# 37: DRAGON STOUT
Desnoes & Geddes - Jamaica (Est.1918)
7.5% ABV - Dark
IBU's - 11
IBU's - 11
Ingredients:
Malts: Black and Caramel
Hops: Hop Extract
Other: Corn Syrup, Priming Sugar
Tasting Notes
Malts: Black and Caramel
Hops: Hop Extract
Other: Corn Syrup, Priming Sugar
Tasting Notes
E: Dark brown, slight reddish hue, thin beige head
N: A bold sweetness of treacle and molasses gives way to slight chocolate aromas.
P: On the palate its all about sweetness with a dark chocolate, caramel flavour and a hint of molasses.
M: A little creamy, with a touch of dryness and a lingering sweetness
Other comments:
When Eugene Peter Desnoes and Thomas Hargreaves Geddes met each other in a West Indies Mineral and Table Water Company, little did they know they would spend the next 50 years working together. In 1918 they set up a soft drinks plant producing soft drinks and importing liquour. A decade later the Surrey Brewery started producing beer. They wanted to create a Jamaican beer that was at the heart of the community and Red Stripe was born. During the boom years of the 1950's Dragon Stout reared its head and it's sweet appeal that was in trend at the time led to its growth around the colony. By 1993 it has sold 51% holding stake to Guinness which has led to the beers further growth and cult following
When Eugene Peter Desnoes and Thomas Hargreaves Geddes met each other in a West Indies Mineral and Table Water Company, little did they know they would spend the next 50 years working together. In 1918 they set up a soft drinks plant producing soft drinks and importing liquour. A decade later the Surrey Brewery started producing beer. They wanted to create a Jamaican beer that was at the heart of the community and Red Stripe was born. During the boom years of the 1950's Dragon Stout reared its head and it's sweet appeal that was in trend at the time led to its growth around the colony. By 1993 it has sold 51% holding stake to Guinness which has led to the beers further growth and cult following
Food Pairings:
A unique beer to pair food with, no hop bitterness and no fruit aromas means you have to work with the sweetness. So pair with desserts, think of Dragon Stout as a dessert wine. A nice creamy ice cream with a pecan pie, complementing toffee and caramel flavours. Beautiful
A unique beer to pair food with, no hop bitterness and no fruit aromas means you have to work with the sweetness. So pair with desserts, think of Dragon Stout as a dessert wine. A nice creamy ice cream with a pecan pie, complementing toffee and caramel flavours. Beautiful
SCORE: 2.75/5
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