Lancaster Black
Lancaster Black is a traditional English Stout brewed by Lancaster Brewery Ltd but to my palate it isn't as bitter as a lot of stout. Instead it seemed a little sweeter than most with a heavy dolop of smokey malt and easy on the bitter hops. It said on the bottle that you could get hints of chocoate there but I got rather a more smooth, smoky, coffee-like taste
The brewery website says "An excellent fusion of malt, oats and wheat, balanced with Challenger, Perle and Cascade hops"
Cascade has a spicy, flowery slight citrus character; challenger learns toward marmalde, toffee and citrus; perle is floral and fruity. These hops are less bitter than some and in this case appear so have reduced the bitter character of the beer and made for a very smooth yet tasty ale.
The beer is an S.I.B.A. Bronze & Gold Medal Winner.
Where can I get this?
I got mine from Asda for about £1.50
