Oat stout · 440ml
Black Sett
An oat stout with the texture of a velvet sofa and the manners of one too. Coffee, dark chocolate, and no gimmicks in the tank.
5.0%
About this one.
A sett is the cobble your granddad called a cobble. Black Sett is our winter regular that never actually leaves: smooth from a heavy oat bill, roasty from patience, and stubbornly 5.0% because stouts do not need to be soup.
No vanilla, no marshmallow, no birthday cake. If we want pudding we go to the bakery on Staniforth Road like everyone else.
ABV
5.0%
By volume, honestly measured
Bitterness
34 IBU
Calculated, then argued about
Malt
Pale, oats, roast barley, chocolate malt
UK grown where we can get it
Hops
East Kent Goldings
This year's contract crop
In the glass.
Looks
Black with a tan head that stays put.
Smells
Fresh espresso, cocoa, a little dark fruit.
Tastes
Silky oats, bitter chocolate, gentle roast, clean end.
Put it next to
- Oysters
- Beef and ale pie
- Chocolate torte
- Stilton
Where to get it.
On tap
Always pouring at the taproom, Thursday to Sunday, in thirds, halves and pints.
In cans
440ml from the taproom fridge and around 140 stockists. Fresh is best; check the date.
On keg
30L kegs for the trade, self-delivered within 40 miles of the arch. Ask for a list.