Scotch Irish Black Irish Plain Porter

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Scotch Irish were a master at roasted malt beers in my opinion, or at least, I enjoyed all that I tried. It pours a solid black coca-cola like colour with a tight creamy cap that lasts a while. Loads of roasted malt and chocolate in the aroma with a little vanilla and licorice. The tastebuds get much the same experience as the liquid flows over them…lots of coffee and chocolate notes leading to a bitter finish.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

The stubby bottle is so cute, and the beer in it is pretty damn tasty. Pours black as night with a minimal head. Tons of roasted malt and coffee in the nose....tons! The flavour is smooth and chocolatey, and at 4.5%, no need to stop at 1.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 7

330ml stubby bottle
4.5% ABV
I tried this beer on November 9, 2010 after purchasing from the Queens Quay LCBO outlet. The beer poured a very dark brown, almost black, with a huge brown bubbly head. The aroma was roasted malt, nuts, dark chocolate, and molasses. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with high carbonation. The flavour was very sour with hints of chocolate and roasted malt - in fact, the sourness lingers.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 3

Gully has me ball warming this beer but he won’t tell me what it is. He has now informed me it is some kind of porter so let the review begin. Oh crap I forgot to write down what it looked like, I’m guessing it was dark brown and had a small cap, yes that seems right. Bland and boring that is what I think of this beer so far, aroma is watery and contains coffee, burnt malt, and earth. Taste is also boring watery and thin. Brew is a waste of time. Coffee, burnt malts, some bakers chocolate, sour finish with a lingering sweetness. Beer is has way to much dirt in the flavour. I’m bored with this subpar brew I’m going home. Gully is drunk.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

It's an understatement to say that porter is deep black with some beige neck...If coffee and bitternes with some carbonation interest your taste buds,don't hesitate this beer is for you...A very warmful beer easy to love...

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Bottle: Poured a deep black color porter with a nice foamy head with some good retention and some lacing. Aroma of deep chocolate with a nice creamy texture. Taste is also dominated by some nice black chocolate notes with some light roasted notes. Body has a nice creamy texture with some good carbonation but maybe a tad too thin for the style. Remind me of some London porter out there.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Got this one in a stubby at the LCBO. I was quite pumped to try another one of Perry's fine brews. Awwww... the beautiful coffee smell, with some butterscotch and traces of nuts. Pours a dark black colour with a beige head and consistent lacing all around the glass. Watery mouthfeel with a little stick to it. Good roasted malt taste with that little coffee flavour. Not too heavy though, which makes this a very easy drinking porter. Glad I could try this limited bottled brew.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Had this at a Gastropub in Ottawa. Very much an English porter!. Great dark apperance with a little bit of white lacing. Fairly full feel, but also crisp. Carbination is nice but not overpowering. Very Nice

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

On tap 2006 version: Tapped as nearly perfect as I have ever seen: a deep dark black with ruby highlights at the stem of the glass...tight, sticky mocha colored meringue cap lasts a while and paints the glass with lace. Aroma is as close to heaven as possible without making the ultimate sacrifice: rich aroma of decadent bitter cocoa and coffee rides over a grassy carrier. Medium-light body, sturdy patent malt spine, silken mouth feel, satisfying roasty-java character. Starts with a massive chew of roasted malt that instantly bursts into a dark chocolate and coffee detonation, mid way you get a more complex mix of dark dried fruit and wet hay dancing with the cocoa-java tastes....finishes long with the increased bittering of hop and burnt grain husk astringency in awsome balance with the roasted malt. Near perfect balance where the natural astringency of this London styled porter is kept in check. Quite possibly my favorite porter, certainly fresher tasting than the fuller’s I get.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

Sampled off tap. Poured a Earth-soil brown with a lot of dark tones, slight red hue in the light. Left some amount of lacing. A fairly substancial aroma, lots of chocolat notes. I'm very impressed with how well the chocolat comes through in both taste and smell. Mouthfeel is full of crisp malt. The combination creates a great nutty, malty, smooth, and flavourful mouthfeel. You can detect a great deal of hops under all this flavour. Carbonation is just right. Flavour can border a soft Imperial at times, light afterthought of licorice. Again, chocolat is very authentic and very tasty. Like all of his stuff, Perry has put a great deal of craftsmenship into this, and it shows. What a pleasurefull beer, I'd put it at one of the best of its kind.