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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5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Can from the brewery. Clean lemon gold with a medium head. Aroma of lemon and herb. Flavour is soapy citrus, light lemon and tropical bitterness, no real kick to this one.

Tried from Can on 04 Oct 2023 at 22:14


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

Can from the brewery. Yellow gold with a big frothy head. Aroma of soft tropical fruits. Flavour is juicy citrus, yeasty bread, dry grains, light bitter base.

Tried from Can on 04 Oct 2023 at 21:35


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can. Color: Hazy pale golden, white head. Aroma: Orange, some coriander and wheat malt. Taste: Moderate sweet, light bitter and light sour. Orange, orange peel, some spicy coriander with a hoppy and wheat malt backbone. Refreshing, easy drinkable. Medium body, just below average carbonation. Ok but a bit out of balance. Too much orange in my opinion.

Tried from Can on 03 Oct 2023 at 20:03


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

(Draught at BrewDog Camden, London, 18 May 2023) Black colour with creamy, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with chocolate, milky coffee, ripe banana and vanilla. Malty, roasted taste with notes of chocolate, milky coffee, vanilla, oak wood and a mild cacao bitterness. Almost full body, with a certain milky sweetness. Despite the strength, fairly smooth and well rounded. Great balance. Very nice.

Tried on 22 Sep 2023 at 17:30


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Keg at stadsbrouwhuis. Pours deep brown, nose is chocolate, vanilla, taste is roasted, nutty, liquorice.

Tried on 21 Sep 2023 at 14:26


7

keg at the stadsbrouwhuis... dark black... thin tan lacing.... soft chocolate roast malts.. Light dey chocolate roast.. dusty chocolate

Tried on 21 Sep 2023 at 13:35


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

Tap. Opaque brown color with off-white head. Aroma is chocolate, grains, not much wood here. Taste is chocolate, muckefuck, grains, almost refreshing. Light-bodied, soft carbonation. Solid.

Tried from Draft on 21 Sep 2023 at 13:29


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Keg at BD Waterloo, 16/08/23. Black with a good sized khaki head. Nose is Oak chip, charr, figs, dates, earthy roast, ashen nip. Taste comprises dark malts, charr, spice, burnt toffee, chocolate dipped raisins, fruit cake mix, oak, umami. Medium plus bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close with a balanced kiss of alcohol. Solid old skool leaning meaty stout.

Tried on 16 Aug 2023 at 17:35


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can. Color: Very hazy orange, frothy white head. Aroma: Lime, pineapple, wheat malt. Taste: Hoppy, citrus (lime, orange, tangerine), pineapple. Moderate sweet and bitter, lightly sour. Just over medium body, average carbonation. Refreshing. Nice.

Tried from Can on 13 Aug 2023 at 15:28


5.9
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

330 ml can. Pours a reddish brown with moderate head and lots of suspended stuff. Aromas of green plums and bready malts. Flavors of dull oak, raisins, mineral water and dry toasted malts. Not really getting this one.

Tried from Can on 20 Jul 2023 at 18:08