Gold in Porter or Stout
Dry Irish Stout
Bent Barley Brewing Co., Aurora, CO
- Category
- Porter or Stout
- Entries
- 54
- ABV
- 4.8%
- IBU
- 39
- Style
- Dry Irish Stout
- Malts
- Not Found
- Yeast
- Not Found
- Adjuncts
- Not Found
Hops
Not Found
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Hop Profile
No hop profile is on record for this beer.
Research Notes
Dry Irish Stout is a dry stout in the Irish tradition from Bent Barley Brewing Co. in Aurora, Colorado.
Award
| Category | Medal | Entries | Brewery | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82, Porter or Stout | Gold (1st place) | 54 | Bent Barley Brewing Co. | Aurora, CO |
Specs
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Style | Dry Irish Stout (from the beer name) | Visit Aurora: Bent Barley profile |
| ABV | 4.8% | Bent Barley: taproom menu |
| IBU | 39 | Bent Barley: taproom menu |
| Hops | Not Found | Not Found |
| Malts and grains | Not Found | Not Found |
| Yeast | Not Found | Not Found |
| Adjuncts, fruit, spices | Not Found | Not Found |
| Other | Not Found | Not Found |
Brewery Description
No brewery description of this beer was found; the brewery's menu page lists no beers by name.
Tasting Notes
Not Found
Ingredients
Nothing about ingredients is published.
Hop Profile
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Brewing Details
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Color (SRM) | Not Found | Not Found |
| Original gravity | Not Found | Not Found |
| Final gravity | Not Found | Not Found |
| Water | Not Found | Not Found |
| Process | Not Found | Not Found |
Style Context
As category context only, the Brewers Association guidelines read for this profile list porters and stouts as separate styles; the closest is Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout, black and coffee-like from roasted barley with a dry roasted finish, 4.1 to 5.3 percent ABV and 30 to 40 IBU. The published strength and bitterness fit the cited dry stout ranges.
Awards History
| Year | Competition | Category | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Great American Beer Festival | Porter or Stout | Gold |
Generated from the loaded results for this brewery and beer name, not researched separately; years not loaded are not covered.
Brewery Context
Bent Barley Brewing Co. is in Aurora, CO.
Links checked 2026-10-14: Website.
Related
- Brewery: Bent Barley Brewing Co.
Links
- Bent Barley: taproom menu
- Bent Barley Brewing Co.
- Bent Barley Brewing: menu
- Visit Aurora: Bent Barley profile
- Brewers Association: beer style guidelines
Gaps
- Not Found: Description, Tasting notes, Color (SRM), Original gravity, Final gravity, Hops, Hop form, Hop use, Hop lot or farm, Malts and grains, Yeast, Adjuncts, Water, Process. Checked untappd.com, bentbarley.com, bentbarley.com, visitaurora.com, web searches recorded in the research notes.
Research Notes
- Field pass 2026-10-13: Targeted ingredient and brewery-page searches found no named hops or qualifying brewery beer URL beyond the previous research.
- The Visit Aurora profile quotes the brewery on its World Beer Cup gold for the Dry Irish Stout, with no year, ABV or ingredients.
- The brewery home page and menu name no beers; no Untappd listing surfaced in the first pass. Homebrew recipes titled Dry Irish Stout on Brewer's Friend are not this beer and were not used.
- The text of the combined Porter or Stout category was not located in the guideline page read.
- No 2026 medal announcement was found.
- Researched 2026-10-13.
- Second pass 2026-10-13: The brewery's Untappd taproom menu names Dry Irish Stout and provides strength and bitterness. No ingredient list or dedicated brewery beer page was found.
- Deep dive pass 2026-10-14: the brewery site was read; it has no Dry Irish Stout description.