Drifts
Beak Brewery in Lewes, East Sussex, England 🏴
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.66
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An imperial strength stout for popping your collar and facing the storm. Big, rich and velvety smooth with tobacco, pub hearths and charred white oak on the nose, followed by flavours of vanilla, bourbon, cocoa nibs and Portuguese custard tarts. For best results, bring to cellar temperature and decant into a wide-brimmed glass five minutes before imbibing.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample at Etko Festival, in Kerava. Very dark brown with small slightly brownish head
Milk chocolate chocolate, Cacao, vanilla..
Milk chocolate chocolate, Cacao, vanilla..
Tried
on 27 Apr 2026
at 16:05
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
can at home ...dark black ..thin tan lacing ..soft chocolate roast malts nose ..dark rich chocolate roast malts ...big sweet chocolate Roast
Tried
on 22 Nov 2025
at 09:15
8.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8
440ml can from Middle Farm, Firle and shared in Kuala Lumpur. Poured almost black in colour with a short-lived, frothy tan head. The aroma is roasty, vanilla, chocolate. The flavour is moderate to strong sweet, with a silky smooth, rich, roasty, chocolate, vanilla, liquorice, warm boozy alcohol bitter palate and an oily mouthfeel. Full bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Can
from
Middle Farm Cider Centre
on 19 Jul 2025
at 17:17
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can from Eltham Wines. Nose is dark chocolate, sweet tobacco, cola, vanilla. Taste is chocolate cake, cocoa, sweet tobacco, vanilla, rich coffee backnote - certainly leaves its mark. Robustly rich sweet finish - barely any bitterness. Delicious.
Tried
from Can
from
Eltham Wines
on 31 May 2025
at 13:01
8.3/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Много шоколада тягучего, есть какао, очень длительное послевкусие, сладость в балансе, бочка легкая как будто, как будто тортик с крем брюле по вкусу.
Tried
on 27 May 2025
at 00:40
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
440ml can. Pours black with a thin brown head. Aroma of cocoa powder, chocolate, vanilla, coconut. Taste is very sweet, chocolate, vanilla, caramel/toffee, mild coconut cream, mild roast malts under all that giving just enough bitterness to prevent this from being cloying. Full bodied, thick, creamy, smooth. Fantastic.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Apr 2025
at 22:01
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6
Can @ HJ Hansen, Odense. Pours Black with a bubbly head. Oily and thick. Low carbonation. Pecan, Chocolate Deluxe. Its sweet and nutty. Pie-ish. It is not my thing. And I really tried. Twice.
Tried
on 23 Mar 2025
at 06:36
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can at home, shared with Dad, 8th March 25. Pours a black and thick beer. Aroma is chocolate and roasted malts. Taste is sweet, coconut and chocolate, malts, not as complex as other Beak stouts, but nice. Dad enjoyed it
Tried
from Can
on 08 Mar 2025
at 19:30
8/10
Sweet, creamy and boozy. Vanilla, chocolate, custard tarts, would have guessed they're spanish though. Very nice, though would greatly benefit from some barrel.
Tried
on 15 Feb 2025
at 14:37
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, caramel, meaty, vanilla, taste is sweet vanilla, creamy, coconut, chocolate, toffee. 4
Tried
on 15 Feb 2025
at 10:59