O'Reilly's Irish Stout

Had this on tap @ the Fire in philly seeing my friends band, Action park, play....

Pours pitch black with an off white, cream colored head. Very creamy! mmm...

Its smells like the usual Irish stout. roasted malt dominating with chocolate aroma pull through in the end.

Taste is medium bodied and very creamy. Roasted malt with chocolate coffee notes.

A very solid stout! I've been in the mood for a good creamy stout and now I'm very satisfied.

Serving type: on-tap

Reviewed on: 07-20-2009 02:38:36 | id: 958395

Pours an opague black with some liveliness going on in the glass as tiny little bubbles struggle to get to the surface. They finally settle and makes about an inch coffee colored heading that looks oh so creamy and TASTY!!!

Smell is very light in roasted malt a bit more of a coffee and chocolate aroma pull through in the end.

Taste and Mouth is very thin but ridiculously creamy.The menu says light bodied but I will go with medium. A nice roasted maltiness kicks you in the mouth then is taken over by some chocolate notes. Carbonation is awesome the best I've had for a stout.

Drinkability maybe a bit heavier for the summer days but definetly on a nice cool and cold day. Very easy to put a few down.

Serving type: nitro-tap

Reviewed on: 07-18-2009 03:08:51 | id: 957115

20oz pour off a nitro-tap at Teresa's. 1st time trying this which is amazing since it's all over.

A- O'Reilly holds a deep roasted brown color that borders on black, it's very close. A cascading head eventually builds a solid creamy looking cap about a inch in height. Solid sheets of thick lace stuck on the glass.

S- A nice huge focus is on the roast. This has a huge roast that is str8 off the grill. Some scents of smoke and some chocolate and coffee, maybe some bacon as well. Some faint traces of caramel while a splash of cream/vanilla comes up. A lot of malts in this I see.

T- Well, this is quite a treat as im not very big on this type of stout. This beats guinness by a long shot and the nitro blast is a good addition. Again this is dominated by a slighty smoky roast with char but is offset by some creamy appeal. Some chocolate and coffee within as well but comes out more as time goes by.

M- Incredibly smooth off of the nitro tap, this stout is fairly thin bodied but has a better feel than most in the style. Even with all the roasty taste in this you would expect this to be more rough, but that is not the case. Has a dry finish plus silky.

D- I ordered this because it has a low ABV and I was driving, so it has that going for it. While good I don't see myself having another but will get it from time to time. Having it off the nitro tap, I don't see having it any other way would suffice.

Serving type: nitro-tap

Reviewed on: 05-19-2009 04:44:18 | id: 918511

I had this on tap at the 2009 goat races at the brewpub in Phoenixville, PA. Served chilled in a willybecker.
A -Dark opaque brown, med brown at the base, thick 3/4 inch band of cream from nitrogen pour, thick lacing collects in rings

S - Roasted malt, fruity yeast scents. Light caramel notes w/ very mild hop aromas

M - A creamy textureat first followed by dark roasted almost bitter texture w/ intense roasted feel carrying through w/ a hop bitterness trailing.

T - A moderately bitter stout for the style. Taste-wise the malt is very roasted which gives the malt a bitter quality w/ a gentle caramel malt back. The nitrogen sharpens the black malt slightly w/ an increased bitterness in the taste. Very one dimensional flavor after the first pint. Not a bad tasting stout, just lacks a layered malt flavor and seems to bitter for the style.

D - I would be content w/ one since the roasted flavors and hops overpower the beer and nitrogen is not my favorite form of delivery. This is just ok in my book and compared to guiness it is a toss up personally. I think for the abv it has a lot going on.

Serving type: nitro-tap

Reviewed on: 05-12-2009 18:57:23 | id: 913695

Enjoyed a five beer sampler of 4 oz, Michelin Man style glasses, beers.

Held the same micro bubble head for about 30 minutes. Pronounced roasted aroma. Very nice.

This was my final beer. Aroma and appearance get things going very well but it's down hill from there.

Taste comes across as watery. Not nearly the flavor I was expecting based on the wonderful aroma. Easy to drink but need a little more uuuumph! One dimensional to the roasted side and continues to have a watery element to it.

Serving type: on-tap

Reviewed on: 04-03-2009 14:06:01 | id: 885368

Reviewed on 9/3/08. On tap at the Ginger Man. Pours black with a small dark tan head. Very pretty! Aroma of roasted malt and coffee. Aroma of roasted and sweet malt with a bitter hops finish. Quite dry. Watery, weak palate. Meh, not much to this one.
6/4/6/3/13 (3.2/5)

Serving type: on-tap

Reviewed on: 12-26-2008 16:49:20 | id: 812278

Got it on-tap (the nitro tap) at Lionheart in Albany.

A: Nice cascading effect as you'd expect from the nitro tap. Body is pitch black with a creamy, khaki-colored 1.5-finger head that sits and stays for awhile, ultimately leaving behind rings and rings of foam.

S: Not much in the nose at all. A hint of roasted malts is about it, and that's faint. Not completely unexpected for the style, however.

T: Roasted malt up front with some coffee or espresso as well. Some hints of bitter, unsweetened chocolate more towards the middle of the sip, becoming more noticeable as it warms a bit. Finishes with a very nice dry bitterness that lingers in the aftertaste. Good balance between the roasted malt and that dry bitterness from the hops.

M: Creamy, as you'd expect from a nitro pour, body is on the light side, also about what you'd expect for this style.

D: Over the top in drinkability -- relatively light but nice in feel and with good flavors. Easily quaffed. A good substitute for Guinness, though my friend who drinks Guinness almost exclusively found it a tad bit too dry for his liking. Me, I prefer that dryness. Worth checking out.

Serving type: nitro-tap

Reviewed on: 10-16-2008 15:57:47 | id: 761738

On nitro tap at Sly Fox Phoenixville on 9/1/08.

A - Black body with garnet highlights around the edges and one finger's width of creamy tan head. Moderate amount of carbonatiton. Head retained quite well all the way down and left a thick wall of lacing at the top of the glass.

S - Coffee and cream aroma with some dry roasted malts. Hints of bitter chocolate and brown sugar.

T - Much like the aroma, this stout features a dry roasted malt flavor with hints of coffee, dark chocolate and cream, the latter providing just a hint of sweetness to complement the otherwise dry, bitter flavor.

M - Medium body that's a little thinner than I was anticipating, but quite smooth and silky nonetheless. Finish is moderately bitter and quite dry.

D - Pretty solid dry Irish stout. Not the best I've ever had, but still quite tasty overall.

Brewslut's Quote of the Day:
"That's brown sugar... the wet kind, not the dry kind."

Serving type: nitro-tap

Reviewed on: 09-02-2008 15:02:37 | id: 736128

A good Irish Stout from a local brewery does well!!! Rich dark chocolate brew that poured a hefty head that lasted the entire pint! Nose of coffee and malts...medium mouthfeel, not too heavy, not too light, just a nice stout. It was served at room temp, the way stouts should be served.

Serving type: on-tap

Reviewed on: 08-27-2008 02:04:14 | id: 732426

On-tap at Ginger Man in New York City...
Pours a murky, deep, dark-brown hue with slight carbonation and a minimal tannish head...
Faint aroma with slight hints of malts, barley, and light chocolate...
Taste strongly complemented the smell... My only complaint was that despite the very mellow ABV, this sample seemed watered-down and loose... Not much in the flavor department...
Definitely not Sly Fox's best...
Not highly recommended...

Serving type: on-tap

Reviewed on: 08-16-2008 22:48:39 | id: 726013