Black Boar
The White Hag Irish Brewing Company

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From:
The White Hag Irish Brewing Company
 
Ireland
Style:
Oatmeal Stout
Ranked #47
ABV:
10.2%
Score:
92
Ranked #5,712
Avg:
4.15 | pDev: 6.99%
Reviews:
11
Ratings:
52
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 13, 2022
Added:
Oct 28, 2014
Wants:
  9
Gots:
  14
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Ratings by timmy2b:
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Rated by timmy2b from New York

4.07/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Mar 22, 2015
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by flyingpig from Scotland

4.24/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
330ml can from Beer Merchants online shop (£4.15):
Oily black & opaque with a thin, wavy head that's foamy with some bubbles on top & a dark tan colour with pretty good retention for the style. Strong dark malts & chocolate with a vanilla sweetness; rich with sugary notes & dark fruits including raisin & dates then oaky notes to close. The darker fruits & vanilla are a lot stronger with the taste, lots of chocolate, a subtle earthy coffee bitterness with hints of caramel as well. It's well balanced & quite smooth with a full body & a nice, creamy feel that's quite warming at the end - nice but a tiny bit strong & too boozy right at the end stops it being a classic.
Dec 13, 2022
 
Rated: 3.89 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Apr 23, 2022
 
Rated: 2.93 by stephenlee93 from England

Aug 28, 2021
 
Rated: 4.03 by samEBC from Belgium

Jul 17, 2021
 
Rated: 4.25 by Pisshhead from Ireland

Feb 01, 2021
 
Rated: 4.04 by jroof1 from Massachusetts

Dec 01, 2020
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Reviewed by VicCooper from Ireland

4.39/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Had in a 1 litre growler due to nationwide lockdown (Ireland).

Top: formed an inch of tan, creamy head, slow retention, practically no lacing.

Colour: cola like black, as it should. It had oily qualities while pouring, a typical sign of a good imperial.

Smell: red grapes, forest fruits with caramel and roasted malts.

Taste: medium+, maybe full body, silky smooth mouthfeel, lots of forest fruits, roasted malts with a dry finish. Low carbonation (well, it’s a growler, duh), I wonder how it is from a bottle or can. You can feel it’s a heavy treat, yet it’s not boozy at all. Excellent.

Summary: such a surprise, I will definitely look for this. A great one, it has all the goods I was looking for. Got is as a present, so cannot tell the price/value ratio.
Nov 08, 2020
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Reviewed by misteil from Ireland

4.05/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
look: tan coloured head, retained for quite a while for a beer of its strength but eventually turns to a thin layer of bubbles, no real lacing to report, beer is the darkest of browns to black in colour.

smell: aw man, smells great, lots of roasted toasty smokey flavour, lot of plum and fig, some sweetness there, a real nice alcohol smell, relaxing and not overwhelming, whiskey and cognac, oaky, vanilla, maybe even some banana, raisin, a touch floral, lot of coffee, i’m excited.

taste: it’s yummy, those smokey malt flavours are there at first, but it’s the sweetness that really takes centre stage, this is a fruit sweetness, lot of fig and raisin and banana, honey, espresso, there’s a spice to it, some clove, it’s herbal and floral, the finish and aftertaste is where the roasted smokey flavours really shine, definitely a noticeable alcohol character, nicely bitter on the finish, it’s good alright.

feel: medium to full bodied, light to medium carbonation, maybe just a tad thin in parts, really sticky and dense, creamy, a tonne of warming of the back of the throat which is to be expected.

overall: a very solid oatmeal stout here, good going white hag.
May 24, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by paulish from New York

Nov 10, 2019
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Reviewed by Sammy from Canada (ON)

3.71/5  rDev -10.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
An imperial oatmeal with no superiority of mouthfeel. Very licorice. OK stout, gulpable stuff. No flaw as regular stout, decent if compared to dry irish stout.
Apr 03, 2019
 
Rated: 4.31 by steverx8 from England

Sep 16, 2018
 
Rated: 4.19 by MDDMD from Pennsylvania

Sep 04, 2017
 
Rated: 3.8 by nickfl from Florida

May 24, 2017
 
Rated: 4.18 by stevehagy from New York

May 21, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by Hayley_86 from Netherlands

Jan 24, 2017
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Reviewed by Dentist666 from Russian Federation

4.21/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Opaque black with 1-finger tan head.
Smell - porridge, chocolate, coffee, vomit, ham, cream.
Taste - chocolate, smoked notes, oatmeal.
Medium body, soft carbonation, velvet.
Jan 10, 2017
 
Rated: 4.35 by HopBelT from Belgium

Nov 11, 2016
 
Rated: 4.16 by OldDirty from New York

Oct 21, 2016
 
Rated: 4.23 by stephenlee from England

Oct 15, 2016
Black Boar from The White Hag Irish Brewing Company
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 52 ratings