“We’ve teamed up with Wolf Coffee to add our signature Canyon coffee blend at three points in the brewing process: A hot steep in the whirlpool, ‘dry beaning’ for rich coffee aroma, and a concentrated brew for a depth of flavour. Smooth, velvety mouthfeel with layers of rich espresso, chocolate, and a refreshing coffee bitterness. A milk coffee stout that will have you saying “how you doin’?” with every sip.”

Glassware: Snifter.

Appearance: Pitch black except for a tiny ray of light cutting through at the base of the glass. It doesn’t produce much head, quickly forming a collar with a surprisingly brilliant lace as we imbibe.

Aroma: This was another favourite from our recent trip to Queenstown. We’re suckers for a good coffee stout and this one impressed from the get-go. Punchy coffee notes backed up by a really direct burnt toast quality which has our savoury juices flowing. Slowly but surely the subtle lactose and caramel sweetness crept in and rounds out the aroma as we’d hoped it would.

Flavour: It doesn’t carry over as much of the burnt toast which allows the coffee to dominate but also allows the sweeter notes like lactose/vanilla, toasted coconut, toffee, burnt caramel and milk chocolate to come forward. It displays such a nice and light finish with mild dryness and delicate coffee/roasted notes drawing out.

Mouthfeel: Dry and bitter yet fairly easy-going. Somewhat expected though, considering the 5.5% ABV. Medium body and well tempered carbonation.

Overall: Pretty much the perfect milk stout in our opinion. The addition of coffee is both tried and tested but it’s the way they’ve made it so roasty and charred which makes it stand out from the crowd. Another absolute pearler from Canyon. Gaahh take us back!