Friday, 20 June 2014

Dry Irish Stout

Brewery: Brooklyn Brewery
Supplier: Beers of Europe

A seasonal beer made during January-March, around the time of St Paddy's day. It uses a range of different malts, around five, and four different hops - Willamette, Fuggles, Cascade, and East Kent Golding. I served this at room temperature.
Appearance: Jet black with a lingering tan coloured head.
Aroma: Smells of treacle with a warm/spicy note.
Flavour: the main flavour is a malty flavour similar to biscuits, there is a hint of roasted notes.
Body: Super smooth and not very dry, some acidic notes.
Aftertaste: Some berry notes join the original flavour along with some hint of green and metallic notes.

Overall: Therefore this gets a rating of 7, close to being an 8 but not enough of a wow factor, but it's a nice and very sessionable beer

Price Range: £2.09 for a 355ml bottle, a excellent price for this beer.

Food Pairings: Would work well with oat bars/cookies; e.g. flapjacks and ANZAC biscuits.


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