Tasting Notes: Pitstop: Sump

Pitstop: Sump (England: Imperial Stout: 7% ABV)

Visual: Deep dark black with a significant brown bubbly head.

Nose: Coffee, cream and charred wood. Light cigarette ash.

Body Smooth, creamy textured. Decent coffee. Delicious blackcherry. Smoke and silk. Red cherries then more cream.

Finish: Cigerette ash, bitter chocolate – proper unsweetened chocolate.

Conclusion: As a pint at the pub this is one of the best you can find for complexity and richness, in fact compared to the craft brew wonders it still gives a decent shake, even if it doesn’t unseat them.

This has so much within it, sweet cherry, coffee and cream, all going on with a decent punch. This beer could go well with cold meat, cheese, steak, anything with a strong enough flavour to keep up.

This beer competes significantly above its weight, and in case you’re wondered, yes it’s worth a try.

(With thanks to Dylan and Gordon for assistance with the photos)