Dry Irish Stout
Cape Cod Beer

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From:
Cape Cod Beer
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
Irish Dry Stout
ABV:
Not listed
Score:
+8 ratings needed
Avg:
3.4 | pDev: 7.06%
Ratings:
2 | reviews: 2
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 07, 2004
Added:
Jul 16, 2003
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Reviewed by UnionMade from New York

3.16/5  rDev -7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Had this in the sampler tray.
The beer is black, with mahogany highlights through light. A short crown of creamy antique white head tops the beer, lasting in that familiar nitro fashion. Lots of lace, leaving a couple rings to mark it's passage into my belly.
The aroma is pretty much your average solid irish stout. A bit weak from the nitro, but still exhibiting a pleasant roasty maltiness. Negligible hops. A touch of coffee and chocolate, with perhaps a vague hint of plum. Simple, but certainly adequate.
The flavor is rather mellow. Like the rest of the beers in the sample, this was perhaps a bit too cold. Still a pleasant coffelike roastiness made up the majority of the flavor. A touch of plum fruitiness in the middle, fading into a light chocolate flavor in the finish, with enough hops to add a whisper of herbal flavor. The finish is dry, as to be expected of the name, leaving a mild roasty aftertaste. Smooth nitro carbonation and mouthfeel, with a rather light body.
A pretty solid stout, obviously modelled after Guinness, Beamish and the classic irish versions. My girlfriend ordered a pint after the sampler, and after it warmed up, it was quite enjoyable. Simple and effective. The coffee flavor is pleasant, although I would have preferred a regular CO2 sample, were it available.
Jan 07, 2004
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Reviewed by goz from Massachusetts

3.63/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
5oz sample at brewpub.
Pours a dark brown, almost opaque, with a small tan head that laces decently. Aroma is roasted & toasted malts, with some dark bitter chocolate sneaking in. Flavor is of espresso, with some hot chocolate showing up as it warms a bit more. Body is medium, pretty tasty.
Sep 04, 2003