So the initial plan for the christmas stout ports was to have a mix of stouts from different breweries in each post, but its since turned into a post per brewery, with Mourne Mountain and Galway Bay breweries in the first two posts. So in keeping with the new theme, tonights post is Brehon Brewhouse's turn. Despite only living a stones throw from the Monaghan border, it was always difficult for me to get hold of their beers in general but fortunately they have made their way in to Armagh more recently, so hopefully I'll get my hands on more of their core range,
For the Brehom Christmas stouts, I was hoping to get hold of Shanco Dubh, their porter, but unfortunately it was sold out, leaving me with just Ulster Black and Crann Beatha. First up was Ulster Black, an oatmeal stout. I had it a few year back, and had been keeping an eye out for a while but never managed to find it until just before Christmas. Its a proper stout with loads of roasted bitterness and hints of coffee and chocolate as the beer warms up.
For the second Brehon stout, I had to travel to The Wine Rack in Stewartstown to get hold of Crann Beatha, a barrel aged imperial stout. Again, as with Ulster Black, Crann Beatha didn't disappoint with loads of roasted malt flavours coming through and this time backed with the alcohol warmth and whiskey smoothness. All in all, it combines well for an impressive stout
Despite missing out on the Shanco Dubh, this is an enjoyable duo from Brehon Brewhouse. I still have a Crann Beatha in the beer fridge and will look to revisit when i get my hands on the porter.
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