This delicious pastry stout takes the biscuit
Boston Brewing
Who can forget the excitement growing up of dipping into the biscuit tin or school lunchbox and discovering a Wagon Wheel?
The soft marshmallow and raspberry jam squeezed between two chocolate-coated biscuits was a childhood staple and while the current size may disappoint, the Wagon Wheel Nitro Stout from Boston Brewing certainly will not.
The Denmark-based brewers have raided the bikkie tin for four new stout flavours, Chocolate Chip, Mint Slice and Biscoff joining the aforementioned Wagon Wheel release.
All four flavours were brewed from the same base pastry stout recipe, meaning the body is rich and sweet, with a smooth finish. The brewers then loaded up the mash tun with lots of chocolate malt and roasted barley, and added lactose sugar to the brew kettle to boost the body and carry those sweet flavours into the beer.
Once the base beer was brewed and fermented, it was split it into four parts.
The Wagon Wheel portion received a large dose of raspberry puree and real chocolate. The final step is adding nitrogen to create tiny bubbles that when poured into a glass create a velvety smooth texture and beautiful dense head.
It pours a dark chocolate brown, almost black, with a bubbly head. The sweet marshmallow and raspberry flavours are very prominent on the nose and equally sweet on the palate; it's like a dessert in a glass.
For Chocolate Chip, brewers added even more chocolate, along with a dash of vanilla; Mint Slice also received some real chocolate, but added some mint in the form of peppermint oil; while Biscoff was flavoured with Boston's own blend of spices to bring a warm and zesty flavour of original biscuit into the beer.
I can attest to the quality of the Biscoff brew as well.
Nitrogen is infused into the cans by adding a miniscule drop of liquid nitrogen as the can is filled, then immediately applying the lid and sealing it. The liquid nitrogen will turn into nitrogen gas and infuse into the beer over the next 24 hours.
In order to achieve that beautiful nitro beer pour, serving instructions are printed on the side of the can and, unlike normal beer, it helps to be a bit rough when pouring to unlock the nitrogen and create that creamy texture you expect from a nitro beer.
All four come in at a healthy 7 per cent ABV, which means consuming the whole pack in one sitting may not be advisable, so pass it around.
$9.99 each or $34.99 for all four.
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