Paddy's Tout - Wychwood Brewery Company Ltd

soju6

Missouri

3.41/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

A: Pours a dark brown with a tan creamy head that fades to lacing.

S: Aroma of malt some coffee and bit of caramel.

T: Taste of malt, some coffee and caramel. Mild bitterness and a tart finish.

F: Fairly medium body, smooth but not quite creamy.

O: Not a bad stout but is a bit short on flavor to make it anything but average.

Serving type: bottle

05-31-2013 04:25:57 | More by soju6

SmashPants

Australia

4.03/5  rDev +16.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle: the 500mL embossed brown Wychwood Brewery bottle, with a cheeky leprechaun label. They always do offer a good package.

Appearance: pours a heavy, dark brown in colour. A decent head on top - two-fingers of tan solidity that slowly settles to a one-finger creamy head.

Aroma: plenty of roast malts, chocolate, rum and spices. A decent amount of aroma for a stout.

Taste: not a massive hit on the tastebuds, but still pretty decent. Caramel malts, roast coffee, spices and heavy fruits. Not bad at all.

Aftertaste: backs off pretty quickly - the aftertaste is a little lacking.

Mouth feel: the carbonation is about right - light to moderate - but the body is moderate, seems a bit light.

Overall: a good stout. Strong enough to be interesting and yet remain very drinkable. Only problem with that is that it costs a couple of bucks. Nice for one every now and then.

Serving type: bottle

04-21-2013 09:49:08 | More by SmashPants

doktorhops

Australia

2.28/5  rDev -34.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

Paddy's Tout... I get it: Paddy Stout! *laughs loudly and sarcastically to self* All I can say is let's hope this Stout is better than the marketing as Wychwood Brewery has obviously hired a middle-aged dad to name all their new beers. Bad puns will be the death of me, Wychwood really suck actually.

Poured from a 500ml bottle into a nonic pint.

A: The body appears black until you inspect it through a light - then you can see that it is actually a dark cola brown. The head is Khaki and drops down to a thin lacing.

S: Not a good sign but I can barely detect any aroma. It's got the usual coffee/barley/chocolate combination however it's like trying to smell a beer with fourteen tea towels stacked on top of the glass - it's a distant wisp of something at best.

T: A bit bland and disappointing... flavour is typical Irish Dry Stout territory; roasted barley, espresso coffee and dark chocolate, it's all very muted and one wonders how Wychwood who make such tasty ales could fail (or 'f-ale' if we want to keep with the dad-joke theme of this review) so badly. Really tastes like a Guinness Extra Stout diluted with soda water... I can do that myself dammit!

M: Mid to light body with a light fizz.

D: This is one major disappointment from Wychwood, as I mentioned before it tastes like Guinness Extra Stout diluted with soda water, when I was expecting some Wychwood magic they really dropped the ball and I wasted $6 on a beer. I will be more cautious about their future seasonal brews.

Food match: Don't even bother.

Serving type: bottle

03-21-2013 09:18:47 | More by doktorhops

LumpyGuitar

New York

4.22/5  rDev +22%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Pours a dark brown, slightly translucent. Fluffy tan head with specks of white and red. Lacing is weak, retention is good.

Smells of dark chocolate, roasted malt, caramel, and plum.

Taste is complex. Light spice up front, with lingering notes of dark fruit, caramel, and dark malt. Alcohol is undetectable.

Mouthfeel is solid, heavy bodied. Syrupy at times, coating the mouth.

Drinkability is good. This has a great flavor and you can put quite a few away before any cloying sets in.

Serving type: cask

10-26-2010 21:30:41 | More by LumpyGuitar