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.
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Keg at Stockholm Beer Festival. Hazy mahogany colour, small head. Aroma of caramel and rum. Mid sweet with full body and rounded mouthfeel. Caramel and rum, warming with some grass. Mid bitter finish.
Tried
on 04 Oct 2018
at 17:20
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at Underdog, Dublin, 24/09/18. Golden yellow wiyh a decent off white cap. Nose is grassy, orange wine gums, airy malts, toasted grains, melon. Taste comprises orange pith, grassy bite, light weed, toasted malts, melon, grains, trace of pine. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying spiked with grassy hop bitterness. Really solid IPL for the low ABV.
Tried
on 25 Sep 2018
at 13:57
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from The Drink Store in Dublin, AirBnB beer on laundry day. Clear deep amber color tan head. Vinous aroma with light tannins and burnt caramel. Taste has candied dark fruit, burnt caramel, vinous tannins, vanilla. Tasty and complex.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2018
at 15:12
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle from McHughs. Aroma of boozy malt. Flavour is lots of warm rum, malt and fruit, but mostly booze. Not subtle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Aug 2018
at 23:44
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Draught in Underdog. Cloudy orange with a thin head. Aroma of fruity hop. Flavour is light bitter citrus hop, a little orange , decent hop bitterness, another nice low abv beer.
Tried
on 05 Aug 2018
at 20:36
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from McHughs. Orange amber with a thin head. Aroma of orange wheat. Flavour is grainy fruit, a little pepper, dry saison finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2018
at 21:53
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from McHughs. Dark brown with a medium head. Aroma of malt. Flavour is nutty malt, some boozy fruit, licorice and caramel, smooth fruit finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jul 2018
at 22:53
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Pours a hazy orange yellow, rocky white head that dissipates quickly. Aroma of lemon zest, some tropical fruit notes, caramel or toffee. Taste is citrus hops, some spicy hay. Long finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2018
at 14:12
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Brewdog Tower Hill, London Saturday 12th May 2018 in the company of Ang, Jackie, Simon etc. Pours very dark brown with a slim light beige head. Nice softness, a light tang, fruity, good malty bite. Good berries, I like this. A7 A4 T8 P4 Ov15 3.8
Tried
from Draft
on 12 May 2018
at 11:04
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
At a tasting, thanks, small stable bubbly head, hazy palish orange color with lots of carbonation, aroma of vanila and wood, flavor of vanila, that is just a bit too strong, with dairy hints and some fruitiness coming through, noticable sourness. Nice and interesting.
Tried
on 06 May 2018
at 09:55