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.
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Tap at Brewdog Tower Hill. An opaque black brown coloured pour with a halo of khaki head. Aroma is dirty earthy robust roast, sticky black sugars, cottage, fire, burnt cake ends. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, earthy roast, sticky burnt sugars, earth, light spicy wood, light char. Palate is semi sweet, little thin, mellow carbonation. Solid enough.
Tried
on 21 May 2025
at 16:19
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
keg at brewdog Lothian road ...dark black ..thin tan lacing ...soft earthy m8lky chocolate roast malts nose . dark dusty chocolate roast malts
Tried
on 13 May 2025
at 17:06
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at BrewDoge Paddington, 09/05/2025.
Almost clear golden orange topped with an off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is ripe tropical fruits, tangerine, melon, passionfruit, grass.
Taste comprises mango pulp, pine resin, grapefruit, guava.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with balanced juicy come lightly resinous hop bitterness allied to a balanced rising boost.
Tidy enough easy drinking DIPA.
Almost clear golden orange topped with an off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is ripe tropical fruits, tangerine, melon, passionfruit, grass.
Taste comprises mango pulp, pine resin, grapefruit, guava.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with balanced juicy come lightly resinous hop bitterness allied to a balanced rising boost.
Tidy enough easy drinking DIPA.
Tried
on 09 May 2025
at 10:29
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at BrewDoge Paddington, 09/05/2025.
Chestnut brown pour topped with a beige head.
Nose is toffee, dried fruit rinds, dates, sultanas, cocoa sprinkle, mellow barrel tones.
Taste comprises chocolate shavings, oaked bite, toffee, pipe tobacco, fruit cake mix, whisky spike, light funky undertones.
Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a lick of booze.
Tidy sipper.
Chestnut brown pour topped with a beige head.
Nose is toffee, dried fruit rinds, dates, sultanas, cocoa sprinkle, mellow barrel tones.
Taste comprises chocolate shavings, oaked bite, toffee, pipe tobacco, fruit cake mix, whisky spike, light funky undertones.
Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a lick of booze.
Tidy sipper.
Tried
on 09 May 2025
at 09:45
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
В целом неплохой стаут, есть черный шоколад, немного какао, сухости, бархатистости мало для этого стиля, небольшая кислинка.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 May 2025
at 02:01
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Keg at Brewdog Waterloo. Opaque gold. Big frothy foamy white head. Aroma has fruit and underlying porridge but all a tad light. Medium bitter. Resinous. But the citrus and spice then pop. Medium bodied. Oily. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Draft
at
BrewDog Waterloo
on 24 Apr 2025
at 17:01
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Keg at Brewdog Waterloo. Aroma is suprisinly light. Coffee amd tar if I stretch my snozz muscles. Darkest brown. Struggles to provide some opaquacity (new word?). More flavourwise - sweet but burnt caramel. Coffee. Light liqourice. Tangy. Boozy finish. Medium bodied. Slick to oily. Sticky. Average carbonation..Long somewhat astringent finish. Hmm... multiple personality Export. Both big and restrained simultaneously. But overall I likes.
Tried
from Draft
at
BrewDog Waterloo
on 24 Apr 2025
at 16:54
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Keg at Brewdog Waterloo. Aroma combines the citrus and the cask for a cough drops stylee. Opaque dark amber gold. Thin foamy white head. The barrel dominates the flavour. However the citrus and soft malt notes are also in there. Medium bitter with a sweeter side. Honey makes a late appearance. Medium bodied. Slick. Flat-soft carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. This hits the spot. Also would be great for a cold.
Tried
from Draft
at
BrewDog Waterloo
on 24 Apr 2025
at 16:53
7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Apr 2025
at 15:42
7.5/10
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Apr 2025
at 14:58