Beamish Irish Stout

14.9 oz widget can. As with most of these gimmick cans, it makes for a pretty glass of beer - dark brown with a tight, creamy tan head. Roasty, burnt malt nose, hints of coffee. Ooofff... not so good flavor, like charcoal with a bit of lighter fluid, burnt and smoky. Body is the light side of medium, a bit too thin. Meh.

7 oz draught sample. Dark brown pour with medium frothy head. Aroma of coffee, burnt toast and nuts. Mild coffee taste with a bitter dry finish. Slightly watery, but not too shabby.

On nitro draft, served in a shaker glass. Dark brown body topped by creamy, everlasting nitro head. Smell was very muted thanks to the nitro and the fact that teh beer was tapped super cold. At first the taste was very watery but by mid-glass when it started to warm up some nice mellow roastedness came out, a bit of dark chocolate. Mouthfeel is smooth and creamy. I liked it but it would no doubt be better if it wasn’t served on nitro at 40 degrees Fahrenheit.

Nitro pour at the Renn Fest. Nice stout cascade with a tan head. Smooth taste with some roast, chocolate, nuttiness. Nice beer for a hot summer day, like today.

Known locally in Cork, where its brewed as ’the poor mans pint". Tastes abit rough on draught when compared to Guinness and not as sweet as Murphy’s, which is a good thing for a stout. An aquired taste id say. From a can id prefer it to either of the above,