Stubborn Mule Brewery Original Chocolate Stout

Original Chocolate Stout

 

Stubborn Mule Brewery in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Stout Regular
Score
6.79
ABV: 5.8% IBU: 32 Ticks: 13
Originally brewed as a Father’s Day request for a Manchester chocolatier this stout has a chocolate backbone without ever coming over too sweet.

Malts kilned until they have developed a chocolate flavour, the rawest form of chocolate and a good helping of the best cacao powder makes this an extremely drinkable mid-abv stout. Originally thought of as a limited edition, this beer quite literally forced its way into our line-up. Its ace all year round.
 

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6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at the Great British Beer Festival 2017, day one - London. Pours clear brown with a bubbly, light tan head. The aroma holds moderate roast, ash, chocolate sure. Light sweet flavour with earthy bitterness, burnt grains, dry cocoa. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Dry finish, light ash, bitter chocolate. Not bad.

Tried from Cask on 27 Apr 2021 at 20:43


7.2
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

This is a nice, dry chocolate stout. It doesn't have LOADS going on. Chocolate, a little coffee, dry maltiness. Rich and tasty

Tried on 13 Jul 2019 at 12:51


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask (handpump) @ MBCF17 [ Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2017 ] Manchester Central Convention Complex, Windmill Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England M2 3GX. [ As Stubborn Mule Chocolate Stout ].Clear dark red brown colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, chocolate, dusty, cocoa, light caramel. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, malt bitter, dark malt, roasted, chocolate, malty, dry, cocoa - chocolate. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20170119] 7-3-6-3-14

Tried from Cask on 21 Feb 2018 at 14:55


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask @ GBBF 2017. Pours a dark brown black color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty chocolate aroma. Roasted malty chocolate and caramel flavor. Has a roasted malty caramel and chocolate finish.

Tried from Cask on 14 Jan 2018 at 03:54


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at The Great British Beer Festival 2017, Olympia, London. A black coloured pour with a thin beige head on top. Sweet, malty, chocolate aroma. Taste is the same, slightly sweet, malty, chocolate, smooth drinking stout.

Tried from Cask on 21 Aug 2017 at 07:48


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Cask at GBBF �17, day one, 08/08/17. Light black with a decent tan cap. Nose is chocolate, burnt toffee, spice, brown bread. Taste comprises chocolate biscuit, light fruit esters, pinch of spice, toffee fudge. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Ok stout but perhaps lacking depth considering it’s close to 6%.

Tried from Cask on 15 Aug 2017 at 05:23


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

8th August 2017
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Clear deep brown beer, no head. Palate is smooth and semi dry, modest carbonation. Smooth dark malts, modest cocoa chocolate. Trace of roast bitterness. Light dry finish. Just another stout.

Tried from Cask on 13 Aug 2017 at 09:54


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Great British Beer Festival 2017. Pours almost black with a small tan coloured head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate and light coffee. Medium plus sweetness and light roasted bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, soft to flat carbonation. Decent.

Tried from Cask on 10 Aug 2017 at 02:06


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Sampled @ GBBF 2017, Day 1. A dark brown beer with a small off-white head. Aroma of dark toasted malt, Chocolate, some vanilla. Taste of sweet chocolate, Coffee, Vanilla, nice.

Tried on 08 Aug 2017 at 16:58


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at GBBF. It pours deep brown - black with a small bubbly beige/tan head. The aroma is sweet, sticky, chewy, milk chocolate, malteser and a bit of Worcestershire sauce. The taste is drying, toasty, roasted malt, bitter - sweet, earthy, cacao nibs and milky chocolate with a drying finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Pretty alright, doesn’t come across artificial or anything like that.

Tried from Cask on 08 Aug 2017 at 07:09