Murphys Irish Stout

Brewed by Magor (InBev UK - InBev)
Style: Dry Stout
Caldicot, Gwent, Wales

16oz can. Pours black with a huge beige head. Roasty coffee aroma with hops and some malt. Coffee and hop flavor, but sort of metallic. Could stand to have more flavor, but this is what happens with a nitro.

(nitro can - 16 oz) Dark pour with red highlights and a ton of creamy tan foam. Aroma is dry and burnt malts. Some cream. Not much in the flavor department. I know I am drinking something because I can feel it going down my throat, but I cannot really taste much. Very light flavor of roasted malts and coffee mixed with some cream. Very thin.

Draught. Pours a good dense black, though letting more light through than a Guinness

Draught, many locations. O God, O God, how weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable seem to me all the piss-poor Guinness rip-offs of this world. Even more dull than the emasculated Draught Guinness. Fake plastic stout.

From a can with a floating widget (or is that just Guiness’s term?). Very creamy mouthfeel, much like a Guiness. Dark and rich, almost chewy. Not as complex as I’d like it to be. Thick foamy head, very dark in color, a light nuttiness to it, no hops, low carbonation, doesn’t get much better as it warms.

Poured form the tap into a Murphy’s glass. Nick cascading effect, settling black with a thin white head. Lacing is excellent. Smell is mostly of roasted malts. The taste is the same as the smell with the addition of chocolate and a very faint hint of coffee. The carbonation was very light, even for being on-tap. It was very creamy and goes down nice and smooth. This is an excellent pub brew. I would have to have some more of this to make a fair judgment, but as of now I think I would take this one over Guinness. Reviewed on: 05-21-2007

Draugt poured into a pint glass - pours a nice black color with a creamy tan head. Scents of coffee, chocolate and roasted malt wth a slightly smoky aroma. Definitely tastes of a chocolate coffee - nice beer.

Draught. Pours a good dense black, though letting more light through than a Guinness (inevitable comparison). And decent slightly off-white head too. Rich on the nose, of chocolate and roasted malt and barley. Quite sweet (for a stout) on the palate, and a lighter mouthfeel (than Guinness). Very quaffable.