Enter the Dragoons: Moylans Irish Dry Stout

We are zeroing in on the first Amateur Drinking Day of the year, AKA St Patrick's Day.  KC does a pretty good job St Patrick's parade, but you wouldn't catch me dead at the parade.  Parades are like watching really slooooow traffic.  Not my idea of a good time.  We do usually go to the North Kansas City Snake Saturday carnival, once again bypassing the parade.  The kids like the carnival rides, and I think it's an important cultural experience for them to meet real Carnies.

This is not to say we don't celebrate.  Hell, my best friend is a green-blooded Mick from Éire.  That said, it's a little hard to break him away from Guinness.  Every year I try to find something to break him out of his 250 year rut.  This year I'm trying Moylan's Dragoons Dry Irish Stout.  Moylan's has been available in our market for a little while now.  The Dragoons comes in 22 oz bottles and priced at $4.50.

Poured into a 20 oz mug. Creamy looking mocha colored head starts off at two fingers width and recedes to a tight foam cap on the surface. Color is dense black/brown, no light comes through.

Smell has a sweetened coffee aroma with hints of chocolate. Chocolate comes out more in the taste. Still mildly sweet with a roasted bitterness.

Mouthfeel has a slick creamy texture. Guinness is the standard for a Dry Irish Stout. This version has more body and flavor than Guinness. Solid stout and enjoyable.