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6Dec/081

Murphy’s – Draught Style Stout

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Once again I find my shameful absence necessitating an apology, and accordingly; I am deeply sorry for my lack of drinking of late... but today is not a day to dwell on our shortcomings! Today is a day of celebration! Thats right, its again time to celebrate prohibition repealment day! In the future I have to remember to schedule a proper shindig for such an occasion, which is why Outlook is now scheduled to remind me of this wondrous holiday a week in advance next year.
So for my second return (its at least my second), I have chosen Murphy's Stout.

You may find yourself pointing out that Murphy's stout is imported from the UK, making me some kind of UKanadian... to this I reply there's no such thing as a "UKanadian" you geographically impaired ignoramus, so your point is moot. Also I was reminded of prohibition repealment day by my good friend Baida (no that's not his real name, stop making dumb comments) and did not have enough time to go to the liqueur store to get a proper domestic brew, so what was in the fridge is what is on my blog (ironically this was also left in my fridge by Baida).
And on to the beer! This wonderfully velvety black stout looks very much like Guinness once decanted (although not as entertaining while doing so) and also benefits from a nitrogen widget in it's draught can. I find myself gravitating more and more towards these draught cans as they tend to house the creamiest and least carbonated beverages around, which are both traits I value pretty highly in a beer. Flavor wise, I'm struck by an overall mild kind of caramely smokiness when tasting this one. In fact, I'm actually quite taken aback by the mildness of this stout, considering its murky qualities which I typically attribute to quite strong beverages.
Wow so the more I drink this one, the more I have to say this is going on my favorites list. I'm not really sure there's anything here I don't like... The creamy texture is fabulous, the mild flavor just entices me to drink more...

So really any further description isn't going to do this one justice. You need to go out and buy a four pack of these silken stouts and see for yourself what I mean!
Yup, so this one gets a 9.5

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  • http://www.dvdhounds.com/ H. L. Gaskins

    I myself a long time lover of Guinness pub draught just picked up a dozen of the 16 OZ nitro cans. The first think that caught my eye was the fact that a 4 pack of Murphy’s was $1.00 less than a 14 pack of Guinness extra dry 14.9 OX beer. That concerned me a little and since the stout was previously unavailable in my area outside it’s international reputation it was an unknown beer. Making certain that the beer was thoroughly chilled I pulled the tab and got the familiar nitro whistle and poured. It reacted a bit like Guinness in that the bubbles appeared to flow downward before circling and then rising again.

    There was little in the way of fragrance to fill the nose and the beer was the color of coffee. The head was a bit thicker than what I’ve experienced with Guinness. There was not only some serious lacing going on but I could reach into the class, run my fingers across, and scoop it like up frosting. The flavors gave strong hints of unsweetened chocolate and coffee that sat wonderfully in the mouth and excited the back of the palate. All in all an excellent find with all the joys of a decent pub stout. I have to agree that for this style of beer in perspective a 9.5 is in order.

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