Hi and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists!
Love is in the air… We’ve been set up on a Valentine’s blind date by Jolly Sailor Brewery in Selby, with whispers that our mystery match is “strong, dark, and Fruity” But let’s be honest we’ve all been catfished by a dodgy Tinder bio before… so what was this date really like?
We cracked open the paper like nervous first-daters and poured her gently into our Jolly Sailor glass. She arrived fashionably late, dark, velvety, and rocking a mocha-coloured head that screamed “I’ve got stories.” Safe to say… she cleans up very well.
took a sip and got absolutely ambushed by a full orchestra of flavours cherries, stone fruits, chocolate… the whole chaotic ensemble. Naturally, O had to have a look under the covers!
Well not we know who our date really is!…
What did we think of them?
Name: Admiral Cherry Stout (5.5% ABV)
- Brewery: Jolly Sailor Brewery
- Aroma : Strong aroma of Chocolate, sweet stoned fruits and molasses.
- Appearance : Very dark, a little red around the edges, a slightly open mocha head when poured, it really was a cracking looking pint.
- Body : Heavy to medium bodied, with a nice level of carbonation, smooth almost velvety with cracking head retention.
- Taste : Deep chocolate and traditional stout molasses tones upfront followed by a wash of sweet cherries and stoned fruits, that morphs to a lightly bitter finish, that becomes more prominent as you finish the pint.
This stout was definitely after John and Peter’s hearts; medium strength, classic style, and absolutely loaded with old-school charm.
The cherries did get a bit overly sweet toward the end (we’ve all met that date), but honestly… it was still well within my comfort zone. Safe to say… I will be pencilling in a second date.
Our overall rating: 4.0/ 5.0
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