Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
Dark brown with a small, soapy head. Aroma of milk chocolate, gingerbread. Flavour is creamy, sweet gingerbread....chocolate malt. Very soft and smooth...spicy with a hint of alcohol bitter. Very good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
750ml bottle, split. Poured a dark brown color with a tan head. Aroma was some notes of chocolate notes, with some notes of light espresso notes. Not an overly strong chocolate or coffee flavor, some roasted malts. Pretty good, but was hoping for more.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Growler from the brewery. An intrguing concept. Pours a hazy amber color with a medium sized frothy off-white head. Good head retention. Aroma of bitter resin hops, caramel and a hint of nuttiness. The taste is bitter herbal, resin hops, honey, oats. Medium bodied. I feel this could use a little less hop intensity, but it’s a solid beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
DC tasting November 2012. Brown-black-amberish body. Beige soapy head. Big, sweet, sugary. Nails the gingerbread part. Nice for what it is.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Growler from the brewery. Pours a dark brown color with a thin frothy tan head. Decent head retention. Aroma of coffee, green coffee, ash, bitter chocolate, roasted malts. The taste is chocolate, roasted malts, coffee, faint ash, bitter hop finish. Medium bodied, lingering bitterness, the ash-note is a bit offputting, but it’s a decent beer.
Drake (22934) reviewed Dry Irish Stout from Hardywood Park Craft Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Served on nitro at the brewery. Pours a dark brown color with a large creamy tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of roasted malts and chocolate. The taste is big chewy roasted malts, chocolate, bitter hops. Medium bodied, creamy texture, refreshing. Nice beer.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 9
Very oaky bourbon nose. Clear cola, thin head. Coconut, vanilla, and bourbon flavor. Despite the barrel treatment, gingerbread is still prominent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
22oz bottle pours a watery, mahogany brown with some cloudy, white head. Nose has plenty of blackberry, some toast, some chocolate. Flavor is sweet, fruity, more than just berries, some vanilla, some chocolate, a little licorice. Slightly watery, fruity finish. I wanted a bit more.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
750ml bottle pours an opaque black with some cloudy beige head. Crazy nose, coconut, gingerbread, vanilla, cola, toast, a little cake icing. Flavor is sweet, loads of wet coconut meat, light ginger, a little sun tan lotion, cola, some grape jelly. Full, sweet, slightly spicy finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle courtesy of Drake. Molasses, ginger, and cake aroma. Smells like gingerbread. Clear deep chestnut with a moderate tan head. Molasses and gingersnap cookie flavor with a long bitter spice finish and some alcohol. Medium to full body, moderate carbonation.