Moylans Dragoons Dry Irish Stout
Picked this up as a very nice birthday gift. Poured from a bomber into a pub glass. Off a semi rigerous pour 1 iches of tan foam builds. Slow to recede, leaving a solid cap of retention and even coatings of lace all around. Black in appearance with no light penetration, but some very small amounts of glowing crimson at the edges of the glass. Aroma is of charred roasty grains, bitter chocolate, malted milk balls and just a little bit of coffee. Mouthfeel is actually surprising to me, here I expected something thin and over carbonated. This one is semi thick with plenty of full bodied creaminess and mild carbonation. Excellent feel, I've had so many dry stouts that were like water and way over carbonated. But this one, this one is special. Taste is also great, plenty of charred grain flavors, dark unsweetened chocolate and more malted milk balls with a very mild black licorice molasses flavor in the background. This is not overwhelming though, no nagging off flavors, no over abundance of charred burnt flavors. This is spot on for the style. I guess its because I've had so many terrible dry stouts in the past, I have been turned off to the style as a whole. But now the tables have turned. I really enjoyed this beer.