Beamish Irish Stout

Brewed by Heineken Ireland
Style: Dry Stout
Cork, Ireland

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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UPDATED: FEB 1, 2012 Can from Systembolaget. Dark brownish colour with a creamy light beige head. Coffee and light roasted malt aroma. Feels like you are drinking a big coffee :-) also some sweet chocolate flavour

Many thanks to IDRM for bringing the can from Ireland!
Appearance: Very dark brown with lots of creamy, tan head. Aroma: Dark malt, roasted, tar. Taste: More dark malt and roasted. Slight smoke and bitterness. Info: 500ml can, 24/10-2011

Tasted from nitro-can into standard pint glass. Poured a very dark reddish-brown color with some chill haze and thick, creamy beige head, somewhat lasting with lace. Aromas of grain, bread, roasted barley and some fruity ale yeast esters. Flavors of fresh black bread, toast, black coffee and dark chocolate, a little caramel, nuts, molasses, some apricots, plums and sour cherries. Medium body. Round, roasty mouthfeel. Dry but not harsh or astringent. Very smooth, fruity aftertaste. Delicious.

Comparable to Guinness. Had this in Dublin. Smooth , creamy and easy to drink. No carbonation. Mild and dark with a burnt hoppy taste . Good stuff.

Very dark reddish brown with a big beige head. Aroma is roasted malt, coffee and smoke. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. Very good for the low ABV. 210811

Schöne Krone. Das wars dann auch von meiner Seite. Wenn ich Kaffee will kauf ich mir auch Kaffee, wenn ich Bier kauf will ich auch Bier bekommen. Hat mich nicht so wirklich überzeugt, dieses ’Bier’. Wobei: Für Kaffee isses dann doch etwas zu wässrig... Test vom 15.12.2004, Gebinde: Fass Noten: 11,6,4,7,8,5 - 6,05

This beer is always compared to Guinness, they are very similar. Both commercial stout beers, both are excellent. Dark creamy head, little as far as aroma, maybe slight coffee smell, malt flavor, decent hops taste and bitter finish.

Can w/ glass. December 2005. Amazing head (no bubbles, just creamy head in which you can deep a spoon and it tastes delicious), near white, very smooth and body is very black. The release of carbonation is very distinct. Smell: not much smell to it except a slight burnt. Taste: Initial taste very burnt, little hoppy, not carbonated. Definitely more of a burnt barley/malt taste than any nuts or coffee beans. Then exhale through nose produces some more nutty flavor along with the burnt taste. Body: watery; very smooth, well balanced. As you drink down to the bottom of the glass, the creamy head mixes more with the body, producing a creamier, more nutty taste. Great aftertaste - very creamy, little nutty, though mostly creamy. Overall: Somewhat disappointed, The nose and upfront taste isn’t nearly as good as Anchor’s Porter, Three Floyd’s Robert the Bruce, Bell’s Oberon 7000th Batch. But Beamish is much more drinkable than the latter two, though Anchor’s Porter might be better. Great session brew.

draught can. Pitch black with a nice irish stout can. Very comparable to guinness. It is a little more bitter, but still very smooth and drinkable.

Thin stout flavor, roasted malt flavor that is a little more robust than regular Guiness, a decent example of an Irish Dry Stout.