Judge’s Review: 87 Rating – 1677 Irish Dry Stout by Las Vegas Brewing Co.

Irish Stout | Year-Round | USA

By Sal Mortillaro II

Judges Rating: 87
Aroma: 22
Appearance: 6
Flavor: 36
Mouthfeel: 8
Overall Impression: 15

1677 Irish Dry Stout by Las Vegas Brewing Co. is being judged as an Irish Stout (Category 15B) per the 2021 BJCP style guidelines.
This beer pours an opaque dark brown and leaves a beautiful creamed coffee head consisting of a frothy mixture of tiny, small and medium bubbles. The aroma consists of a medium-intensity roast, which is at the forefront with slight chocolate and slight coffee coming in secondarily. No hops are detectable. There is a very slight, general fruity ester in the aroma. The flavor consists of a medium dark roast flavor that has a touch of an acrid character and a very low tartness, which seems to be malt-derived. This beer has a very low perceived malt sweetness but is quickly dried out by the roast character. The hop bitterness is low and there is a low earthy hop bitterness. There is a very low prune-like fruit ester in this beer, which manifests in the finish along with the lingering acrid roast. This beer is medium-bodied with medium-low carbonation. There is a light creaminess to this beer, but the noted acrid component in the flavor seems to offset it. 
Overall, this is a solid dark brew. I found the acrid and tart notes to be a little too high in this particular interpretation of the style and overtook the room for other more inviting flavors and aromas such as chocolate and coffee.