Bristol Beer Factory Hazelnut Latte Stout

Brewed by Bristol Beer Factory
Style: Stout
Bristol, England

Serve in English pint

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On cask (handpump) at the Cask Pub & Kitchen on 7 March 2011. Very dark ruby colour. Quite restrained aroma but the nuts come through in spades on the palate. Rich and a little sweet but the mouthfeel, although creamy, retains a pleasant, quite firm grip. Went down very nicely. I did wonder whether this was one of those beers that comes over quite well in a smaller quantity but lacks drinkability. However, a second went down rather well so I guess I was wrong there.

Bottle. Black with a small head, Roasted coffee dominates with a lovely smooth mouthfeel. Lingering coffee like aftertaste, A winner.

Bottle shared at The Kernel during my birthday celebration, London. Very badly infected. I really couldn’t drink this. A shame.

Bottle during Leighton’s birthday celebrations. It pours very dark brown, with a thick light tan head. The nose is caramel, toffee, coffee, roasted malt and hazelnut syrup. The taste is disappointingly dominated by tangy sourness..... other than that there is a touch of roasted malt/coffee/nut but you have to really search for it. Medium body and moderate carbonation. A big disappointment as I really like a lot of the stouts these guys do.

3rd December 2011
ChrisOs Early December Tasting. Clear red - brown beer. Small bubbly tan head. Tart dark malt with obvious and somewhat sour hazlenut. Coffee. Finishes semi dry. Tasty but the nuts are a little too tart.

Bottle 500ml. @ chriso [ oh6gdx birthday bash tasting ].

Clear dark brown colour with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, beige head. Aroma is heavy malty, coffee, dusty coffee, earthy - hazelnut. Flavour is moderate to light light heavy sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20111203]

Bottle at home shared with my dad 20.12.11 ordered direct from Bristol Beer Factory. Pours black with a light beige head. There is a very slight sourness on the nose and also in the mouth, I was a little worried about this at first though I have to confess its didn’t particularly affect this beer, just unsure if this was intentional. The coffee flavours flood through and there is a definite nutty edge along with some fruitiness. The coffee again showing, its nice but a slight dip in form compared to the previous two beers. A6 A4 T7 P3 Ov13 3.3

[500ml bottle courtesy of cgarvieuk, as part of ’12 stouts of Christmas’] Black pour, miserly thin lacing – the beer goes flat pretty quickly. Aroma of cold coffee. Sour, flat coffee on the taste – don’t get much hazelnut, not even really on the finish. Disappointing – I was really looking forward to this one, being a fan of nutty flavours – but I found it far too one-dimensional [20122011]

12 stouts of Christmas tasting with Craig and Rich. Pours a dark brown colour with a thin, light tan head. Massive coffee ground aroma with a little chocolate also. Similar flavours with a big nutty finish. Mild carbonation and a little thin.

Bottle at home ... as part of my 12 stouts of christmas tasting ... deep black ... almost no head ... huge coffee roast ... real like its nice huge soft mellow low bitter coffee ... light sour front ... light vinegar at front ... soft coffee ... no not working in flavour

Bottle at home, part of the 12 Stouts of Christmas box. Deep dark brown pour, thin tan head. Massive roasty coffee nose, hint of nuttiness. Sweet, strange red fruit, hazelnut syrup, hint of roast on the palate. Short sweet finish. Weird, flavours don’t totally mesh. The only dud one so far in this box!