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Bristol Beer Factory 12 Stouts Of Christmas

Posted on March 20, 2012 by andyMogg in Beer Stuff, Breweries & Pubs, Bristol Beer Factory 5 Comments
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Bristol Beer Factory have recently announced  (well recently when I started writing this post) they are going to brew another 12 Stouts of Christmas, which is great news, it also reminded me that I’d not written about the first 12 so here goes.

Myself and @davelozman had planned on splitting the 12 stouts over one night but after eating his huge venison wellington we were too stuffed to finish the rest off so left them for a second sitting a week later.

It’s taken me that long to get round to writing these you’ve probably already read loads about them so I’ll just put the notes that I had stored on my phone.

Bristol Stout
Not quite as dark as some of the other 11 stouts, plenty of roast malt, dried fruit and a little bit of toffee. 

Milk Stout
This was the only one of the 12 stouts I’d had before, lovely dark colour with hints of red, Creamy in the mouth and in flavour, hits of chocolate, slightly sweet.

Chocolate Stout
Bitter cocoa powder, sweet caramel, soft roast notes and silky in the mouth.

Ultimate Stout
This one had plenty of chocolate, raisins and nice roast bitter notes, hid it’s ABV very well.

Imperial Stout
Strong, boozy, slight taste of bovril and chocolate….strange but tasty.

Vanilla Milk Stout
One of the best of the 12, stacks of vanilla and hints of chocolate,  unbelievably smooth in the mouth, thick and sumptuous with a little bit of booze on the finish.

Hazelnut Latte Stout
Was really looking forward to this one, wasn’t quite as nutty of as full of coffee as I’d hoped but both flavours were definitely there. Slightly.

Chilli Choc Stout
Bitter chocolate, warming green fruity chilli, slightly hot towards the end. 

Choc Orange Stout
Subtle but sweet orange, slightly oily, roasted malts and chocolate.

Raspberry Stout
This was my favourite of the 12 (closely followed by the vanilla) It was packed full of sweet and sour raspberries, from the second you put it in your mouth the raspberry dominates! Great Stuff

Laphroaig Cask Stout
Dark Brown, plenty of whisky on the nose, loads of peat and smoke on the nose and in the mouth, slightly phenolic. Delicious.

Glenlivet Cask Stout
Wood, Chocolate, hints whisky but not as much as the Laphroaig Cask,  slightly peaty and a little bit of roast nut and chocolate.

I can’t wait to see what the next 12 are going to be, personally I’d quite like to see a Black Forest Gateau Stout, a Stollen Stout and maybe an Eggnog flavour one.

Bristol Beer Factory Vanilla Milk Stout
Bristol Beer Factory Vanilla Milk Stout
Bristol Beer Factory Chilli Choc Stout
Bristol Beer Factory Chilli Choc Stout
Bristol Beer Factory Choc Orange Stout
Bristol Beer Factory Choc Orange Stout
Bristol Beer Factory Chocolate Stout
Bristol Beer Factory Chocolate Stout

Bristol Beer Factory Hazelnut Latte Stout
Bristol Beer Factory Hazelnut Latte Stout
Bristol Beer Factory Imperial Stout
Bristol Beer Factory Imperial Stout
Bristol Beer Factory Imperial Stout aged in Glenlivet casks
Bristol Beer Factory Imperial Stout aged in Glenlivet casks
Bristol Beer Factory Imperial Stout aged in Laphroaig casks
Bristol Beer Factory Imperial Stout aged in Laphroaig casks

Bristol Beer Factory Milk Stout
Bristol Beer Factory Milk Stout
Bristol Beer Factory Raspberry Stout
Bristol Beer Factory Raspberry Stout
Bristol Beer Factory Bristol Stout
Bristol Beer Factory Bristol Stout
Bristol Beer Factory Ultimate Stout
Bristol Beer Factory Ultimate Stout

 

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5 comments on “Bristol Beer Factory 12 Stouts Of Christmas”

  1. Phil says:
    March 20, 2012 at 23:32

    Still working my way through mine (Milk Stout as we speak as it happens), my fave so far is the raspberry too, bloody delicious, they really should produce that as part of the range. Great visuals in this post mate, love it!

    Cheers

    Reply
  2. Real Ale Up North says:
    March 21, 2012 at 06:29

    I reckon that raspberry stout will be my favorite too! They all sound superb.I will be on the hunt!.

    Reply
  3. Leigh says:
    March 21, 2012 at 07:16

    Nice roundup – I’ve only had the ultimate stout but thought it was wonderful! Lovely piccie’s too matey!

    Reply
  4. Mark Dredge says:
    March 21, 2012 at 13:20

    Loved this idea and the beers sound great too! I tried a trial/unlabelled batch of the Hazelnut Latte and thought it was excellent so it’s a shame it didn’t seem to last to well. I’d love to try the Laphroig one…

    Reply
  5. broadfordbrewer says:
    March 21, 2012 at 20:54

    Same as Leigh, just tried the Ultimate Stout at North. Top drop.

    Reply

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