Livery Dixie OFlynns Irish Stout

Brewed by The Livery
Style: Dry Stout
Benton Harbor, Michigan USA

Name: Dixie O’Flynn Irish Stout
Date: 04/28/2006
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

black, whispy tan tan head, lightly sweet roasted malt aroma, creamy body, nice roasted flavor

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

On tap at the Livery on 4/28/04 called Dixie O’Flynn Irish Stout: Pours an opaque black with a dense, frothy, dark tan nitro head. Mild, subdued, dark caramel and roasty malt aroma. Body starts light and smooth, with some earthy malty sweetness turning more bittersweet toward a drier finish. An ok dry stout.

This is a pretty decent Dry Stout, even to one who’s not crazy about the style. It turns black in the glass and is capped by a creamy light brown head. The aroma is strong with roasted coffee, barley and malt, yet retains an underlying sweetness. Drinking is like supping a cold cup of coffee lightly spiked with alcohol. It finishes on a dry, mildly bitter note.

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Draft sample at brewpub. Poured black color with an average light brown fizzy head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Good roasted coffee aroma. Medium to full body with a smooth texture. Modertate to heavy roasted sweet flavor with a moderate bittersweet finish of average to long duration. Another good drinkable beer.

On tap: Deep brown hue that is nearly opaque with a creamy nitro head and good lace. The aroma has notes of roasted and chocolate malt, grassy and aromatic hops, a but nutty and some apple esters, earthy. The taste starts with bittersweet mocha dominating the palate and a toasty background. Lead towards a bitter finish. The feel is smmmoth, dry and thin. A standard session stout, quaffable.

Draft @ The Livery: I am guessing this is the same as the beer I had named Dixie O’ Flynn. Black with a tan head. Aroma of spent coffee grinds with some ash and notes of chocolate. The flavor was very roasty. Some more coffee and ash followed through form the aroma. Light carbonation with a flat smooth mouthfeel.

Enjoyed on nitro at the brewpub. For an Irish stout, not too dry. Above average mouthfeel. Creamy, lacey. Good full roasting. Somewhat of sourness.

On tap: Aroma of chocolate, roasted coffee, and a hint of cream. Dark brown, virtually black, with a nice creamy tan head with decent retention. Quick dark chocolate flavors quickly are overtaken by lots of coffee with a hint of cream. Moderately bitter finish. Seemed a tad thin.