Combine the two, and I can't resist.
Hellfire from The Durham Brewery is a seriously good Russian Imperial Stout, marrying the breweries Temptation ale with lots of lovely Naga chillies.
It was a limited Christma beer, a batch of 1,000 bottles, brewed in 2012.
It poured a dense black in the glass, with a thin brown foamy head which quickly vanished.
There were aromas of dates, coffee, treacle, and chillies
The first sip delivers a nice 10% abv, followed by a very pleasant hit of spicy warming chili - Bam!
Flavours of roast malts, dates, prunes, dark chocolate, and liquorice, and fruit; dark berries, also came through, ending in a pleasantly smooth finish.
I enjoyed this stout, it was seriously moreish, I could happily have drunk a lot more of it - shame we'd only bought one bottle.
Mr.R was equally impressed by this fiery brew, and he also wished we'd purchased more bottles.
Hellfire, Russian Imperial Stout, from The Durham Brewery is an excellent full-bodied, full-flavoured, brew with delicious chili. Perfection!
From the label -
Hellfire, a marriage made in hell.
Temptation and chili in an erotic embrace of sumptuous sweet malt and throat burning fire.
The definitive winter warmer - brewed for Christmas 2012.
This beer is bottle-conditioned.
There is a live sediment which continues to mature and develop the flavour and character.
Store upright and pour gently to avoid disturbing the sediment.
Natural; not filtered.
Serve at 10 degrees C.
Contains water, barley, wheat, hops, yeast and chillies.
3.3 alcohol units.
330ml
Alc 10% vol.
Label designed by Dan Walls
illuminationwallart.co.uk
Limited edition 1000 bottles.
The Durham Brewery Ltd,
Unit 6a,
Bowburn North Ind Est,
Bowburn, Durham DH6 5PF.
www.durhambrewery.co.uk
If you like stout, and you like chili, this beer is definitely worth a try - if you can still find a bottle.
Have you tried Hellfire, The Durham Brewery, Russian Imperial Stout?
What did you think of it?
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