The Crafty Brewing Company Irish Stout
Rye River Brewing Company
- From:
- Rye River Brewing Company
- Ireland
- Style:
- Irish Dry Stout
Ranked #164 - ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- 80
Ranked #36,677 - Avg:
- 3.34 | pDev: 10.78%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 14, 2023
- Added:
- Aug 17, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 5
SCORE
80
Good
80
Good
No description / notes.
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Rated by guidodewaal from Netherlands
3.19/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
3.19/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
Tabak and burned wood with some coffee. Bitter aftertaste that stays for a while. Watery feel.
Aug 06, 2022
Reviewed by Jeffo from Netherlands
3.98/5 rDev +19.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev +19.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Got this from the Lidl.
4.5%
From a bottle into a pint glass
APPEARANCE: Pours out clear black and yields a two finger, medium looking, creamy, frothy tan head with good retention. Black body with lower levels of carbonation. Fades to a slight wisp and clings to the glass. A solid wisp remains until the end leaving some nice lacing on the glass as it empties. Good looking Irish stout.
SMELL: Roasted malts, some coffee aroma, chocolate, cacao nibs and some light tobacco on the nose.
TASTE: Roasted malts, lightly burnt notes, some tobacco, pure chocolate and creamy coffee up front. Flavorful. Bold finish is plenty bitter with roasted coffee and espresso flavors, pure chocolate, tobacco, some burnt flavors and a light ash character linger on the palate. Good stuff.
PALATE: Medium body and medium levels of carbonation. Creamy on the palate, goes down smooth and finishes a touch dry. Some solid bitterness lingers.
OVERALL: Good stuff. Lidl comes through in the clutch. A nice Irish dry stout that's well worth the ticket price. Drank two and wished I'd gotten more. Will grab a few if they're still there at the Lidl. Cheers!
Apr 20, 20224.5%
From a bottle into a pint glass
APPEARANCE: Pours out clear black and yields a two finger, medium looking, creamy, frothy tan head with good retention. Black body with lower levels of carbonation. Fades to a slight wisp and clings to the glass. A solid wisp remains until the end leaving some nice lacing on the glass as it empties. Good looking Irish stout.
SMELL: Roasted malts, some coffee aroma, chocolate, cacao nibs and some light tobacco on the nose.
TASTE: Roasted malts, lightly burnt notes, some tobacco, pure chocolate and creamy coffee up front. Flavorful. Bold finish is plenty bitter with roasted coffee and espresso flavors, pure chocolate, tobacco, some burnt flavors and a light ash character linger on the palate. Good stuff.
PALATE: Medium body and medium levels of carbonation. Creamy on the palate, goes down smooth and finishes a touch dry. Some solid bitterness lingers.
OVERALL: Good stuff. Lidl comes through in the clutch. A nice Irish dry stout that's well worth the ticket price. Drank two and wished I'd gotten more. Will grab a few if they're still there at the Lidl. Cheers!
Reviewed by EHopkinsi from South Carolina
2.92/5 rDev -12.6%
look: 5 | smell: 1 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3
2.92/5 rDev -12.6%
look: 5 | smell: 1 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3
Found it at Lidl's in Greenwood, SC.
Look- wow, nice! Dark, dark, dark. Held it up to a light but did not see the light through it. Gorgeous chocolatey brown head starts at four fingers and eventually recedes to a film with a thick foam sheet more than a lacing.
Smell- none. Seriously, none. For all the look, the aroma was nonexistent. Natty Lite gives the nose more to enjoy, no matter what the bottle promises.
Taste- not bad, but not what I would call very ambitious for a stout. A far cry from a drain pour, but kinda clumsy, for lack of a better word. The tastes all go ok together, but if they could order themselves up better the beer would be greatly improved. I'm going to drink this one and it's not bad, wouldn't push one away from me if offered, but I don't see paying for one again.
Feel- It does have a decent mouthfeel.
Overall- Drinkable, and would still prefer it over other beer styles I don't care for, but otherwise not a favorite.
Oct 06, 2018Look- wow, nice! Dark, dark, dark. Held it up to a light but did not see the light through it. Gorgeous chocolatey brown head starts at four fingers and eventually recedes to a film with a thick foam sheet more than a lacing.
Smell- none. Seriously, none. For all the look, the aroma was nonexistent. Natty Lite gives the nose more to enjoy, no matter what the bottle promises.
Taste- not bad, but not what I would call very ambitious for a stout. A far cry from a drain pour, but kinda clumsy, for lack of a better word. The tastes all go ok together, but if they could order themselves up better the beer would be greatly improved. I'm going to drink this one and it's not bad, wouldn't push one away from me if offered, but I don't see paying for one again.
Feel- It does have a decent mouthfeel.
Overall- Drinkable, and would still prefer it over other beer styles I don't care for, but otherwise not a favorite.
Reviewed by drmeto from Germany
3.71/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 3.75
L:
-pours a clear very dark brown with ruby tinges and a small to medium,foamy,beige head
S:
-ashy,coffee,smoky,chocolate,nutty,spicy
T:
-Follows the nose
-finishes dry
F:
-medium carbonation
-light, watery body
O:
I was fairly impressed here.A good Stout for a great Price.
A bit watery, but it'll do.
Jun 20, 2018-pours a clear very dark brown with ruby tinges and a small to medium,foamy,beige head
S:
-ashy,coffee,smoky,chocolate,nutty,spicy
T:
-Follows the nose
-finishes dry
F:
-medium carbonation
-light, watery body
O:
I was fairly impressed here.A good Stout for a great Price.
A bit watery, but it'll do.
Reviewed by josanguapo from Spain
3.57/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.57/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
From Lidl. In Ikea's pint glass. Watching Los Soprano 2x01. Lots of roastyness in aroma. Coffe and dark chocolate in mouth, with a bit watery feeling that doesnt displease but makes it very drinkable
Aug 22, 2016
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