hopIQ found 10 beers with the same chocolate and coffee character as Abbotsford Invalid Stout. Abbotsford Invalid Stout is named after the Melbourne suburb where CUB's main brewery stands and after the old belief that stout strengthened the sick; the name dates from 1909. It smells of dark chocolate and coffee, close to mocha, with a hint of treacle that carries onto the palate. Smooth malt sweetness comes first, followed by burnt-malt notes, a savoury, yeasty edge and a firm but rounded bitterness. At 5.2 per cent it is a milder example of the style than the stronger export versions. Ranked by flavour match rather than popularity.
Closest match: Black Light — 85%. No twin in the catalogue yet.
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