What's your favorite Irish Dry Stout?

A perfectly poured Guinness in any hole in the wall bar in Ireland is really, really hard to beat.

 

Gots a bottle of Guinness Extra waiting for tomorrow's dinner.

Used to drink the Draught all the time back in the 90s, but with cutting down I went for a single, but bigger flavor.

 

Mulligan's in Dublin.

(If they're still open after COVID. )

 

I really can't stand anything on Nitro, and most craft examples around me want to just imitate Guinness Draught in that regard, so I typically avoid those. A local for me, Eureka Heights makes a good one called Tipsy Clover though, which I can find on good old CO2 taps, and even had on cask a few times. Which was excellent. I haven't had a regular Guinness Draught in years, but do really enjoy the Extra Stout which I have been drinking my fair share of over the last few weeks.

 

https://mulligans.ie/

One of many where I'd love to be havin' a pint tomorrow.

 

My favorite Irish Dry Stout is Sly Fox O'Reilly's Stout:



Unfortunately it is draft only now.

Cheers!

 

I haven’t had a Dry Stout in many years, maybe I’ll get some fir tomorrow.

 

Guinness Foreign Extra Stout. It's deep. I prefer it over any other style Guinness has. Otherwise Murphy's Stout from down in Cork is very good and has virtually no carbonation. Cheers!

 

I'll second the Guinness Foreign Extra. So good.

 

Extra Stout is legit great. A yearly buy for me and my favorite if we're strictly limiting to Irish Dry and not those labeled export.

 

I've always preferred Murphy's, and then Beamish after that, as opposed to Guinness. In Ireland, however, I'll take whatever they're pouring. I haven't been there in many years, but with the exception of Cork, Murphy's was almost impossible to find. Pretty much the same for Beamish. I did find them both but Guinness has really got the market tied up. Or at least they did.

 

Guinness Foreign Extra Stout, if we're including the Foreign/Export style.

O'Hara's Irish Stout if we're only talking about Irish Dry.

 

Cadillac Mountain by far. i did like Portsmouth Black Cat; is it still made?

 

Murphy's or Beamish pints would be gorgeous then! I've heard good things about a brewery in Kinsale as well. Betcha they make a good dry stout. I will research that.

 

Guinness Extra stout for me I drink it year round! Murphy draught not bad it's on sale 3.99 4 pack at Binnys by me.

 

O'Hara's, both in bottles and on draught.

 

From Ireland: O'Hara's/O'Shea's, Murphy's, Guinness (both Draught and Extra), and Beamish (when it was available).

From the US: Most of the ones that I liked I can either no longer get or are retired. This includes Boulevard, Brooklyn, Northcoast Old No. 38, and Sprecher's Irish Stout.

For ones I can get now, I thought Breckenbridge's was decent enough.

 

I’m a Murphy’s fan. I love Guinness but I like Murphy’s more.

Breckenridge has my highest score for their nitro dry Irish stout and of course I must mention Yards Love Stout. I haven’t had any of these in so long though I guess it is the time of year to go at it.

 

I've been on a Murphy's kick for the past few months. Not into the nitro so much, but I like the mouthfeel and taste just fine. I agree with what @zid (I believe) recently stated in the weekend thread on porters, that thinness is an under-appreciated characteristic of a good stout/porter.

 

Had one from Green Cheek a few years back that was fantastic!

 

I haven't had many Irish stouts, but as of today, Murphy's is my favorite.

I may or may not amend this answer as I try other examples of the style.

 

Now that you mention it, I haven't noticed that one around in a while either. I may have to see if I can find a pack to revisit tomorrow

 

Looking back at my reviews Craig from river horse brewery is my favorite. It was an excellent beer but so rarely made

 

A local brewer has recently introduced a KILLER dry stout.

Inspired by The Emerald Isle, Thin Lizzy, and our favorite color here at Albright Grove, this Irish Dry Stout is the perfect companion to the colder winter months. Utilizing 100% Simpsons base and roasted malts and quintessential East Kent Golding hops, this stout boasts a pronounced malt character of roasted grains, dark chocolate, and coffee. The English yeast strain lends subtle fruit notes while the addition of nitrogen creates a creamy, smooth mouthfeel. Low ABV and surprisingly light body and dry finish make for the perfect winter session beer.

 

I’ll have to try it although I believe I could pick Guinness out of a lineup blindfolded

 

O’Haras is a very solid easily available option if you want to avoid the obvious ones in Ireland. They’ve released a nitro version of it now that’s very solid - for an easily attainable stout I’d go for O’Haras Leann Folláin though it’s technically an Export Stout.

If Mulligans is closed there won’t be many bars open!

 

I don't drink enough Irish stouts to have a favorite, so I'll mention a Michigan beer from Arbor Brewing, Fairicy's Irish Dry Stout. I've had it a few times over the years and always liked it.

 

Yup, blind tastings can truly be an 'eye opening' experience.

Cheers!

 

I had the same result, probably at Kell's in Portland, where one could partake of more than one nitro draught simultaneously. The famous Guinness bite stands out clearly in a direct comparison.

When it came to the cans, and Beamish was still available, I had them:
1 Beamish
2 Guinness
3 Murphy's

 

It's hard to find in the Bay Area (CA) these days as well. I can find it at BevMo but it's unrefrigerated and last time I checked it was not bottled dated. It is a very solid Irish Dry Stout and the beer that immediately came to mind.

 

I have not had one for a while but North Coast Old No. 38 would work for me.

 

Beamish in Ireland (only had it there though lol).

 

Porterhouse was where I got to try my first Oyster Stout.

Was leery, but it surprised me.

 

Guinness export extra dry is fine worldwide beer that differs slightly with each licensed incarnation.