7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Panda from Colin. Cheers. Dark and glossy brown. Foamy dark beige head. Aroma has sherry booziness with soft berries over creamy coffee and nuts. Flavourwise there's initial sweetness - cream liqour - with a berry sherry edge. Molasses. Fruit cake. A boozy nip. Medium bodied. Creamy. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long astringent finish. Yep.
Tried
on 25 Jan 2026
at 21:49
8.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 9
WoW
Not often I say wow to a smoked impy stored in whiskey barrel
But this one was pure oral sex
So smooth and easy drinkable
Oily texture
Dark malt, chocolate, toffee, oak, mild smoke and mild whiskey
yummi
[On tap at The Abbot’s Ale House in Cork, Ireland]
Brewery# 3188
Not often I say wow to a smoked impy stored in whiskey barrel
But this one was pure oral sex
So smooth and easy drinkable
Oily texture
Dark malt, chocolate, toffee, oak, mild smoke and mild whiskey
yummi
[On tap at The Abbot’s Ale House in Cork, Ireland]
Brewery# 3188
Tried
from Draft
at
The Abbot’s Ale House
on 24 Jan 2026
at 13:55
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Panda from Colin. Cheers. Dark and glossy. Brown tinge. Short-lived foamy tan head. Aroma has sweet whisky with a mocha streak. Tbe barrel doesn't overpower the beer - the whiskey is evident but alongside dark chocolate and espresso. Chewy. Medium bodied. Creamy. Soft-average carbonation. Long dry gradually more obviously astringent finish. I like.
Tried
on 21 Jan 2026
at 21:33
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at home, from Craft Central.ie, 10/01/2026.
Black topped with a khaki head that thins to a swirl.
Nose is chocolate, dark malts, spice, charr, vanilla, mellow barrel note.
Taste comprises light roast, raisins, whisky kissed, dark malts, spice, molasses, booze tunes.
Full bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close with a balanced rising boost.
Decent well rounded BA impy.
Black topped with a khaki head that thins to a swirl.
Nose is chocolate, dark malts, spice, charr, vanilla, mellow barrel note.
Taste comprises light roast, raisins, whisky kissed, dark malts, spice, molasses, booze tunes.
Full bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close with a balanced rising boost.
Decent well rounded BA impy.
Tried
on 10 Jan 2026
at 17:50
8.4/10
Coffee, chocolate, Whisky and woody
Tried
from Can
on 09 Jan 2026
at 22:51
8.6/10
Barrel aged, boozy, woody, bourbon and strong. But for all this a bit light bodied
Tried
on 09 Jan 2026
at 21:48
8.2/10
Red wine, chocolate, coffee, smokey and banana. Smells like a red wine, the Bordeaux barrels did their work
Tried
from Can
on 09 Jan 2026
at 20:58
8.2/10
Chocolate, malty, roasty and a bit caramel
Tried
from Can
on 09 Jan 2026
at 20:23
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can at home, from Craft Central.ie, 08/01/2026.
Pitch black topped with a good sized khaki head.
Nose is mellow roast, charr, dried fruit esters, dark malts, biscuit, toffee.
Taste comprises tangy fruit esters, charr, roast malts, spice, cocoa powder, faint liquorice.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close.
Okay stout if a little tangy.
Pitch black topped with a good sized khaki head.
Nose is mellow roast, charr, dried fruit esters, dark malts, biscuit, toffee.
Taste comprises tangy fruit esters, charr, roast malts, spice, cocoa powder, faint liquorice.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close.
Okay stout if a little tangy.
Tried
on 08 Jan 2026
at 18:57
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 7.5
Opaque deep brown to black with a decent tan head. Roasted & toasted, chocolate & coffee, dried fruits, vinous notes, cinnamon & vanilla, tannins, some hop. Warming alcohol. Medium dry. light bitterness. Good.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jan 2026
at 15:52