Melbourne Black
Hop Nation Brewing Co in Footscray, Victoria, Australia 🇦🇺
Stout - Dry Regular|
Score
7.03
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Dark, dry and defiant. A Stout with soul with the quality you expect from a beer by Hop Nation. Brewed in Melbourne, solely for our city that drinks a lot of good draught nitro stout. Taste wise expect a full, creamy, nitro pub stout, with a wonderful depth yet surprising drinkability. A walnut cream / tan coloured head that settles, with a subtle yet enticing aroma of beautiful clean, quality malt.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8.5
Schooner on tap at The Grain Store, Newcastle. Oh, it's black, like really really black. Solid head of crema on top. Looks great. Nose of cocoa, coffee, anise. Quite sweet, medium body. Chocolate and liquorice present. Very nice stout, miles ahead of more obvious choices.
Tried
from Draft
at
The Grain Store
on 23 Jul 2026
at 04:50
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Widgetless nitro can. Very dark red with a light tan head. Brusque roasty aroma with some toffee. Low bubbles - much less nitro than the 2025 version of Us. Dry & roasty, less singed toffee than suggested by the aroma. Some coffee. Drier than London Black. Lacks the softness of Guinness draught. Pretty good.
Tried
on 11 Jan 2026
at 11:54