Smiling Irish Bastard
Geaghan's Restaurant & Pub

Smiling Irish BastardSmiling Irish Bastard
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From:
Geaghan's Restaurant & Pub
 
Maine, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
Ranked #727
ABV:
6%
Score:
86
Ranked #19,814
Avg:
3.79 | pDev: 13.19%
Reviews:
9
Ratings:
58
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 05, 2023
Added:
Feb 25, 2013
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  20
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Ratings by Mikexw:
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Rated by Mikexw from New York

3.78/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Aug 28, 2016
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.36 by LagerMan_US from Maine

Oct 05, 2023
 
Rated: 3.84 by Taenim from Maine

Jun 29, 2023
 
Rated: 3.53 by ddoyle23 from New Hampshire

Jul 20, 2022
 
Rated: 3.25 by trevorpost from Pennsylvania

Sep 12, 2021
 
Rated: 3.58 by Jonnybgood from Massachusetts

Aug 25, 2019
 
Rated: 3.93 by Frank_Pumphandle from Illinois

Aug 04, 2019
 
Rated: 2.73 by Bluesfolk19 from Massachusetts

May 29, 2019
 
Rated: 3.3 by Pacioli1445 from South Dakota

Mar 12, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by Tracker83 from Michigan

Aug 11, 2018
 
Rated: 3.87 by LennyDercolo from Massachusetts

Aug 10, 2018
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

3.55/5  rDev -6.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Can into nonic pint glass, the appearance was a semi-burnt orange to bronzed amber color with a good finger's and a half worth of off white foamy head steadily keeping a fairly rocky sort of top to it. Nice looking rings of lace wound around the glass fairly nice.
The aroma had a nice blend of earthy malts to resinous hop qualities invading some semi-sweet to bitter grapefruit pulp and rind. Smooth caramel malt in the backbone.
The flavor took all of those previously mentioned aromas to blend and pull in a slight tobacco-like leafy dry sweetness with that slight bitter edge coming in for balance. Light malty to bitter tobacco and earthiness in the aftertaste.
The mouthfeel was almost medium bodied with a fairly huge dryness about it. It's somewhat sessionable and kept the carbonation on point. ABV felt good. Moderate tobacco-like dry and sweet sort of finish.
Overall, it's a drier sort of APA but pretty good. I could probably have again if I saw it.
Dec 16, 2017
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Reviewed by duck9696 from Maine

2.45/5  rDev -35.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
The catchy name of the beer made me want to like this beer, but it tastes like many of the other offerings on the market and this falls short to me. The beer is bitter, not malty. There is some hoppiness, but the taste itself is rather pedestrian and there is nothing that stands out for me about this beer.
Dec 01, 2017
 
Rated: 4.09 by lost_sailor from Massachusetts

Aug 05, 2017
 
Rated: 4.75 by aaron6440 from New York

Jul 18, 2017
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Reviewed by Eamonn-Cummings3 from New York

4.02/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured from a 12oz bottle into a high sided snifter glass.

A little darker amber than I am used to in a pale ale.

Aroma is of dank citrusy hops, smells excellent.

Nice hoppy taste, for a 6% abv the body is very thin with not much malt presence.
Jul 06, 2017
 
Rated: 3.74 by williahd from Maine

May 28, 2017
 
Rated: 3.88 by brewnme from Maine

May 02, 2017
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Rated by Kileybri from New Jersey

5/5  rDev +31.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
I loved everything about this beer and the name amused me.
Apr 22, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by Fettpopps from Massachusetts

Mar 26, 2017
Smiling Irish Bastard from Geaghan's Restaurant & Pub
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 58 ratings