St. Patrick's Best
Strangford Lough Brewing Company Ltd

St. Patrick's BestSt. Patrick's Best
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From:
Strangford Lough Brewing Company Ltd
 
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Style:
English Bitter
ABV:
4.2%
Score:
82
Avg:
3.56 | pDev: 12.92%
Reviews:
50
Ratings:
65
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 23, 2018
Added:
Nov 20, 2004
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  1
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Reviewed by mothmanscott from Georgia

3.5/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
From notes 10/31/11: Pours clear mahogany producing 1.5 fingers of short lived, tan head that leaves poor lacing. Aroma is fruity and bready with mild hop hints mostly floral. Taste is dried figs and apples with a fruitcake complexity mixed with with a mild caramel and molasses sweetness with subordinate notes of spicy and herbal hops. Mildly bitter and semi-dry in the finish. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with adequate carbonation, moderately dry with s faint prickle.
Dec 23, 2018
 
Rated: 3.48 by Jeff_Winger from New York

Dec 07, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by BogAl from Indiana

Nov 12, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by KAF from Iowa

Jul 09, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Durandal_777 from Pennsylvania

May 16, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by OKCNittany from Oklahoma

Feb 04, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by jaydoc from Kansas

Jan 25, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by rorjets from Connecticut

Jan 17, 2014
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois

3.95/5  rDev +11%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Very dark murky brown with a beige ring. Malts o plenty in the nose: caramel, toast and slight dark fruit with light grass hops. Taste is malt forward but is much lighter than the smell, hops are mild but finish well. Feel is thin, light, and super malty, but that fits the style decently enough
Jun 28, 2013
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Reviewed by metter98 from New York

3.83/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
A: The beer is clear dark reddish amber in color and has a light to moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a finger high dense beige head that gradually died down, consistently leaving a thin head covering the surface and lots of lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: The smell has light to moderate aromas of toasted malts along with herbal hops and some hints of grassy hops.
T: The initial taste has flavors of biscuit and toasted malts along with hints of caramel, toffee and sweetness. This transitions to flavors of earthy yeast and herbal hops, the latter of which contributes a light amount of bitterness.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate to high amount of carbonation, making it seem a little airy. The earthiness contributes a little dryness towards the finish.
O: For a rather light-bodied ale, this beer is packed with lots of flavors. It's extremely easy to drink, which makes this perfectly sessionable.
Jan 08, 2013
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Reviewed by dbrauneis from North Carolina

3.83/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
A: Pours a clear dark amber in color with some garnet red highlights and moderate amounts of visible carbonation. The beer has a two finger tall creamy beige head that slowly reduces to a thick film covering the entire surface of the beer with a couple of small slightly thicker patches and a thick ring at the edges of the glass. Significant amounts of lacing are observed.

S: LIght aromas of toasted bready malts with some toffee sweetness and a light amounts of earthy grassy hops.

T: Upfront there are alight flavors of toasted bready malts with just a very slight hint of toffee sweetness. That is followed by a light amount of grassy and earthy hop flavors. Very light amounts of bitterness in the finish.

M: On the lighter side of medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Slightly creamy.

O: Enjoyable and very easy to drink, easily sessionable and exactly what I would find in a proper pub.
Dec 22, 2012
 
Rated: 2 by sendbeer from Georgia

Dec 21, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by BYOFB from Wisconsin

Dec 02, 2012
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Reviewed by tdm168 from Pennsylvania

3.8/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A - dark brown with amber around the edges; huge, thick, foamy, brownish head that has good retention

S - huge caramel aroma with some juicy, fruity baked apple notes

T - mildly bitter, light sweetness, burnt caramel, baked apples

M - medium bodied, light but well carbonated

This is a decent ale. If the caramel and malt were a little more forward this would really be a good beer. As it is it's solid and highly drinkable. I'm not sure I'll buy this again beause this isn't a style I buy often, but I'm glad I tried it once.
Sep 24, 2012
 
Rated: 4.75 by AdamV481

Apr 29, 2012
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Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina

4.03/5  rDev +13.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: A beautiful pour, with a massive ecru head that settles in on top of the clear auburn liquid, leaving plenty of lacing behind

Smell: Buttered toast and toffee with an earthy, woodsy character

Taste: Caramel, up front, with a bit of butter edging in before the earthy, woodsy hops add balance; really quite rustic tasting, with a touch of tobacco on the finish

Mouthfeel: Medium body, slightly creamy, with moderate carbonation

Overall: Based on the name, I wasn't quite expecting a Bitter and though this isn't a standard Bitter, I rather enjoyed its unusual flavors, diacetyl and all
Apr 28, 2012
 
Rated: 2.5 by marckobi

Apr 16, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by buckyp from South Carolina

Apr 01, 2012
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Reviewed by GarthDanielson from Virginia

3.81/5  rDev +7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Poured from a bottle into a tumbler pint, this beer is beautiful. A vibrant, crisp, blood-ruby coloring with a slight ring of filmy, off-white head around the edge of the surface. Aromas of toffee richness and a tangy sweetness blend together for a subtle nose. Flavors are bitter forward and all over the tongue, with a subtle, rich toffee backbone that peaks its head around the corner every once in a while to keep things on an even keel. The richness almost has a syrupy quality to its flavor. A light bodied beer, this feels heavier with the richness of the flavors, but somewhat sharp with the carbonation and bitterness. A bittersweet aftertaste, with some roastiness to it. The beer has an almost smokey, light, and crisp finish. Tasty brew.
Mar 23, 2012
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Reviewed by Fatehunter from Oregon

3.57/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a stein. Dark amber/brown color with almost a finger of dirty white head. Decent lacing.

Fragrant ripe fruit smell: plum and orange. Musty malt and cider notes too.

Clean taste of malt without any defining characteristics, but nice. Some bitterness comes in shorty later. Balanced and robust taste.

Crisp with bubbly texture, moderate carbonation.

A good drinking beer with a low ABV and great flavor.
Feb 27, 2012
St. Patrick's Best from Strangford Lough Brewing Company Ltd
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 65 ratings