Emerald Stout Non-Alcoholic
Collective Arts Brewing in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Non Alcoholic / Low Alcohol - Dark / Stout Regular|
Score
5.83
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With no alcohol but all the flavour, this stout packs a real punch! A pillar in our non-alcoholic beer collection, this brew has the familiar notes and feel of a regular stout. Beautifully balanced malt flavours of rich chocolate, sweet caramel and hints of roast coffee leave a smooth finish with just the right amount of bitterness to balance the sweetness. Trust us, there is nothing you're missing out on with this one!
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5.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
355ml can. Pours an almost clear dark brown with red hue and a medium, foamy, long lasting, beige head that laces. Aroma of roasted grainy malt, dark chocolate and earth. Sweet flavour of roasted malt, cocoa, raisin and day-old coffee in a dry, mild bitter finish. Light body with a watery texture and soft carbonation. Not bad, for what it is.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jul 2026
at 06:06
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can best before Feb 05, 2027, drunk July 23, 2026.
Raisin and fruity roast with good sweetness backing it. Not too intense on the dark fruit character, but appropriate/ample. Very clean, clear, aromatic.
Very light-bodied, bordering thin, though with just enough sweetness and slight chewiness to keep it a shade above seltzer level. Touch of oxidation on the end, following a zippy roast with raisin, plum, caramel, date and ash. Pretty solid showing, in my opinion. Barring an extended boil, which a brewery is just incredibly disincentivized to do with an NA beer, it's so difficult to achieve a thick, full body in an NA stout. Other than a bit of oxidation, this one has some excellent flavors and is well worth drinking.
Raisin and fruity roast with good sweetness backing it. Not too intense on the dark fruit character, but appropriate/ample. Very clean, clear, aromatic.
Very light-bodied, bordering thin, though with just enough sweetness and slight chewiness to keep it a shade above seltzer level. Touch of oxidation on the end, following a zippy roast with raisin, plum, caramel, date and ash. Pretty solid showing, in my opinion. Barring an extended boil, which a brewery is just incredibly disincentivized to do with an NA beer, it's so difficult to achieve a thick, full body in an NA stout. Other than a bit of oxidation, this one has some excellent flavors and is well worth drinking.
Tried
from Can
from Upside Drinks
on 24 Jul 2026
at 00:56
4.5/10
Thuis, blik, 330 ml, met graaltapje
Zwart, licht schuim, ondoorzichtig
Zoet, droog, cacao, drop
#canada
Zwart, licht schuim, ondoorzichtig
Zoet, droog, cacao, drop
#canada
Tried
from Can
on 20 Mar 2026
at 16:29
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Can at home, from HOTM online, 11/02/2025.
Lighter shade of black with a lasting khaki head.
Nose is charr, roasted tones, toffee, artificial sweetner, cocoa sprinkle.
Taste comprises roast malts, raisins, cocoa powder, toffee, brown bread.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close.
Another decent AF affair from Collective Arts.
Lighter shade of black with a lasting khaki head.
Nose is charr, roasted tones, toffee, artificial sweetner, cocoa sprinkle.
Taste comprises roast malts, raisins, cocoa powder, toffee, brown bread.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close.
Another decent AF affair from Collective Arts.
Tried
on 11 Feb 2025
at 19:15
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can says Emerald Dark but design and everything matches, so not sure what's going on. Aroma was kind of a light anise, bitter coffee. Flavor was roast, chocolate, bitter coffee. Light underlying sweetness.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Nov 2024
at 07:36
4.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 5
Poured from 355mL can (thanks Nico; canned Sept 07, 2023). Medium dark brown with minimal beige head. Thin, feint coffee, some earthy veg notes in the background. Meh.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Dec 2023
at 07:40
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
355mL can, rated blind, pours a deep dark brown with a small beige head. Aroma brings out toasted crusty bready malt and dry earthiness. Flavour is very dry, with bone dry earthiness and toasted crusty bready malt. Dry, toasty, earthy. How is this a stout? Not offensive, but it's comedically off-style. For a NA though, it's decent. But, without knowing what it was: very weak shit.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Dec 2023
at 07:34
4.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Dark amber, thin head. A big head of lettuce, vague dark malts. Thin. Like gas station coffee thin. Okay, this needs residual sugars, and malt complexity. Hop? Yeah, needs that, too.
Tried
on 29 Dec 2023
at 07:34