In the winter of 1996 we were inspired by an Irish tradition for a morning after 'corpse-reviver' - a splash of Port in your stout! The inspired blending of Rich Ruby Port with O'Hanlon's award-winning stout has created a unique and original masterpiece of craft brewing.
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by beercronic from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada who has tried this beer a couple times. (11/7/2007 2:48:18 AM)
"The beer was as dark brown as you can go without turning black. Brown bubbly crown with good retention and leaves some spotty / ropy lacing. The aroma is quite appealing with sweet berry candy being the most defined followed by a slight roast, faint chocolate and caramel - also an odd smoke that is not your typical 'smoky' aroma (I need to open another one down the road to see if I can nail that down better). The taste is pretty good with the sweetness hitting first, the middle consisting of roasted malts, portish flavour (definetly not a Tawny), very weak chocolate and a larger than expected piney hop content. The flavour finishes with coffee undertones early on in the glass. Full bodied. Very smooth mouthfeel, tangy middle and enough piney bitterness to not ruin it. Leaves the mouth feeling happy....leaves the mouth feeling very dry after I poured the bottom of the bottle in my glass while being careful not to disturb the sediment on the bottom (I don't do that too often). Excellent beer."
Aroma:
9/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.9)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 500ml @ $0 Unit Cost: $0 per Pint
[2] Review by oh6gdx from Vaasa, Finland who has tried this beer once. (10/1/2007 1:03:15 PM)
"Bottled@SBWF2007. Deep amber colour, mediumsized creamy head. Aroma is roasted malts, some slight hops, spices and burnt wood. Flavour is roasted malts, some slight hops, coffee and some sourness. "
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.4)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[3] Review by mmmmBeer from Edmonton, Canada who has tried this beer once. (8/8/2007 2:51:52 PM)
"Brew pours dark, dark brown with a massive crown floating on top in my glass I have five inches of beer and 5 inches of head the at the very top is shaped like a nipple, this brew gets a bounce point for looking like a nipple. Aroma is ok nothing great comprised of mild hops that remind me of celery lots of darker smelling malts, a touch of coffee, and a strange sent what I will only call “green smoke” (if you catch my drift) aroma is very mild but is pleasing. My god this is a very tasty stout!! Rich tasting slightly bitter coffee, all kinds of spices are being detected in the flavor but I can’t seem to but my finger on what any of them are, a very nice fruitiness is in the back of the taste is this the port they added? The malt character is very rich and seems to give the beer a burnt character , so tasty. Dam tasty high quality brew, this is very well crafted and unique but still remains in the true style of a stout. "
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
9/10
Overall:
9/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 500ml @ $4.25 Unit Cost: $4.02 per Pint
[4] Review by HonkeyMoFo from Denver, CO, USA who has tried this beer once. (4/15/2007 10:50:06 PM)
"Pours black with red hints. Nice tan head with lacing. Aroma of spices (peppermint?) , citrus, and hops/malts. The mouthfeel is smooth and hearty. Flavor of coffee, bitterness, and ginger."
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
6/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.2)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 16oz @ $2.5 Unit Cost: $2.5 per Pint
[5] Review by Cottrell from Ledyard, CT, USA who has tried this beer a couple times. (1/8/2007 10:13:48 PM)
"Pours a dark reddish brown with a thick rocky brown head that shrunk down to thin whisps of foam, minimal lacing. Aroma is roasted chocolate first, with quite a bit going on behind it, caramel, figs, oak, port, rum, and some slightly smoky coffee. Flavor starts mildly sweet with toffee, port, and chocolate, then turns sharply dry with a slight acidity, finishing with raisins, burnt chocolate, and some oaky flavors. Interesting beer, definitely worth a try."
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.7)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
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(3.9)
