Supplier: Beers of Europe
So I've had this one lying around for a while now, it has a best before date of nearly a year ago. I don't usually fuss about the BB date on stouts but I'm unsure as to how milk stouts age. So this brew is made in the caribbean island of Barbados (or so it says on the bottle), but I think that it is brewed specially for the UK market (as far as I can tell). I served this with a little chill on it.
So I've had this one lying around for a while now, it has a best before date of nearly a year ago. I don't usually fuss about the BB date on stouts but I'm unsure as to how milk stouts age. So this brew is made in the caribbean island of Barbados (or so it says on the bottle), but I think that it is brewed specially for the UK market (as far as I can tell). I served this with a little chill on it.
Appearance: A very thick black with a hint of maroon right at the edges, no head at all though.
Aroma: Smells very strongly of brown sugar, sherry and dark rum; very strongly.
Flavour: Rum on the front coupled with tart grapes, followed by that distinct sweet brown sugar note. A tad watery on the back.
Body: Too light and probably just a little too fizzy for this type (but perfect for most).
Aftertaste: Still a little sweetness, and a hint of the rum, mixed with some of the typical roasted notes found in stout.
Overall: Therefore this gets a rating of 7, let down a little by the body and nothing amazing, but a very nice beer to drink
Price Range: £1.49 for a 275ml bottle, definitely worth it for this price despite being a small bottle.
Food Pairings: Flambeed bananas, I know it sounds like I'm just pairing it with something stereotypical from the country (and maybe I am subconsciously); but I think the sweetness, along with the brown sugar and rum notes, would go really nicely with it.
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