Crannog Hells Kitchen Organic Irish Ale

Brewed by Crannog Ales
Style: Irish Ale
Sorrento, Canada

On tap at the Alibi Room - pours a dark amber with a nice aroma. The potatoes are immediately obvious in the flavour. Nice hops, sticky and well-balanced. Solid Irish red ale.

(Draught) Sampled at GCBF 2009 in Victoria on September 9, 2009. Very sticky. Solid hops and malty base. Avg. 6/3/6/3/13

Tasted at 2007 Organic Brew Fest in PDX--A well-balanced dark ale that I would never have guessed was made with potato. My Polish friends loved this yummy beer that was decently hopped. Who could resist a potato brew? Not me, and I am glad I tried it!

Had on tap in Vancouver, BC and loved it. It’s not everyday you drink beer made with potatoes. It should be done more often. They hop this one nicely, which makes Hells Kitchen a balanced beer and one of my favorite beers from Crannog (and in all of BC for that matter). I only wish it were available on tap at more places but I think they drink most of what they brew out there in Sorrento...

2007 - North American Organic Brewers Festival – Portland, Oregon
A deep amber color with a strong aroma. Loved this beer. A great Irish ale. Loved the thick body flavor and the spices and flavors where very present in this brew. Loved the strong hops . This was not a wimpy brew. Very good stuff.

Deep brown. Notes of peat, irish malt. A certain mossy character. I agree that it should be served much warmer; otherwise it seems a tad run-of-the-mill.

With this name I expected a bigger beer. No matter! A lovely session beer. Lacing from top to bottom. Amber, opaque. Initially bitter aftertaste changing to residual sweetness at bottom of sleeve. Some tart notes. In great condition at this location, although served a little too cold.

cloudy chunky dull colour. nose seemed slightly distilled. hard to try and pinpoint a taste (which is okay) some hops here some malt there. unfortunatley the apperance really turned me off.