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Uncle Steve's Irish Stout
Short's Brewing Company
- From:
- Short's Brewing Company
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- Irish Dry Stout
- ABV:
- 5.8%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.71 | pDev: 12.67%
- Reviews:
- 117
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 01, 2018
- Added:
- Dec 18, 2009
- Wants:
- 8
- Gots:
- 27
Uncle Steve’s Irish Stout is Short’s version of the classic Irish Stout, complete with a dark color, soft head, and smooth full flavor typical of this lighter bodied style. A simple grist formula provides a base of roasted malt flavors with a creamy drinkability everyone loves.
20 IBU
20 IBU
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Ratings by Masonz223:
Reviewed by Masonz223 from Michigan
3.9/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.9/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Taste:Roasted notes light coffe some chocolate Molasses smoked charcoal.
Feel: silky mouthfeel with a dry finish
Overall: this is a very tasty beer. Has more of an American stout feel and taste then Irish dry stout. Not as creamy but more flavor. Very nice.
Mar 18, 2016Feel: silky mouthfeel with a dry finish
Overall: this is a very tasty beer. Has more of an American stout feel and taste then Irish dry stout. Not as creamy but more flavor. Very nice.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by mnightingale from Michigan
3.37/5 rDev -9.2%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.37/5 rDev -9.2%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
I figured, reading the label, that they were going for the Guinness taste, and I think they are pretty close. It is stronger than I prefer a stout to be. The label has an illustration that looks kind of funny.
Aug 01, 2018Reviewed by chitoryu12 from Florida
3.98/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Look: Virtually black, thick tan head.
Smell: Crisp roasted malt, toasted marshmallow, bittersweet chocolate.
Taste: Heavy roasted coffee flavor with surprisingly minimal bitterness.
Mouthfeel: Lighter and more carbonated than usual for the style.
Overall: While a bit light in the body, this is a fine stout.
Jun 16, 2018Smell: Crisp roasted malt, toasted marshmallow, bittersweet chocolate.
Taste: Heavy roasted coffee flavor with surprisingly minimal bitterness.
Mouthfeel: Lighter and more carbonated than usual for the style.
Overall: While a bit light in the body, this is a fine stout.
Reviewed by dd53grif from Michigan
3.75/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a dark black color with a foamy tan head that disappears quickly. Aroma is coffee and cocoa. Tastes of dark chocolate and fruit. Hoppy bitterness at the end.
May 30, 2018Rated by BEER88 from North Carolina
3.75/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Uncle steve is that you!
Sep 05, 2017Reviewed by Brenden from Ohio
3.78/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
A: Heavy brown, almost black, no transparency whatsoever. Mocha-colored head a finger tall with good retention and patching
S: meaty, a little smoky (reminds me of hickory-smoked beef)
T: Roast / char with some tang in it.
M: lighter body than one might expect from a stout but that's an American stout. Appropriate mediumish body if not too lively on the end. Also appropriate is the dryness. A little crispness builds off the beginning.
Aug 22, 2017S: meaty, a little smoky (reminds me of hickory-smoked beef)
T: Roast / char with some tang in it.
M: lighter body than one might expect from a stout but that's an American stout. Appropriate mediumish body if not too lively on the end. Also appropriate is the dryness. A little crispness builds off the beginning.
Reviewed by larryi86 from Delaware
4.08/5 rDev +10%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev +10%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Thank you Blackop555 for this
12 oz bottle poured into a pint class
A- Black with a two finger mocha head.
S- Roasted malts, some coffee and dark chocolate, caramel malts.
T- Coffee, some dark chocolate, touch of tart dark fruits, some caramel malts.
M- Smooth, light to medium body.
O- A solid straight forward stout.
Jun 25, 201712 oz bottle poured into a pint class
A- Black with a two finger mocha head.
S- Roasted malts, some coffee and dark chocolate, caramel malts.
T- Coffee, some dark chocolate, touch of tart dark fruits, some caramel malts.
M- Smooth, light to medium body.
O- A solid straight forward stout.
Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
4/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Thanks Chris.
This was poured into a mug.
The appearance was a semi-thick black color with a finger's worth of eggshell white foamy head that slid off at a moderate pace. Sly trickling lace, somewhat messy.
The aroma had a heavy coffee grind-like roastiness rolling into some ash/smoke, light black licorice, and a smooth clean caramel maltiness.
The flavor was moderately roasty with a sly sweetness of milk chocolate cutting in underneath. Black licorice leaned further back barely showing much taste in this department. Semi-smooth roasty sort of aftertaste.
The mouthfeel was about medium bodied with a fair sessionability as the roasty grip is fairly lean upon my tongue. Carbonation did feel fine. ABV felt as projected by the brewer.
Overall, pretty nice Irish dry stout worthy of having again.
Jun 24, 2017This was poured into a mug.
The appearance was a semi-thick black color with a finger's worth of eggshell white foamy head that slid off at a moderate pace. Sly trickling lace, somewhat messy.
The aroma had a heavy coffee grind-like roastiness rolling into some ash/smoke, light black licorice, and a smooth clean caramel maltiness.
The flavor was moderately roasty with a sly sweetness of milk chocolate cutting in underneath. Black licorice leaned further back barely showing much taste in this department. Semi-smooth roasty sort of aftertaste.
The mouthfeel was about medium bodied with a fair sessionability as the roasty grip is fairly lean upon my tongue. Carbonation did feel fine. ABV felt as projected by the brewer.
Overall, pretty nice Irish dry stout worthy of having again.
Reviewed by oberon from North Carolina
3.85/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pours a dark fudge color with a thin quick to fade beige head atop.Big roast coffee aromas really hit ya,love the big roasted element,like being in a coffee house.The body is a little slick and thinner in the finish.Roasty and earthy flavors with an ever so slight caramel note underneath but it's slight.The aromas are the best part of the beer,better than alot of the more 'well known' dry stouts out there.
May 13, 2017Reviewed by Lahey from Michigan
3.81/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4
3.81/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4
From tap. Look is black with thin head and heavy lacing.
Smell is light coffee.
Taste is coffee and little else. Pretty enjoyable.
Feel is thin, but what I expect from a low abv stout.
Overall a decent stout. I go more for the high abv barrel aged styles. But if you like guiness-like stouts, this ones a winner.
Apr 09, 2017Smell is light coffee.
Taste is coffee and little else. Pretty enjoyable.
Feel is thin, but what I expect from a low abv stout.
Overall a decent stout. I go more for the high abv barrel aged styles. But if you like guiness-like stouts, this ones a winner.
Reviewed by handyandy from Ohio
3.69/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
L: Black, little brown head that dissipated quickly. Light lacing.
S: Very roasty, almost burnt smell. Reminds me of burnt black firewood.
T: Heavy roasted flavors with a coffee like finish finish.
F: Medium body, moderate carbonation.
O: Dark and burnt sort of beer, not smoky in any way though. Light enough to drink more than one, and enough flavor to make it worthwhile.
Mar 21, 2017S: Very roasty, almost burnt smell. Reminds me of burnt black firewood.
T: Heavy roasted flavors with a coffee like finish finish.
F: Medium body, moderate carbonation.
O: Dark and burnt sort of beer, not smoky in any way though. Light enough to drink more than one, and enough flavor to make it worthwhile.
Reviewed by Tripel_Threat from Michigan
3.98/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured from bottle to glass. Pours a deep black with touches of mahogany when held to the light. Small bit of head. Roasty cocoa and malt aroma, with a taste that follows. Thin feel. Great St Pat's day traditional Irish stout.
Mar 18, 2017
Uncle Steve's Irish Stout from Short's Brewing Company
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
276 ratings
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