Sonnet 43 Bourbon Milk Stout is made in Coxhoe, quite close to where we live.
It's a very enjoyable stout with aromas of chocolate, coffee, and brown sugar.
It pours a lovely almost black colour with an off-white head.
On the palate it has pleasant malty flavours of roasted cocoa, coffee, toffee, a hint of vanilla, and a sweet milky taste, but a slightly bitter finish. We couldn't detect any bourbon flavour.
It's only 4.3% abv but its depth means it feels a lot stronger.
From the label -
Dark malts give this sweet stout an almost black body with a tempting dark tan head.
Brewed using the finest ingredients gives a rich, full-body and aromas of bitter chocolate and oak as well as multiple flavour levels comprising delicate sweet bourbon, silky chocolate and dry oak.
''This time to me is a quiet release,
It's a hug and a handshake, a break and belief.
In gathering together with people we trust,
We all take a moment to remember and fuss.
Sit back and smile and wonder -
Stand up and laugh about blunders.
Lean a bit closer and gather round beer,
Making a case that you all have to hear.
''Another'', is cried from across the bar,
It's gusto, it's guts, it's all taste and heart.
So, create those moments around you,
When building big plans with a nice view.
Bring me a sonnet, a song, and my wallet,
I love it when beer is the right brew.''
Sonnet 43 Brew House,
Durham Road,
Coxhoe,
County Durham, DH6 4HX, UK
TEL: 0191 377 3039
www.sonnet43.com
We like stout, and this was an enjoyable one, and the fact that it's a local brew made it a bit more interesting for us.
Have you tried Sonnet 43 Bourbon Milk Stout?
Did you like it?
