Anarchy Sublime Chaos
Winner of 'Best Stout in Europe' at the World Beer Awards 2015. Our dark, voluptuous breakfast stout is infused with Ethiopian Guji natural coffee beans from Stafford-based coffee roaster, Hasbean. Velvety and viscous, it's balanced delicately with New Zealand hops. Vegan-friendly.
3.7
194 reviews
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Community reviews
Süffiger, dunkel malzig-röstiger Beginn. Vollmundig, wenig bitter, hohe Süffigkeit. Schokolade, Röstmalz, langer intensiver Nachhall. 10/11/11/11/12/11
At a tasting, many thanks, small fizzy bubbly head, opaque black color, aroma of roasted coffee beans, coal, vanila and a hint of chillie, quite aromatic, flavor of dark chocolate, light roasted coffee and mud with fruity and nutty hints, light noticable sourness, sweetness and mellow bitterness, nicely balanced. Really nice and enjoyable.
Can at a tasting, thanks Stas & Max. Brown-black with a beige head. Aroma of coffee, ash, licorice, chili. Sweetish, roasted, coffee, dark chocolate, black pepper, bitter finish. Light-medium bodied, dry. Tasty and well balanced.
Can sample at a tasting at Max's place. Thanks Max & Stas. Black, tan foam. Roast, coffee, chocolate, sweetish, bitterish finish, medium-bodied. Good.
Can. Dark, almost black cola body, creamy off white head. Fantastic, full, complex coffee aroma pierced with chocolate, very mild caramel. Wow! Lighter taste, coffee, smooth, ending dry, quite elegant, somewhat creamy, but ending just a tad too dry. A nice stout indeed, shame the body didn't follow the aroma more.
0.33 l can, thanks Anna God. Shared with him and Marko. Dark brown to black, medium beige head. Dark malts, coffee, dark chocolate, light bourbon. Some woody or peaty, light spicy. Very light body, no alcohol present, soft carbonation, moderate finish.
Tap@ville ja vilja. Opaque black color with tanned head. Aroma has caramel, coffee, dark malt vanilla. Taste is malty with long somewhat bitter and quite sweet aftertaste. Flavors of dark malt, caramel, coffee and vanilla.
At Max Place, pours black with a beige head, aroma of chocolate, coffee, roasted malt, flavor of coffee, roasted coffee, roasted malt, chocolate, medium bodied
On tap @ Tommy Knocker, Helsinki. Black beer with small light beige head. Aroma has malts, caramel and dark grain. Taste has malts, caramel, grain. Smoot and almost full body. Not too sweet.
300ml on tap at Taphouse, Munich. Aroma is cold smoke, light caramel. Appearance is darkest black with a brown foam. Taste is sweet and light bitter. Full body. Ok .
Bottle. Creamy lightbrown good mostly lasting head. Black colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Oyster notes. Moderate bitter oyster flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate. Not my style.
Bottle @ DØE Øllets dag, Brdr. Schmidt Vinhandel, Viby. Pours black with a brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee, espresso, dark chocolate, dark fruit. Flavor is light sourness, roast malt, little coffee, chocolate, ,light infected sourness. Medium body, average to lively carbonation, light sour finish. Lightly infected that shows mostly in the aftertaste. 010918
Tasted this in Blackfriers, Glasgow on the 24th August 2018. Cask, handpump dispense. Dull black in colour with a thin open pale buff head which fades fast. Strong malty aroma with roast coffee beans clear on the long nose. Thick creamy mouthfeel and poor lacing. Dark malt complex gives a maltloaf base with a roast malt grain flavour leading to notes of fig and dark plum fruit and Bournville . There is a vague suggestion of hop resins in the short bitter aftertaste but this tend to fade away. Finish is very smooth and malty with roast coffee, Bournville chocolate, molasses and prunes. This is a smooth and rich complex stout, full of flavour and one to savour as the strength is well disguised.
Bella stout nera con schiuma beige di buona persistenza, aroma intenso di caffè e malto tostato. La bevuta è particolarmente semplice grazie al corpo quasi watery e al alcol nascosto. Un buon equilibrio tra dolce e amaro, con dominanza delle note di caffè, cioccolato e malto tostato. Chiude sull'amaro. Carbonazione media.
Darkest brown off white head, gritty coffee nose taste roast coffee hint of pactose but the coffee dominates
Tap at Røør. Nose is chocolate, coffee, dark bread. Palate is bitter chocolate, coffee, dried fruit, orange finish. Good stout.
Black with medium brown head. Aroma is espresso green leaves dark milk chocolate. Taste is roasty coffee much sour leaves with bitter coffee finish. Roasty finish. A bit too sour. Ok.
Tap. Black color with large creamy beige head. Aroma is beautiful coffee aromatics, milk chocolate. Taste is mild and balanced coffee, milk chocolate, super balanaced. You notice it has used a good coffee, but it also has a verx slight tartness that doesn't fit in there. High but fine-bubbled carbonation. Very well-made, good one; but somehow over time, the tartness becomes more prominent and the drinkability decreases.
Tap. Darkest brown, brown cream, coffee aroma, light chocolate. Medium full body, dark chocolate, roast, light umami and salt, pleasant roast, Sandcake malt. Dry dark chocolate and coffee finish. Sour on the palate afterwards.
Draught at KØ18. Roasted aroma. Some sweet liquorice. Black colour. Small creamy light brown head. The flavour of roasted at first, then comes some semi-sweet liquorice. Good
Mild roasted coffee finish. Creamy mouthfeel.
30/4/2018. Can from the Head of Steam, Newcastle. Pours almost black with a foamy tan coloured head. Aroma of bitter coffee, dark chocolate, roasted malt, hop and dark fruit. Medium sweetness, towards heavy bitterness. Medium plus body, slick texture, soft carbonation. Light smoky finish.
Gravity cask @ Warwick University Real Ale Festival, Feb 2018. No tasting notes as I was already very drunk by the time I listed the scores.
Pours almost black colour with a small frothy tan head. Initial chocolate quickly disappeared and replaced by rich deep roasted coffee aroma. A dry roasted coffee taste, some roasted malts with more coffee in a dry finish.
330 ml can from Bumble Inn,Peterborough,bb 29/01/2019.
Black,thick beige head.
Nose - coffee,roasted malts,cocoa,oats.
Taste - follows the nose pretty much. Astringent finish.
330ml can served in an ordinary glass. Pous a black opaque color forming a thin and creamy big beige head with good retention and some lingering lacings formed and left in the glass. Nose is sweet and roasted. Strong notes of roasted malts, chocolate and grass. Slightly sweet upfront taste that becomes quickly grassy and bitter. Good bitterness. Strong notes of roasted malts, dark chocolate, Oreo, coffee and grassy hops. Milky hints. Very creamy full body. Medium to low carbonation. Chocolate malts, coffee and grassy hops in the afteraste. Great drinkability. Great Stout.
On tap at stadsbrouwhuis Leiden. Aroma is delicate, a lot of coffee and general roastiness, some chocolate and hops. Medium body. Flavour is bittersweet, quite hoppy, very nice Ethiopian coffee. Light malty body. Fruity coffee flavours. Very nice coffee stout, nice showcasing of Ethiopian coffee.
Can, pours black with a beige head. Lots of coffee in the nose, with roast and fruity hops in the background. Taste has more coffee, nuts, chocolate and some tropical fruits. Nice velvetty mouthfeel.
(café (éthiopien, add), first amère (nz hop), velouté (~café not oily) progressif (1-blé/3-avoine), finale grillée dry)
caramel, coffee, brown, black, brown foam, rocky head, medium sweetness, medium bitterness, lightly sour, medium body, full body,
Can from Block & Bottle, shared with Tom. Black body with a thin beige head. Faint lacing. Aroma of coffee and chocolate. Flavour of espresso, nuts and chocolate orange. Medium body with a smooth texture. Soft fizz. Full flavoured with a lingering finish.