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Boston Irish Stout
Harpoon Brewery & Beer Hall
- From:
- Harpoon Brewery & Beer Hall
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Irish Dry Stout
Ranked #55 - ABV:
- 4.3%
- Score:
- 85
Ranked #20,225 - Avg:
- 3.79 | pDev: 11.87%
- Reviews:
- 22
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 09, 2023
- Added:
- Mar 13, 2013
- Wants:
- 16
- Gots:
- 40
Boston Irish Stout is a traditional dry Irish stout. Full-bodied but sessionable with a creamy texture (derived from the nitro pour), it combines the roasted character of six malts with delicate Willamette hops.
30 IBUs
30 IBUs
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Ratings by HattedClassic:
Reviewed by HattedClassic from Virginia
4/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured and drunk at the Harpoon beer hall. The beer has a lot of tan head that dissipates ata moderate pace. Since the beer is nitro-based, the head comes into different kinds. The head foam is creamy and a very light tan that resembles a off-white cream. The other foam is the nitrogen disappearing into the beer and has a darker brown color and different bubbly texture. After the nitrogen dissipates, the beer is an opaque milk chocolate brown. The beer has a chocolate milk smell with dairy notes and a bit of the nitro as well. The taste is similar in that a chocolate milk taste dominates the flavor with very light notes of cocoa and cream. The beer has a very smooth feel with very little carbonation.
Mar 10, 2014More User Ratings:
Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina
4.21/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.21/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
On tap at the brewery into official pint glass. Pours nearly opaque reddish brown/black color with a 1-2 finger dense and creamy tan head with amazing retention, that lasts the whole glass. Thick nitro lacing down the glass. Aromas and flavors of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, nuts, toast, dark bread, herbal, grass, pepper, light smoke/dark fruit. Moderate herbal/ char bitterness on the finish. Creamy/silky light to medium body. Drying sticky hops and chalky roast lingering after the finish. Very clean and nicely rich malts with balanced hops. Flavorful for the ABV. Loved it. One of the best Irish stouts I've had in a while. Outstanding for the style.
Apr 12, 2022Reviewed by 1009 from Massachusetts
3.76/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.76/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Enjoyed this at the Harpoon Beer Hall in the Seaport. Not a bad take on the style. Appears close to the same as Guinness or Murphy’s but the head was a little thin. Not sure if it was just the pour, because I’ve had it in the past and the heads been thicker. However that did not stop this beer from tasting delicious. Taste wise I think is more on par with Murphy’s. It boasts some more chocolate notes to it that Guinness. Also not as dry tasting as I’d picture, but all in all a solid stout that went down smooth.
Jan 08, 2022Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri
3.47/5 rDev -8.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.47/5 rDev -8.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
On tap. Poured out an opaque, jet black color with a small, tan head of foam. It smelled of roasted malt, coffee and toffee. Nice roasted taste with milk chocolate sweetness.
Nov 29, 2019Rated by DonBowman from Pennsylvania
3.82/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.82/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Very dark, cream colored foam, very foamy feel in the mouth, heavily roasted taste, for me too much so!
Sep 27, 2018Reviewed by crenegar from New Jersey
3.16/5 rDev -16.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
3.16/5 rDev -16.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
This beer is NOT even remotely dry. Not bad but a bit thin and viscous when it shouldn't be. Victory's Donnybrook is a much better example and even lower in alcohol.
Mar 10, 2018
Boston Irish Stout from Harpoon Brewery & Beer Hall
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
174 ratings
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