Marko (22746) reviewed Chairmans Cut 2026 from Dot Brew 3 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Tap at Winter Affair 2026. Hazy golden body, off-white head. Old barrel, caramel white grapes, quite a bit of umami, sharp aroma. Dry figs and raisins, aggressive alcohol. The taste is more of the same, sweet, aggressive alvcohol, dried fruit, caramel and old barrel. Fun, but not quite enchanting.
Marko (22746) reviewed A Winter Tale from Dot Brew 3 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Tap at Winter Affair 2026. Blackish body, off-white head. Oily, dry, oaky malty aroma. Lean, dry, bit empty malty taste, lightly toasty, some oaky notes. Clean and drinkable, very much not memorable, very much a good beer!
Marko (22746) reviewed Sunset IPA from Dot Brew 3 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Tap at Winter Affair 2026. Hazy pale golden-yellow body, off-white head. Melon, light strawberry, bit dry and ouly, okay. Lean, dry taste, yellow fruit, sweetish, bit herbal, paprey, some bitterness. Oookay.
Marko (22746) reviewed Spin Off Series - Brown Ale from Dot Brew 3 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Tap at Winter Affair 2026. Brownish body, pale, less brown than the red ale hahah, ivory head. Lean, dry, toasty aroma, lean, dry, toasty taste, simple, tasty, quite okay.
Marko (22746) reviewed Big Base Red Ale - Batch XXI from Dot Brew 3 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Tap at Winter Affair 2026. Quite brown bodied, off-white head, creamy. Nutty, caramelly, smooth, sweetish aroma. Smooth nutty, caramelly taste, simple, tasty, some light warmth, quite okay... but not red? Still, well integrated alcohol, fun to try!
Gurthnar (14774) reviewed A Winter Tale from Dot Brew 3 months ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Tap at Zichovec Winter Affair 2026. A bit yeasty, a bit sourish too. Not very good.
Gurthnar (14774) reviewed Spin Off Series - Brown Ale from Dot Brew 3 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Tap at Zichovec Winter Affair 2026. Quite good basic brown. Nutty, a bit chocolatey. Dry, a bit watery, but quaffable.
Gurthnar (14774) reviewed Big Base Red Ale - Batch XXI from Dot Brew 3 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Tap at Zichovec Winter Affair 2026. Brown, not red. Strong, boozy, but ok sipper. Lots of maltiness, dried fruits too. Good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle at home, picked up from Craft Beer Central.ie, 25/12/2025.
Black topped with a good sized khaki head that dissipates to a healthy swirl over time.
Nose is roast malts, dried fruit rinds, molasses, mellow barrel tones, raisins.
Taste comprises dark malts, modest barrel, chocolate, toffee, dried fruit esters.
Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, light drying close with a mellow rising boost.
Okay sipper for the price point but overall lacking complexity and barrel presence.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Bottle 0,33 ltr: Opaque black colored brew with an smooth bittersweet taste with hints of roasted malts, vanilla, dark chocolate, very smooth Irish whiskey and oak.