Mackeson XXX Stout (pack of 6) (35.5cl, 4.9%)

A milk stout first brewed in 1907, now brewed by Carib Brewery USA in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Lactose is added because brewers' yeast cannot ferment it, leaving residual sweetness, adding body and creating a velvety mouthfeel. Chocolate malt drives the beer's colour and roasted character. The aroma leads with roasted grain and chocolatey sweetness, followed by subtle coffee and faint lactose creaminess. The palate is dominated by milk chocolate, with cocoa, dark bread, vanilla and toffee, balanced by gentle roasted bitterness. The finish is medium in length, with lingering bitter chocolate, soft creamy texture and a whisper of roasted coffee.