Keefe’s Irish Stout

Keefe’s Irish Stout comes from Toronto’s Granite Brewery & Tied House. It’s a 4.5% brew sold in generic 473mL cans. The beer is an attractive dark ale with caramel highlights under a fluff of tan head.

Keefe’s has mild, malty aromatics. It has a nose that displays sweet chocolate elements and more than a hint of coffee. The flavour is a bit more bitter, with coffee notes and well-roasted malt vibes preceding a modest, bitter finish.

A low-ish alcohol dry Irish stout, Keefe’s is a tasty and vigorously flavourful offering that steers true to style, with ample Old World character. It has a mild but agreeable flavour profile and a nice mouthfeel that exudes mellowness with an uptick of earthy, slightly metallic bitterness at the back end that suggests a slightly higher APV. Other than a faint presence in the front end, there is little sweetness—rather the beer is relatively dry and modestly bitter, with the faintest hint of smoke. 

Rating: 8.5 out of 10.