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Hillsborough River Dry Irish Stout (Patio Tools)
Cigar City Brewing
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- From:
- Cigar City Brewing
- Florida, United States
- Style:
- Irish Dry Stout
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.02 | pDev: 8.96%
- Reviews:
- 42
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 02, 2016
- Added:
- Jul 16, 2011
- Wants:
- 21
- Gots:
- 1
Pours black in color with coffee and very light cocoa notes. Hillsborough River is brewed with roasted barley which contributes forward coffee notes with small notes of cocoa and toffee in the flavor.
35 IBU
35 IBU
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Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio
3.33/5 rDev -17.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.33/5 rDev -17.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
On nitro at the brewery--hockey puck black with that distinctly nitro head that can't really be contributed to the base brew.
Being on nitro, not a lot came off the nose.
This is like Cigar City's take on Left Hand's Milk Stout. Literally, look up the reviews for that beer and this is damn near identical.
However, variations on the profile are some smokey undertones that I don't normally get from Milk Stout.
And, obviously, this is exceedingly dry, maybe too much so, but they achieved what they aimed for so well done.
Apr 03, 2016Being on nitro, not a lot came off the nose.
This is like Cigar City's take on Left Hand's Milk Stout. Literally, look up the reviews for that beer and this is damn near identical.
However, variations on the profile are some smokey undertones that I don't normally get from Milk Stout.
And, obviously, this is exceedingly dry, maybe too much so, but they achieved what they aimed for so well done.
Reviewed by da_beers from Florida
4.28/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
4.28/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
Cigar City Brewing Brew Pub - on-tap
A - stars out beautiful with the nitro. Settles to perfectly balck with finger of tan, silky head.
S - roasty malts and chocolate. Some disntant espresso. Sweet and bitter both hit the nose. Awesome here.
T - silky chocolate and espresso both hit the palate so smoothly. Bitterness is balanced so nicely with sweetness.
M - where do I start. Silky. Smooth. Velvety. Drinkable is an understatement. Awesome.
O - man this is killer. Dry Irish Stouts aren't usually knocking my socks off, but this absolutely does.
Apr 26, 2014A - stars out beautiful with the nitro. Settles to perfectly balck with finger of tan, silky head.
S - roasty malts and chocolate. Some disntant espresso. Sweet and bitter both hit the nose. Awesome here.
T - silky chocolate and espresso both hit the palate so smoothly. Bitterness is balanced so nicely with sweetness.
M - where do I start. Silky. Smooth. Velvety. Drinkable is an understatement. Awesome.
O - man this is killer. Dry Irish Stouts aren't usually knocking my socks off, but this absolutely does.
Reviewed by itsscience from Florida
3.93/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Pours black with a half-finger of creamy tan head frozen in time. It has a milk chocolate smell with toasted oats, pecans, and cream, but I only pick up on those flavors if I stretch myself -- it's all rather subtle. The taste brings cocoa powder, coffee, burnt toast, and bitter hops. It goes down silky smooth with a super dry finish and is on the lighter side of medium in body.
Apr 09, 2014
Hillsborough River Dry Irish Stout (Patio Tools) from Cigar City Brewing
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
143 ratings
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