Irish Cream Stout
Southern Tier Brewing Company

A: Compact dark khaki head is ½ inch and was frothy and well holding atop. The pour is a mixture of coffee-cola with a light spritzy carbonation factor thrown about. Dark coloring in vessel. Above average regards appearance wise.

S: Coffee creamer sweetness mingles with dark, roasted chocolate malts. Some dark fruit of plums, sweetness of burnt marshmallow and fresh cocoa powder. Above par strength.

T: Lots of dark roasted coffee and chocolate malts for flavor upon opening. Very rich and silky campfire minerality with some burnt currant. Dark fruit of plums, spicy burnt caramel, dark licorice and roasted barley. Lasting roasty burntess lingers long on the tongue after the swallow.

M: Mouthful was thick slurry or roasted barely malts. Heavy milky depth.

O: Lots of depth, character and complexity. The deep roasted coffeeish-chocolate malts are the star here. A thick slurry of rich, silky campfire mixture both bitter and sweet resonances. High drinkability, strong finish that never tires.

 

 

 

Dark, almost black in color, with deep brown highlights if held to a light source. The head is a tan color. The aroma is sweetish with significant vanilla and chocolate notes. It smells like it should be a desert. Roasty and caramelized scents. Significant sweetness mixed with roasted flavors in the taste. Full in body, creamy, and enjoyable. I couldn't have too many due to the sweetness, but one was really nice.

 

12oz can received via Beer Drop. Best by May 29, 2025 per the stamp on the bottom of the can.

Poured into a 12oz mug, this was a very dark brown, almost black, with mahogany edges when held up to direct light. Thin, Khaki-tan head.

Aromas of vanilla and Irish Creme liqueur.

Flavor much as foretold in the nose, at least up front. Initially quite sweet, but at the midpoint things get more bitter,
and a little reminiscent of coffee.

Medium bodied, with a slightly creamy mouth feel.

A decent enough beer. Although sweet, I'm not sure it qualifies as a pastry stout, as it's impersonating a sweet liqueur rather than a solid dessert. I'd drink it again, but not as a sessioner. Too sweet for more than one.

Ebony with a 2" tan head, which lasts. Moderate lacing.

Aroma of roast malt, coffee, vanilla.

Tastes of coffee, caramel, vanilla, roast malt. A residual sweetness.

Full body, light carbonation. Semisweet finish.

A very good Irish Stout.

Poured from a 12oz can. I usually prefer bottles. Pours dark, a tad syrupy, with a creamy brown head. Tastes of coffee and chocolate. A very good interpretation of an Irish Cream Stout.

 

 

 

 

A: Pours black body with a tan head with nice retention and lacing.
S: sweet, bailey's cream smell with hints of chocolate roastiness.
T: sweet, creamy milk taste with a sweet, roasted chocolate finish; sweet bailey's cream aftertaste.
M: light, but still pretty smooth and velvety.
O: Nice feel and taste combination; pretty solid cream stout, overall.

 

 

Poured chilled from a can into a 16oz pint glass. Color is nearly opaque dark brown with a creamy 2-finger khaki head that receded to a small cap of foam.
Aroma is a bit of a turn-off for me. Has that artificial sweet vanilla nose that their Chestnut Praline holiday beer has, which was a bit off-putting for me. Maybe picking up some faint hops and malts.
Taste follows the nose with that same vanilla flavor, some smoky tobacco, bittersweet chocolate, some light hop notes. Almost feel like I'm picking up alcohol, which for a stout at 5.8% that shouldn't be.
Mouthfeel is decent.
Medium, creamy, smooth. Pillows of carbonation bubbles.
Overall, this is not what I was expecting from a cream stout with the word Irish in front of it. Not sure if they were going for an Irish-style cream stout or a 'Bailey's Irish Cream' stout. Either way, a little disappointed with this one and I am generally happy with most of the Southern Tier line.

 

Pours a nice black color with a tan head that provides a nice amount of lacing and a nice little cap on the beer. The nose is almost all cocoa, with a bit of stone fruit (dark cherry).

The taste is likewise cocoa and a bit of stone fruit, a pretty simple beer that doesn’t remind me much of an Irish Cream Stout. The mouthfeel is medium.

This is a decent beer, but it could’ve been more, IMHO.