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.
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle from Drankenhandel Leiden. Soft roasted malt with smooth whiskey, oak, touch of chocolate and alcohol. Hint of vanilla from the barrel. Body could be more full, smooth modest bittersweet flavour. Pleasant enough.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Drankenhandel Leiden
on 01 Dec 2025
at 02:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Can 33cl. @home poured into a shaker. Hazy pale golden colour, good frothy white head, half-way lasting, fair lacing. Aroma pale malt, lemon, grapefruit, piney hops. Taste medium sweet and light bitter, grapefruit, pine resin. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation, smooth sweetbitter aftertaste, nice.
Tried
from Can
from Le Comptoir Irlandais
on 23 Oct 2025
at 16:36
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Can 33cl. @home poured into a shaker. Clear medium golden colour, good frothy white head, half-way lasting, light lacing. Aroma pale malt, biscuit, lemon, light melon, floral hops. Taste medium sweet and light bitter, malty, lemon, melon, lychee. Light to medium body, watery texture, average carbonation, sweetbitter aftertaste, light bitterness till the end, fresh and clean, nice.
Tried
from Can
from Le Comptoir Irlandais
on 21 Oct 2025
at 15:47
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pleasant and easy drinkable stout/porter.
Not to imperial.
Chocolate, roast, coffee and some oak
[On tap at BrewDog Castlegate in Aberdeen, Scotland]
Brewery #3101
Not to imperial.
Chocolate, roast, coffee and some oak
[On tap at BrewDog Castlegate in Aberdeen, Scotland]
Brewery #3101
Tried
from Draft
at
BrewDog Castlegate
on 18 Oct 2025
at 10:06
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can 33cl. from Le Comptoir Irlandais @home poured into a shaker. Slightly hazy pale golden colour, good soapy white head, slowly dissipating. Aroma pale malt, orange, peach, grain, citrusy hops. Taste mild medium sweet and bitter, malty, orange, bitter hops. Medium body, oily to watery texture, soft carbonation, short sweetbitter aftertaste, lacks body and zest, okay.
Tried
from Can
from Le Comptoir Irlandais
on 17 Oct 2025
at 16:17
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2025
at 21:13
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6
Thin pink with no head. Aroma of sour grains. Flavour is salty fruit gin, dry sour base.
Tried
on 21 Sep 2025
at 20:52
5/10
Hapu, sidrun, greip, mõrkjas, kreemine, puuviljane. Joodav.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Aug 2025
at 10:06
7.5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jun 2025
at 18:11
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at BrewDoge Camden, 30/05/2025.
Black topped with a lasting tan head.
Nose is charr, roast malts, dried fruits, toffee, modest barrel goings on.
Taste comprises cocoa powder, dates, fruit slice, mellow barrel, toffee, prunes.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close.
Okay porter but lacks depth in flavour for the advertised ABV and not much in the way of the advertised barrel notes.
Black topped with a lasting tan head.
Nose is charr, roast malts, dried fruits, toffee, modest barrel goings on.
Taste comprises cocoa powder, dates, fruit slice, mellow barrel, toffee, prunes.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close.
Okay porter but lacks depth in flavour for the advertised ABV and not much in the way of the advertised barrel notes.
Tried
on 30 May 2025
at 12:55