Black is the new hoppy. There's a lot a brewer can do with dark beers, barrel-age them in whisky or rum barrels, add spices like vanilla, chilli, coffee, chocolate, even peanut butter, hop them, and so on. There're as many ways to make a dark beer as there are ingredients in the world. So in this list, you'll find some traditional dark beers like porters and stouts, as well as some crazy stuff.
Again, if you need recommendations, just chat with us online.
8Wired Batch 2.18 Oak Aged Imperial Stout
8Wired Batch 2.18 Oak Aged Imperial Stout
Imperial stout brewed with dates, jaggery and vanilla beans. Fermented in open oak-foudres and further oak aged.
Style: Imperial Stout
Vol: 500ml
ABV: 11%
8Wired Double Scoop Salted Caramel Cinnamon Swirl Stout
8Wired Double Scoop Salted Caramel Cinnamon Swirl Stout
Our Double Scoop Project is a series of deliciously complex pastry stouts brewed with layers of real ingredients to unfold in your glass like a baked liquid delicacy.
This salted caramel cinnamon swirl edition is layered with tonnes of velvety chocolate
8Wired Flat White Coffee Milk Nitro Stout can
8Wired Flat White Coffee Milk Nitro Stout can
Honourably named after New Zealand's national style of barista coffee. A title that has been wrestled away from freeze dried instant coffee and made our country one of the best coffee nations in the world. In our own humble opinion.... Brewed with coffee,
8Wired iStout can
8Wired iStout can
The "I" might be in lower case, but beware - this is a capital beer. Brimming with luscious roasted coffee and chocolate malt flavours, iStout is balanced by a brisk bitterness and bold hoppy freshness. As with all our beers, this beer is a very modern in
de Struise Black Damnation 13 More Anger
de Struise Black Damnation 13 More Anger
The Black Damnation series is a dark twist of Urban's mind. His idea was to realize a double dozen ales with the use of Black Albert over a period of several years, that are as black as hell, filthy rich in the nose and with massive taste. More Anger is a
de Struise Black Damnation 15 Drone
de Struise Black Damnation 15 Drone
The Struise Black Damnation series is a dark twist of Urban's mind.
His idea was to realize a double dozen ales with the use of Black Albert, over a period of years, that are black as hell, filthy rich in the nose and with massive taste. Black Damnation
de Struise Black Damnation 17 Ben
de Struise Black Damnation 17 Ben
The Struise Black Damnation series is a dark twist of Urban's mind.
His idea was to realize a double dozen ales with the use of Black Albert, over a period of years, that are black as hell, filthy rich in the nose and with massive taste. Black Damnation
de Struise Black Damnation 18 Major Tom
de Struise Black Damnation 18 Major Tom
The Black Damnation series is a dark twist of Urban's mind. His idea was to realize a double dozen ales with the use of Black Albert over a period of several years, that are as black as hell, filthy rich in the nose and with massive taste. Major Tom is a
de Struise Black Damnation 20 Ma Boule
de Struise Black Damnation 20 Ma Boule
The Black Damnation series is a dark twist of Urban's mind. His idea was to realize a double dozen ales with the use of Black Albert over a period of several years, that are as black as hell, filthy rich in the nose and with massive taste. Ma Boule is a m
de Struise Black Damnation 22 Willy
de Struise Black Damnation 22 Willy
The Black Damnation series is a dark twist of Urban's mind. His idea was to realize a double dozen ales with the use of Black Albert over a period of several years, that are as black as hell, filthy rich in the nose and with massive taste. Willy is a mass
Deschutes Abyss Barrel-aged in Brandy Barrels 2016
Deschutes Abyss Barrel-aged in Brandy Barrels 2016
Warm, smooth, sweet dried fruit and vanilla complement a commanding Brandy character. This remarkably limited version was 100% barrel-aged for 12 months in Brandy casks.
Style: Imperial Stout
ABV: 13.3%
Vol: 650ml
Deschutes The Abyss 2015 Imperial Stout
Deschutes The Abyss 2015 Imperial Stout
A deep, dark Imperial Stout, The Abyss has almost immeasurable depth and complexity. Hints of molasses, licorice and other alluring flavors make it something not just to quaff, but contemplate.
As for the great “drink it now or let it age” debate, we s
Deschutes The Abyss 2016 Imperial Stout
Deschutes The Abyss 2016 Imperial Stout
A deep, dark Imperial Stout, The Abyss has almost immeasurable depth and complexity. Hints of molasses, licorice and other alluring flavors make it something not just to quaff, but contemplate. 50% aged for 12 months in Bourbon, Oregon Oak, & Pinot Noir c
Dugges/ Omnipollo Collaboration Anagram Blueberry Cheesecake Stout
Dugges/ Omnipollo Collaboration Anagram Blueberry Cheesecake Stout
Friends, family, kindred spirits. Inspiration comes in many shapes and forms. In this case it’s in a Blueberry Cheesecake Stout.
Style: Imperial Stout
Vol: 330ml
ABV: 12%
Garage Project Cabbages & Kings Horopito Oyster Stout
Garage Project Cabbages & Kings Horopito Oyster Stout
Name inspired by the Lewis Carrol poem The Walrus and the Carpenter, Through the Looking Glass and Alice in Wonderland. In the poem the Walrus is like the pied piper of oysters and he lures the oysters from the ocean and into our beer. From Te Matuku Bay
Garage Project Cereal Nitro Milk Stout
Garage Project Cereal Nitro Milk Stout
Cereal Milk Stout evokes the familiar and comforting taste of the last few mouthfuls of a bowl of cereal. It’s a session-strength stout brewed with oats, chocolate wheat malt, a dose of lactose and actual cornflakes.
Style: Sweet Stout
ABV: 4.7%
Vol:
Garage Project Chateau Aro Solera Barrelled Pinot Noir Dark Ale
Garage Project Chateau Aro Solera Barrelled Pinot Noir Dark Ale
Château Aro, a dark rubescent ale, conditioned on freshly crushed pinot noir juice and skins, then aged in French oak barrels - all from award winning Escarpment Winery. This very special ‘solera’ release blends together 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 vintages
Garage Project Out of the Woods Dark Ale
Garage Project Out of the Woods Dark Ale
Out of the Woods, inspired by and infused with the New Zealand forest.
Ten different malts create a dark complex malt base, infused with totara rimu and manuka, fermented with a mixture of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Brettanomyces in an open topped wood
Heretic Caramel Moo-chiato Milk Stout
Heretic Caramel Moo-chiato Milk Stout
Looking for that rich combination of robust roastiness and creamy sweetness, but tired of your local coffee shop misspelling your name? Time to moooo-ve on to something different. Our milk stout has a rich smoothness that can only come from natural carame
Hop Nation The Karma Oatmeal Stout
Hop Nation The Karma Oatmeal Stout
Using three, uniquely-toasted malts, alongside specialty oats and roasted barley, the result is a smooth and creamy mouthfeel with hints of chocolate and coffee and a toasty profile.
Style: Stout
ABV: 5.0%
Vol: 375ml
Lion Rock Oriental Pearl Oatmeal Stout
Lion Rock Oriental Pearl Oatmeal Stout
Lion Rock Oriental Pearl (Oatmeal Stout)
Smooth silkiness, complexity, lingering aftertaste, emphasis on malty sweetness. Filled with licorice, chocolate and coffee aroma without too much bitterness. Makes you feel warm after drinking.
Style: Stout
Omnipollo Lorelei Coconut Maple Toast Imperial Porter Brewed w Toasted Coconut and Maple Syrup
Omnipollo Lorelei Coconut Maple Toast Imperial Porter Brewed w Toasted Coconut and Maple Syrup
It all started when homebrew champ Dave Strachan sent us a beautiful coconut porter. We loved it and decided to play along with that theme. Lorelei was born.
Since the 2019 batch we added extra maple and coconut toasted to transcendence. A worthy contin
Omnipollo Mads No Bake Carrot Cake Imperial Stout
Omnipollo Mads No Bake Carrot Cake Imperial Stout
No bake carrot cake. A thick stout base with our own blend of spices and seeds intended to remind you of the cake and frosting of your favorite carrot cake.
Style: Imperial Stout
ABV: 12%
Vol: 330ml
Omnipollo Magnapoli Night Cap Snack Apple Pie Strawberry Cup Imperial Stout
Omnipollo Magnapoli Night Cap Snack Apple Pie Strawberry Cup Imperial Stout
Nightcap snack apple pie strawberry cup imperial stout. Apple Imperial Stout brewed with strawberries and lactose.
Style: Imperial Stout
ABV: 12%
Vol: 330ml
