IMPERIAL STOUT

This distinctive type of beer was originally brewed to withstand the abuses of shipping in foul weather to Imperial Russia. It was a favourite of Russian nobility whose taste for the finest food and drink was world famous.

A rich flavourful brew; deep chocolate in colour with a roasted barley nose and flavour that is a complexity of malt, hops, alcohol and yeast. Fermented in ‘stone Yorkshire squares’.  

Serving Suggestions • Espresso coffee; Stilton and walnuts; baked sultana and lemon cheesecake; steak au poivre; caviar; rich apricot glazed bread; coffee trifle with roasted almonds.

Best served at about 15°C.

Ingredients • Water, malted barley,  roasted malt, cane sugar, yeast, hops, seaweed finings, carbon dioxide.

Registered with The Vegan Society; suitable for vegans and vegetarians.