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O'Reilly's Irish Stout
Sly Fox Brewing Company
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- From:
- Sly Fox Brewing Company
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Irish Dry Stout
Ranked #82 - ABV:
- 3.6%
- Score:
- 83
Ranked #23,354 - Avg:
- 3.69 | pDev: 14.09%
- Reviews:
- 108
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 27, 2023
- Added:
- Sep 17, 2002
- Wants:
- 6
- Gots:
- 26
This Irish Style Stout is brewed with imported Pale and British Roasted Barley and hopped with Cascade and East Kent Goldings. Black in color, light in body, and roasty dry.
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Ratings by WVbeergeek:
Reviewed by WVbeergeek from West Virginia
3.31/5 rDev -10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.31/5 rDev -10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Flowing on a nitro tap at Trivia Pub in Moon Township, pours a dark brown almost appears black especially in the lighting of this grundgy pub. Tan head forms thick and lasts awhile and forms lacing with each sip from the pint. Aroma is a bit muted with touches of dark chocolate and light coffee notes a bit of an herbal hop finish but really nothing stands out. Flavor profile is solid a clean well balanced dry Irish stout that goes down with ease and has some of that tartness lactic edge that Guinness has. Light dark chocolate and coffee presence finishes with a touch of herbal hops dead on to the style. Mouthfeel is light and airy in body with creamy nitrogenated carbonation. Drinkability is with ease and the abv being so low this one is definitely a sessionable brew.
Aug 30, 2006More User Ratings:
Reviewed by rudiecantfail from Pennsylvania
3.95/5 rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.95/5 rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
On tap (nitro) and poured into a shaker pint glass.
L---As black as the nuns used to say my soul was. Nice, off-white head with good retention and a little bit of lacing.
S---Roasty malts. A bit of cocoa.
T---More of the roasted malts than the cocoa. A touch bitter, but not in a bad way at all.
F---Thinner than expected. Coating.
O---A really nice Irish stout. Not in Guinness' league, but nothing else really is, either.
Mar 04, 2020L---As black as the nuns used to say my soul was. Nice, off-white head with good retention and a little bit of lacing.
S---Roasty malts. A bit of cocoa.
T---More of the roasted malts than the cocoa. A touch bitter, but not in a bad way at all.
F---Thinner than expected. Coating.
O---A really nice Irish stout. Not in Guinness' league, but nothing else really is, either.
Reviewed by jzeilinger from Pennsylvania
3.74/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Pitch black pour with no lacing. Appearance is thin.
Aroma is light chocolate and smoke with very delicate char.
Taste is chocolate, light char and smoke with some lingering delicate chocolate and char.
Body is ultra thin.
A lot of flavor for a sub 4% stout but don't care for the mouthfeel, way too thin.
Feb 03, 2019Aroma is light chocolate and smoke with very delicate char.
Taste is chocolate, light char and smoke with some lingering delicate chocolate and char.
Body is ultra thin.
A lot of flavor for a sub 4% stout but don't care for the mouthfeel, way too thin.
Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio
3.55/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.55/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
I tried this on nitro at The Standard Tap in Philadelphia. It poured an opaque dark with thin tan head which dissipated over time and did not leave any lace. The scent had hints of earth and roast. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with smooth carbonation. Overall its a decent beer.
Dec 27, 2018Reviewed by Aichelberger from Maryland
4.26/5 rDev +15.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.26/5 rDev +15.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Let me just start by saying this was the best *looking* beer I've ever tasted. For me, dry stouts are hit and miss, and this was definitely a hit. This was a NITRO pour at E. W. Beck's in Sykesville (MD) and it hit the glass looking as black and opaque as any beer I've seen. The nitro pour left a perfect 1/2 inch tan line of foam above it. No bubbles visible in the darkness. Seriously black. The smell was a hint of malt and smoke, but in my opinion, the flavor was stupendous. Dry, not sweet--well, perhaps a hint of sweetness, but easily balanced by the bitterness, with a soft carbonation underneath to pull it all together. It left a perfect bitter dryness in the mouth and this flavor profile, coupled with the reasonable ABV numbers, made this beer very easy to drink. I would make a trip back to Beck's just to have another. It was that good.
May 08, 2017
O'Reilly's Irish Stout from Sly Fox Brewing Company
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
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