Sprecher Irish Style Stout

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

Poured pitch black with half an inch mocha head. This aroma is light and uninspired with mild sweetness and burnt to roasty malts followed by burnt malts. The taste is more interesting with malty sweetness quickly followed up by burnt malts. Then I get a light astringency and mild caramel candy sweetness that rides into the finish with hints of coffee. The taste is very nice.

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

Draft: poured a black brown with tan head, lacked a bit of the creaminess I’m used to with dry stout. Aroma was roasted malt. Taste was bitter bakers chocolate and full roasted malt. Could be an excellent beer, but presently average.

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

Dark reddish brown pour with a medium tan head. Very little lace on the glass. Roasted mocha notes with burnt alcohol in the background. A little too dry for a stout.

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

Not nearly as stouty as it could be, the black bavarian is more of a stout. This smells the part, very roasty, and looks the part, straight black, but is pretty thin in the flavor catagory and almost watery.

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

First of all, a big thanks to bluesandbarbq for this brew, aromas and flavors of roasted chocolate malts are most noticeable, with ever so slight hints of coffee, nuts, vanilla, and bread. Overall a very nice beer, I wish they sold this around here, especially for St. Patty's day.

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

Six months exactly until St. Patrick's Day - thank you O'pfoxyjohn for this excellent Irish goodness. Pours black with a nice thick sustained head that leaves some very nice lacing. Good carbonation. Aromas of roasted chocolate malts, coffee, a little sweet caramel and creamy vanilla and a tad bit o'hops. Taste is smooth, creamy with a toasted coffee and chocolate malt goodness with a dry hops finish. A very good stout.

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

About 4 months since St. Patty's day and this beer just showed up on the local shelves. Seemed to still be in nice form, a hearty drinkable stout to say the least. Dark chestnut/brown pour with a lasting 1/2" head and mild lacing. Plenty of roasted malt and coffee aromas to keep my happy. Medium bodied stout that is smooth and drinkable. Creamy on the palate. Nuts, coffee and roasted malt flavors. Bitter chocolate finish with a buttery aftertaste. Minor hop presence, well balanced for a stout. Good brew.

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

Pours black with small, tight head. Aroma boasts inticing sweet chocolate with subtle roastiness. Vanilla, coffee, chocolate combine for a delicious flavor. The finish is perfectly dry. Medium bodied with effervescent carbonation. Great example of the style. Thanks for pfoxyjohn for sending this one South.

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

Sampled from bottle, thanks to pfoxyjohn. This stout pours blackened-ruby with a creamy tan head. Its aroma seems soured (like Guinness) with a faint dose of hops. Bread/caramel notes. Well-balanced with a dry finish. More caramel than what is found in most examples of the style. Lots of cocoa and less coffee than one might expect. Medium-full body and very easy to drink. A fine stout!

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

Colour is dark chocolate almost black, head is medium sized tan colour. Aroma is of lightly roasted coffee, and possibly a little scotch. Taste is incredible, coffee, toffee and hint of smoke. Awesome beer!