Moylans Dragoons Dry Irish Stout

22 oz bottle purchased at Blue Max in Burnsville, Minnesota. I poured this beer at GABF 2009, I enjoyed it, and really wanted to give it a full bottle rating. Pour is dark brown black, ruby hints with a well formed 3 inch khaki head. Pretty beer. Aroma dry roasty maltiness, charred coffee and a really nice soft cocoa sweetness. Inviting nose. Taste is the nose, dry roast malt, nice soft milk dark chocolate sweetness and a great mineral aspect to the finish. Palate is medium, high, almost spritzy carbonation. Easy drinking and well made stout.

RnH: The name looked like Dragon and I got pumped, I’ll be honest. The beer disappointed. It smells and looks like iced coffee... maybe some roasted coffee beans. The body was thin almost watery... quickly dissipating medium/high carbonation.

Dry, cocoa, coffee, medium-light body and good feel, with a little husky grain and honey. Looks great.

Burnt to a crisp. That is how to best describe this brew, which I had last night from the cask at Rattle n Hum. Nose of burnt wood, expresso coffee, dark chocolate. Flavors reinforce the aroma, lots of dry roastiness and dark maltiness. Notes of coffee. Smooth and rich. If you like this style (which I do), you should really like this example.

Strong espresso nose with burnt and toasty coffee beans. Taste is burnt wood, cocoa, espresso, and mud. Mouth a bit chalky but lacky much depth.

Hearty body. Dry and sweet. Not a lot of distinguishable characteristics, but a nice drinkable beverage.

bomber - pours thin, black with tan head on the edges; aromas of chocolate and mossy dirt; very nice on the palate with mildly rich , dry finish; nutty and chocolaty

Near black pour with a thick brown head. Some nice bubbles of carbonation from the bottom of the glass. Aroma is heavy chocolate and milk/lactose. Nice mouthfeel but a bit bubbly. Flavor isn’t quite as chocolately as the aroma would imply, but there is a nice roasty backbone to this one. Quick finish, lingering bitter chocolate. Pretty good brew.