White Chocolate & Raspberry Stout Review by Vocation (8/10)
It's a shit name, at least with the Naughty and Nice part of the strapline, but I couldn't resist a go on this....
I mean come on: A stout, but white chocolate? A beer, but raspberry sweetness?
Bizarre enough to try, for sure!
Looks appealing!
Defo NOT your standard stout, actually I think that's really just a gimmick, it's a most un-stout like beer!
it pours a deep amber-gold with a tiny creamy head — much lighter than you'd expect from a classic stout.
It also has an appealing aroma: sweet vanilla, berry, and that sweet dessert-like smell of white chocolate.
Tasting notes...
It's surprisingly well balanced....
Primarily you get the sweetness of the white chocolate, dessert like, but not syrupy-sweet, there's enough malty bitterness and Raspberry tartness to balance the sweetness out.
You defo want to serve this chilled!
It's strong....
It's a 7% beer, and actually I drank it over about an hour which is the way to approach this, with respect. It's not one for a night out!
Final Thoughts
I'm glad I tried this, it was delicious, a bit too full-on strength wise and too unusual for more than one at a time, but I might revisit it again in the future!