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Scotch Irish Black Irish Plain Porter

Percentile
86
overall
Brewed by Heritage Brewing Limited
Style: Porter

Carleton Place, Canada

bottled
available

on tap
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
1093.51/5.03.47/5.0Winter4.5%82.6English pint, Stem glass
Commercial Description:
This seasonal porter is a brown so deep that it's almost black. The taste of our "plain" evolves as it warms in the glass; shading from dry chocolate and coffee to chocolate and cobnut. The finish is dry and nutty with just the slightest hint of licorice. Black Irish is brewed from pale ale, crystal, brown and chocolate malts; with roast barley in the mash for the dry astringency characteristic of Irish porters and stouts. Delightful on its own, it makes a wonderful match with smoked salmon, mussels or oysters.
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 dirkules (613), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/516/20
Aug 1, 2006  
On Tap -- Jet Black, nice fire roasted maltiness and a slight touch of cafe au lait. Some well rounded powedered chocolate notes give the beer a nice smooth creaminess that can’t be beat. A Fine example of a Porter and probably the best Canadian example of the style.


 Eructoblaster (1480), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
Jul 21, 2006  
On tap at the Highlander (Ottawa). Opaque black body topped with a good beige foamy head. Nice malty aroma with roasted coffee notes. Taste is well balanced, bit it lacks robustness and complexity. Ends with a decent bitter/smokey finish. Good average Porter.


 rudolf (1758), Buffalo, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/514/20
May 28, 2006  
Tap @ Volo. Solid black, thin off-white head. Nose is chocolate, deep roasted malt, maybe a little milk. Flavor is chocolate, nearly burnt malt, slightly milky. Very nice.


 Sammy (3981), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/516/20
May 28, 2006  
nearly black. Aroma is roasty and malty. Very roasted, coffee,almost burnt porter.Even feels like sediment of burnt barley


 Quevillon (1523), Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
May 19, 2006    Updated: Oct 12, 2006
But au Highland Pub (Ottawa), 20 oz. Brune très foncé, patit collet de malte de chocolat, avec un soupson de café. Petit goût de café, un peu amère avec un arrière goût faiblement sucré.


 shintriad (698), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/515/20
May 18, 2006  
Beautiful dark brown with a small but frothy maple head. Chocolate, roasted malts in the nose, followed by a nutty, smoky (charcoal), dark-chocolate flavour with hint of soy sauce. Dry, a bit sour in its very long finish. Nice stuff!


 DerWeg (760), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/515/20
Apr 21, 2006    Updated: Sep 22, 2007
RERATE Bottled release, stubbies. This is an elegant, full tasting and highly quaffable beer with much less astringency than I remember on draught. Beautiful tones of toffee and cocoa, Perry has really fine-tuned a beer that is now perfectly delicious . + One point each category and overall - nice feeling palate! --------&# ORIG RATING: Very roasty bitterness, solid dark colour, almost like a bitter stout. Enjoyable. Tap at ?C’est What? Toronto, King & Front area. 3.5 out of 5


 blankboy (3204), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Apr 18, 2006  
On tap at Bar Volo. Pours a deep dark brown, almost black, with a good size semi-lasting creamy tan head. Dry aroma of roasted coffee, roasted malt with a touch of chocolate and hops -- very roasty! Flavour of coffee or espresso and roasted malt and chocolate with a very dry slightly hoppy finish. Creamy mouthfeel and nice full body, especially for a Porter on tap. Another great beer from Scotch Irish!



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