Sailors Grave Brewing Black Velvet

Black Velvet

 

Sailors Grave Brewing in Orbost, Victoria, Australia 🇦🇺

Collab with: Gurneys Cider
  Cider - Graff Regular
Score
6.91
ABV: 8.0% IBU: - Ticks: 3
Sailors Grave Brewing x Gurney's Cidery

From the depths of ‘the arches, comes a dark and stormy collab between Sailors Grave Brewing and Gurneys Cider.

A 50/50 Imperial Stout and Cider blend, produced in the champenoise style and aged 12 month in oak fouder.

8% ABV | 750mL
 

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7.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

750ml wired cork bottle from Peninsula Beverages Co. Black-brown cola colour, short-lived foamy beige head and aroma of roasty malt, smoke, ashy, nutty, earthy. Taste is tart, appley, fleshy, fruity, with hints of malt, caramel, roast, oak, funk and some drying acidity. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, drying appley acidic finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Feb 2026 at 08:02


6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

Pours dark brown with a large quickly fading head.Nose shows apple, cinnamon, cloves.Flavours include more cinnamon, nutmeg, apple, soft roasted malt, liquorice. A slight medicinal note. And hints of sparkling white wine.Very high carbonation.

Tried on 22 Jun 2024 at 11:04


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Very pretty bottle. Caged with a long cork. Dark brown. A light tan head retreats to the rim but persists there. Aroma of mildly funky apples and their skins, brioche, mocha. Somewhat earthy. Spritzy. Hard to say whether it's slightly tart or not (but no). Tannin & bitterness that builds a bit at the end. Yeasty brioche. Some brine w the roast. Glamorous. Deep & intriguing with fine balance. V expensive, but there is an element of trust.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Apr 2024 at 13:44