Porter & Stouts

Born with a rugged smoothness, this beer stands out like a Grizzly on its hind legs. The lightly burnt malt character that delivers chocolate coffee mocha flavours neatly combines with a bit of grainy, dark malt dryness on the finish. Add to this aging on bourbon barrel wood to further enhance the smoothness and bring faint vanilla aromas, and the rest is magic. So satisfying that it brings a session-ability that is hard to resist. Beware the Grizzly, he may sneak up on you! 6% ABV

Porter is the oldest commercially brewed style and London Porter was Emerson?s first beer. Dark, dry and mellow with some hoppy characteristics, pours a deep brown colour with reddish tints. The aroma is toasty, with a hint of sweetness and some earthy hop notes. Firm-bodied but not heavy, with a creamy texture, the dryish palate is full of roasted malt, coffeeish notes and a sustained bitterness.

PORTER

AHOY, SCALLYWAGS! PREPARE TO SET SAIL ON A SWASHBUCKLING VOYAGE WITH THIS TASTY WEE PORTER THAT?LL HAVE YOU SINGING SEA SHANTIES `TIL DAWN.

A BOUNTY OF ALE AND CHOCOLATE MALTS PILLAGED FROM DISTANT SHORES, WITH A FINAL DASH OF MOLASSES THROWN INTO THE KETTLE. PLUNDER YOUR PIECES OF EIGHT AND TREAT YOUR BUCCANEERS TO A ROUND, OR STAND ALONE ON THE PLANK AND SAVOUR THIS DELICIOUSLY SMOOTH NUMBER.

STICKY DATE PUDDING, ESPRESSO MARTINI, SILKY OAT, AND CHOCOLATE PUDDING AROMAS WITH A TOUCH OF SABRO HOPS TO BRING THROUGH SUBTLE COCONUT AND TROPICAL HOP NOTES. PUT ON YOUR SLIPPERS AND SNUGGLE UP WITH THIS ONE.

ALCOHOL 5.7%

Limited Edition New Zealand Whisky Barrel Aged Imperial Stout

ABV: 11%
Malts: NZ Ale Malt, NZ Pilsner Malt, NZ Dark Crystal Malt, NZ Dark Chocolate Malt, NZ Aurora Malt, German Caramunich Malt, German Carafa Malt
Hops: Pacific Jade

The 2023 Vintage Stout is the fifth release of our ?Vintage? range of yearly Barrel Aged releases.

This Imperial Stout was brewed with a ?Reiterated? Double Mashing schedule, in which the second mash is mixed in with high gravity Wort from the first mash. This process allows us to extract a more concentrated sweet Wort, which feeds the yeast to create a higher alcohol brew.

A small addition of dextrose sugar in the fermenter added an extra hit of alcohol which gives this beer a warming balance to the oak tannins. We then decanted the beer into New Zealand Whisky Barrels from P?keno Distillery, and left the beer to rest for nine months.

The process of Oak ageing creates a chemical reaction between the wood and the beer, in which flavour compounds such as tannins and vanillins leach into the beer, creating a rounded and complex flavour. By treating the oak barrel as an additional ?ingredient? we?ve been able to create this complex and rich brew that is perfect for winter nights, and will also cellar extremely well as it gains complexity with ageing.

With a dark beer as our first and flagship brand, Black Butte defined Deschutes as a radical player. A slight hop bitterness up front enhances the distinctive chocolate and roasted finish. It’s prized for its creamy mouthfeel and intense complex flavors.

5.5% ABV

Zeven Zonden Invidia Stout shines like the gloomy monster of jealousy. Invidia presents envy as a dark ale with a complex taste, chocolate scents and aromas of dried fruits

10% ABV

Best Before: 2026/01/16

An ongoing series of occasional one-off releases inspired by the nice ideas captured in our Lyall Bay Brewery.

8.2% alc./vol.

ABV: 7.0%

Story:
We?ve collaborated with Adrianna and Tane of Proof & Stock Coffee (New Plymouth) to create this Coffee Stout that?s brewed for the people. We?ve used their Onenui Blend, a darker roast of beans from Indonesia, India, Ethiopia and Colombia to lend this smooth oatmeal stout a deep and rich coffee character that is both warming and soothing.

Hops:
Malt: Gladfield American Ale, Gladfield Dark Crystal, Gladfield Aurora, Gladfield Dark Chocolate, Gladfield Munich
Other: Gladfield Dextrose, Gladfield Lactose

It begins with Westwards American Single Malt whiskey. After their whiskey is fully matured, it is then finished to taste in American Oak Stout Seasoned casks for approximately one year. Each cask has held stout beer from a variety of breweries throughout Oregon; including Bent Shovel Brewing, Breakside Brewing, Culmination Brewing, Ex Novo Brewing Co., Fort George Brewery, Migration Brewing, and Sky High Brewing, among others. Their cask finishing imparts a roasted chocolate note that flawlessly accentuates the signature toast characteristics of Westward American Single Malt.

Tasting notes
Rich and robust, with notes of roasted grain, stone fruit, toasted pecan, milk chocolate, and a bold, dry finish.

The Gulden Draak Imperial Stout is a dark brown to black-colored beer and is the heaviest beer in the Gulden Draak range with its 12° alcohol percentage volume. The typical roasted taste is obtained by adding roasted, caramelized malt that is used exclusively for this. It is a very well-balanced heavy beer.

The aftertaste is rich and powerful. When tasting this specialty beer you discover aromas of banana and chocolate. The secondary fermentation works beautifully and will perfectly balance the higher alcohols.

Color: dark, black
Alcohol volume: 12% - 25 ° Plato
Aroma: banana, chocolate
Taste: coffee, slightly roasted malt flavor
Finish: Bittersweet

Aged in Craft Beer Barrels. The classic Jamesons triple-distilled smoothness is very much intact, notes of cocoa, coffee and butterscotch confirm the stout influence. Caskmates is a head-turning, modern Irish whiskey.

Crafted for thrill seekers, It's time to embark on a bold adventure

with our latest release, Heli Drop.

The perfect companion for your winter adventures

Heli Drop Stout

6%

Another one of our original brews!

A smooth, round and creamy stout with a toasted character which softens into notes of chocolate, coffee and molasses through the body of the beer.

As dark as the Dark Side of the Moon.

6% ABV.

37 IBUs

True to it?s name, ?Leann foll?in? being the Gaelic for ?wholesome stout?, this full-bodied extra Irish stout is a fantastic example of how good stout can taste.
Flavours of dark chocolate tones with a hint of vanilla combine with the mild mocha aroma.
Opaque black in appearance with tan head, this luxurious stout has a classic European hop bitterness given a refreshing bite after the chocolate subsides

6% ABV