Murphy’s is a smooth and creamy stout with a slightly roasted flavour. It is the least bitter of the Irish Stouts it making it very accessible to the first time stout drinker - “thirst-quenching, with light hops and creamy malt in the finish.” Its flavour is evocative of caramel and malt, and is described as a distant relative of chocolate milk. Its resemblance to milk extends beyond flavour to texture: Murphy's is free from any hint of carbonation and is delivered "black as strong cappuccino" with an inch of foam – the head – on top.