golden colour, small white head. Aroma is floral, some yoghurt sourness, lemon and mild herbal tones. Flavour is floral, some slight lemon, mild herbal and wooden tones with a wee bit of earth.

Tried on 20 Jun 2023 at 20:42


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Sample (thanks fonefan!). Amber colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, floral, some herbal and berry tones. Flavour is herbal, berryish, floral and mild wooden notes.

Tried on 20 Jun 2023 at 20:40


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Sample (thanks fonefan!). Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is floral, fruity, some sweet tones with mild wooden tones. Flavour is floral, rye, fruity, some sweet malts, wood and a bit herbal tones. Nice sweetish elements.

Tried on 20 Jun 2023 at 19:26


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can at home, from Yards & Crafts online, 19/06/23. Murky orange to amber with a good sized lasting off white head. Nose is bitter orange, grapefruit, raw tropical fruit esters, pine needle, hop spice. Taste comprises bitter orange, mango kiss, grass, papaya, ripe tropical fruits, guava, pine resin. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with resinous hop bitterness allied to a warming kiss of alcohol. Decent enough DIPA.

Tried from Can on 19 Jun 2023 at 18:15


5.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Can from the brewery. Brownish black with a medium head. Aroma of raspberry malt. Flavour is fruity berry, no real Baltic Porter kick, decent but not what it says on the tin.

Tried from Can on 18 Jun 2023 at 21:50


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can from brewery. Dark black with a mocha head. Aroma of cafe creme. Flavour is full bodied velvet stout, silky smooth, roast malt milk finish.

Tried from Can on 18 Jun 2023 at 20:00


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Can from Daily Delis, Amsterdam.
A: hazy dark amber, small, foamy, off-white head.
A: marmalade, overripe apricot, pear, grapefruit peel, brown soap.
T: sweet apricot, bitter grapefruit, soap, jam, biscuit.
F: resinous & grapefruity hops, earthy & bitter; gin-like alcohol warmth.
P: full body, oily texture, soft carbonation.
Old-school resinous IPA.

Tried on 18 Jun 2023 at 10:45


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Nutty amber with a medium head. Aroma of clean malt. Flavour is rum sweet malt, dry spice, lingering dry amber finish

Tried on 11 Jun 2023 at 21:41