Hi Sam! It has been quite some time since I pulled out my bespoke Samuel Smith glass for one of your beers. The last one was also an organic beer, but it was a chocolate stout, and those are going to usually be pretty darn good to start with. Overall, this brand has been the bright spot in beers from England, specifically. I say that as Ireland is in the UK, and Irish beers can beat down almost any English brewery.
First sip is sweet and simple. Caramel malt is more prominent than any kind of flour (which, admittedly, may have been from the pizza I'm in the middle of making) and is smooth. When it hits the back of the throat, the carbonation lights up to give a bit of burn, but overall this beer is calm and collected. The sweetness gives way to bitter after the beer is gone, and I'm not sure that it's helping.
Tip-in is moderate carbonation burn with flowers and pine. The middle seeps into the mouth with a caramel center, pine and flowers around the outside, and a bit of that flour I detected in the smell. The finish is that hit of bitterness with a bit of drying out as the flowers hang on for the trail off.
Bottom Line: The world of beer will scarcely remember it.
2.25/5
