Sweet Sussex

Harvey's in Lewes, East Sussex, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Stout - Milk / Sweet Regular

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5.63

ABV: 2.8%

IBU: -

Ticks: 27

A lush, sweet stout named after the county in which it is brewed. Low in alcohol, Sweet Sussex was a prize winning beer at the International Brewers Exhibition in 1968 and was awarded the Silver Medal at the Brewing Industry International Awards in 1990.

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5.4

beerhunter111 (50413) reviewed Sweet Sussex from Harvey's 2 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

A black beer with a small beige head. Aroma of sweet dark malt, melasse. Taste of melasse, sweet dark malt, liquorice.

Tried on 07 Sep 2023 at 06:53

eurosoba (18472) ticked Sweet Sussex from Harvey's 3 years ago

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Tried on 16 Nov 2022 at 06:48

5.9

Grumbo (24130) reviewed Sweet Sussex from Harvey's 7 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

15/9/2018. Bottle from Cobbetts, Dorking. Pours black with a small beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, lactose, sugars, nut, chocolate and toffee. Quite heavy sweetness, light bitterness. Moderate body, oily and watery texture, soft carbonation. Sweet slightly toasted finish. Not bad. My Nan would have liked this!

Tried from Bottle on 15 Sep 2018 at 18:53

7.8

thejackpacker (3383) reviewed Sweet Sussex from Harvey's 8 years ago

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7

Bottle from the brewery. Very decent low alcohol beer, a bit like påskmust in Sweden. Nice colour, sweet though and watery but hey what do you expect from 2.8%.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Apr 2017 at 16:17

6.4

Stuu (34926) reviewed Sweet Sussex from Harvey's 10 years ago

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

Bottle at ash’s. Pours black, nose is toffee, chocolate, light roast, taste is similar, sweet.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Mar 2015 at 08:32

6.2

McCash (15986) reviewed Sweet Sussex from Harvey's 10 years ago

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

Bottle from Harvey’s online. Appearance - close to black with a decent thin head. Nose - light red fruits, toffee. Taste - more of the same. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a fairly balanced finish. Overall - again, they can make a decent beer at low alcohol.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Mar 2015 at 08:29

6.2

allmyvinyl (20966) reviewed Sweet Sussex from Harvey's 10 years ago

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

Bottle at AshtonMcCobb’s. Pours Black with a thin tan head. Aromas of roasted nuts, light coffee. Taste is sweet, fruity. Sweet finish. Thin.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Mar 2015 at 08:29

5.2

Scopey (25061) reviewed Sweet Sussex from Harvey's 11 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle from Harvey’s brewery shop. It pours black with a medium tan head. The nose is sweet, cola, sugary, mild roast and treacle. The taste is sweet, toasty, charred wood, cola, watery, damp cardboard, sugary and molasses with a short, sort of sweet finish. Light body and moderate carbonation. Simple sweet stout, with not a whole lot going on. Ho hum.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Nov 2014 at 09:50

4.5

Rasmus40 (36891) reviewed Sweet Sussex from Harvey's 12 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Bottle @ Royal Oak, Borough, London. Almost black with a small beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, roasted malt and grainy. Flavor is medium sweet. Sweet finish. Watery. 051013

Tried from Bottle on 16 Oct 2013 at 07:43

4.2

saxo (29673) reviewed Sweet Sussex from Harvey's 12 years ago

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

Bottle @ Royal Oak, Borough, London. Nice head with good duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are sweet malt, caramel, bread, sugar and grain.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Oct 2013 at 00:40