Jet Black, just like the coal that powered Stevenson’s “Rocket” and thrust the country into the industrial revolution. Robert Stevenson’s invention set a benchmark for future steam locomotives which would later be used extensively on the Stockton & Darlington railway. It was an innovation that forever changed the makeup of society and the economies of the countries that were able to exploit the new technology. The machine and the exploitation of its fuel would come to typify employment in the area over the coming decades. As dark as coal, this smooth, sweet and creamy stout offers an explosion of chocolate flavours with complex British hops.