Pours ink black with rich coffee and dark chocolate sweetness balanced by roasted malt and bitter cocoa flavours. A complex stout given a full body by plenty of malted oats that drinks above its station.

With aromas of coffee, dark chocolate and raisins, follow through to the full and rich palate, this is a seductive stout of silk creaminess and enveloping flavour. Think melted chocolate in lycra. Take a sip and savour its delectability.

Our stout has sturdy base, which comes courtesy of pale, crystal and roasted malts. International hop varieties lend bitterness and a lick of spice, while brown sugar adds notes of molasses and caramel. It pours coffee black, with a nutbrown collar. Expect aromas of espresso, dried fruit and freshly ground cacao. To drink, it’s full and silky, with mild roasty notes and a sweetness that lingers politely on the palate…'cause sometimes only a stout will do.

Its stout season and the Velvet Sledgehammer is back. Its better than ever, and ready to ease you through the winter darkness with its 8% syrupy, roasted-malt goodness.

At first you detect the wonderful magical tones of coffee & dark chocolate – that’s the roasted barley. Then you experience the sublime creamy velvety texture thanks to unique use of nitrogen pioneered by GUINNESS. Followed by the perfect balance of the sweetness from the malt, the roast character from the roasted barley and finally the bitterness from the unique hops.

Rich aromas of espresso mingle with characters of chocolate and roasted malt atop a pillowy tan head. It’s a seductive dance in the darkness, boasting deep, alluring flavours and a lush, rounded body. Peaceful, dark, and sultry...