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Jameson Caskmates Stout Edition
Blended — Ireland
Reviewed
November 20, 2018 (edited November 21, 2018)
Picked up a 200ml bottle on impulse when checking out at the ABC the other day. After trying and enjoying the Caskmate IPA Edition this had been on my radar for a while. It was mentioned in another review that there were two different label designs. FWIW, my label looks like the picture featured on this site.
*Nose (Glencairn): Unique nose! The Stout is front and center with chocolate, honeycomb, malt, vanilla, wet hay and a floral note. When reviewing the IPA edition, most of my notes were "hints of" or "light". You won't see those much in this review as the notes of this one are bold and heavy.
*Neat (Glencairn): Whoah, this is sweet! Like an overly rich dessert. Heavy mouthfeel. Chocolate, honey, mocha coffee, and butterscotch are all present. The Stout barrel really imparts a ton of flavor. It ends with no burn and a bitter beery finish. Bitter dark chocolate and black pepper coat and linger. After a few moments a medicinal note similar to prescription cough syrup began to creep in.
Verdict: While I did like this one, it was a little too sweet for me. There is A LOT going on here, and none of it is subtle. I think I might be in the minority here in preferring the IPA version and it's lighter notes, even though I don't really like IPA's and do enjoy the occasional pint of Stout. Go figure...
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@BDanner I always had a hard time associating Mila Kunis with Beam. To me, she’s more a Four Roses...just something classier about Four Roses over Beam. Gallagher seems more like backwoods Tennessee hill country illicit borderline lethal moonshine rather than Jameson...
@PBMichiganWolverine ...Haha! I actually picture Gallagher whenever I see a bottle of Beam White Label. Sadly, about as far from Mila Kunis as you can get.
@PBMichiganWolverine ha I hope I don’t look that that when I drink
@deuce26 I don’t know, I keep picturing Frank Gallagher ( William Macy’s character from Showtime’s Shameless) whenever I see a Jameson.
I’m with you. I would grab a stout over an IPA, but I like the IPA version of Jameson much better. It’s a solid drink when you just want something affordable and tasty without thought