Gillies Brewing Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 (edited) I'm still a while off my next order, but that can't stop me daydreaming, so I've been wondering.... There's a few fairly similar sounding stouts on the list and my reading hasn't really come to many useful conclusions. I was wondering therefore what people's preferences and tasting notes on the following similar brews are. 4-Leaf vs. Traditional Irish Stout Coopers Best Extra Stout (Coopers Yellow?) vs. Coopers Special Old Stout Always loved a tallie or 2 of Yellow in the park with the punks, and when I was 18 I'd talk friends into drinking guinness and polish theirs off for them when they couldn't finish it so I wouldn't mind brewing something like either of those. Edited January 26, 2022 by Gillies Brewing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 6 hours ago, Gillies Brewing said: Coopers Special Old Stout Now that is a great drop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Pretty Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 Agree with @Captain 3 Droids , the Coopers Special Old Stout. Is a great drop. Ruby and Shadow Hill Porter's are also good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillies Brewing Posted January 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2022 5 hours ago, Captain 3 Droids said: Now that is a great drop That's what I want to hear! I was leaning towards it to try something different (something Special?) Any tasting notes for it? How does it compare to the Yellow? 4 hours ago, Robert Pretty said: Ruby and Shadow Hill Porter's are also good. I've got all the ingredients for a Ruby lined up, it will be going in soon. I didn't include the Ruby, Baltic and Shadow Porters and the Kremlin in the list because they all seem to have a clear point of difference. Definitely still interested to hear what people think of them too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted January 27, 2022 Report Share Posted January 27, 2022 10 minutes ago, Gillies Brewing said: Ruby lined up You should also line up for an overflow with this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillies Brewing Posted January 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2022 Just now, Captain 3 Droids said: You should also line up for an overflow with this one. Definitely prepared for that! Already dealt with one with the Kremlin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted January 27, 2022 Report Share Posted January 27, 2022 22 hours ago, Gillies Brewing said: I'm still a while off my next order, but that can't stop me daydreaming, so I've been wondering.... There's a few fairly similar sounding stouts on the list and my reading hasn't really come to many useful conclusions. I was wondering therefore what people's preferences and tasting notes on the following similar brews are. 4-Leaf vs. Traditional Irish Stout Coopers Best Extra Stout (Coopers Yellow?) vs. Coopers Special Old Stout Always loved a tallie or 2 of Yellow in the park with the punks, and when I was 18 I'd talk friends into drinking guinness and polish theirs off for them when they couldn't finish it so I wouldn't mind brewing something like either of those. 4 Leaf is pretty good. Really can't compare it against other stouts except to say I went and had a pint of Guiness off tap which I thought the Four Leaf stacked up very well against 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillies Brewing Posted January 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2022 Everything on the store makes 4 Leaf sound better than the Traditional Irish. The Traditional Irish has 2 reviews both saying it's missing something while the 4 Leaf hasn't got any reviews at all on there but in the forum Rob and others reckon it goes allright. Whichever one I went I'd be tempted to try adding a dose of maltodextrin or oat milk to try and up the body and get a denser head on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Pretty Posted January 27, 2022 Report Share Posted January 27, 2022 @Gillies Brewing, these stouts and porters taste better with time. I would be leaving them a min 8 weeks before drinking. Longer the better. If you drink them early you might be disappointed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted January 27, 2022 Report Share Posted January 27, 2022 14 minutes ago, Robert Pretty said: @Gillies Brewing, these stouts and porters taste better with time. I would be leaving them a min 8 weeks before drinking. Longer the better. If you drink them early you might be disappointed. Very true, I have crown sealed long necks and 500ml bottles of BIAB stouts that are 10yrs old and absolutely delicious. So much so you could pour them over ice cream. Also have a Darwin 2.25l stubbie and a couple of long necks of 9yr old Russia Imperial Stout, I’m sure is around 12 to 13%. Had a bottle about 2 yrs back and made a noted comment of “oh bloody hell, you ripper” 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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