Bottle from Redmonds. Cloudy Amber with a tan head. Aroma of yeast and sour cherry. Fizzy. Sour start, caramel, whiskey kicks leading to a dry chocolate base.

Many thanks to Beersiveknown!! The beer starts dark and malty. Intense dry with a nice roasted body. Not too easy to drink, but round and smooth. Nice malty bitter aftertaste, dry, fresh and round. But I miss a bit the typical sourish Stout characteristic. Nice.

Bottle @ Wyatt Hotel, Westport [240515]
Red orange, murky, white head
Aroma of sweet fruity malts, sweet red fruits, fruity yeast
Taste of fruity caramel, red berry fruits, Belgian yeast, bit peppery, good complex flavour
Palate - Medium carb, medium to full body, bit sticky, sweet malts, abv well hidden. Finish of fruity malts.
Overall - Easy for the abv, nice beer.

Bottle @ McGing’s, Westport [240515]
Light blonde, clear (but then added a bit of yeast), big frothy white head, looks nice
Aroma of light fruits, soft Belgian yeast, light fruity esters, soft old lemon
Taste - Spicy aromatic, sweet light pale malt, peppery, light clove, light fruits, dab of creamy custard?, soft lemon
Palate - Medium carb (a bit gassy), medium light body, soft sweet. Finish as main flavour, spicy.
Overall - Decent

Bottle. Reddish orange with a thin head. Aroma is yeasty sweet. Flavour is fruity, sticky raisin and a bit of cherry. Boozy hop finish.

Bottle from Redmonds. Thin black with a tan head. Aroma is bitter chocolate. Flavour is fruit, yeast with a tangy spice background. Coffee, bitter spice finish

Bottle from Redmonds. Pale gold with a massive snow white head. Aroma is Belgian fruit. Flavour is dry fruity malt, a little sticky, some citrus at the back. Finish is dry mouthfilling dusty yeast

Bottle from Redmonds. Cloudy yellow with a thin head. Aroma is yeasty grain. Flavour is malty yeast, caramel dry and a little fizzy. Very dry finish.

Bottle from Bradley’s, Cork [291114]
Nice fluffy beige head
Aroma of sweet fruits, soft red berries, slight blackcurrant, no roast, very fruity
Taste of fruity malts, dab of chocolate, some fruity red berries, fruity Belgian yeast, nice soft dark malts, quite complex, better than last bottle
Palate - Soft carb, medium body, soft sweet, smooth texture. Finish as main flavour, dark fruits, some fruity plain chocolate
Overall - Good fruity stout, with fruity Belgian yeast. Up to 3.6.

Bottle @ EBBC 2014 [280614] 7/3/7/3/13 3.3
Dark brown, gushed, tan bubbly head, quickly dissipates
Aroma - Dark fruits, some blackberry, very soft roast, very fruity
Taste of soft dark malts, blackberry, soft plain dark chocolate, very mellow roast, very fruity, not a lot of dark malt flavour
Palate - soft carb, body a bit thin, quite sweet palate. Finish as main flavour.
Overall - Found this a bit thin...Need to get a full bottle to re-rate as just had couple of sips

Bottle from Bradley’s, Cork [281114] 3/6/6/3/13 3.2
Aroma of soft fruits, slight esters, light sweet malts, hint of cereals. Taste of soft fruity pale malts, getting the slight pear, dab of grain, light floral ester, subtle flavour, delicate. In the finish some more soft bitter grain, soft fruits. Yeah, this tallies up with the last rate.

Bottle @ EBBC14, Dublin [270614] 3/6/7/3/13 3.3
Blonde, clear, thin white head
Aroma - big cereal grain malt and some yeast
Taste of light malts, cereal grains, yeast, quite dry, yeast esters
Palate - medium carb, light body. Finish rather dry.
Overall - Only brief notes...to re-rate when I get a full bottle