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Double Stout

Shepherd Neame
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🌍 United Kingdom · Dry Stout · One of 4 Dry Stouts in hopIQ

The recipe was rediscovered in a coded brewers' log from the Faversham archives and reconstructed — before the brewery put a 21st-century stout on any shelf. Velvety-smooth, roast-dry, layered with cocoa and coffee and a late-bitter edge. No modernist impulse here, just historical restoration.

ABV
5.2%
Bitterness
Strongly bitter49 IBU
Roasted bitterness
SRM
dark40

AWARDS

Bronze · 2019
International Brewing Awards 2019
Dark Beer
Bronze — International Brewing Awards 2019 (Dark Beer)
How it drinks· Its pace, balance and relationship to the style.
Pace
sessionsipper
Balance
malt-ledhop-led

Beer DNA

Taste structure· The backbone of the beer, regardless of style.
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
Character· What makes this beer itself — not just another Dry Stout.
Malt character
coffee
roasted
chocolate
toasty
Fermentation & yeast
clean
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About Dry Stout

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Dry Stout?

Stouts are dark ales with roasted barley character, 4–8% ABV and IBU 25–45. Expect coffee, dark chocolate and toast flavors with a creamy body and dry finish.

Finding a similar Dry Stout

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same roasted, coffee, smooth character as Double Stout will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

Other Dry Stouts in hopIQ

Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Double Stout

Serve at 10–14°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Slightly warmer than you might expect. 10–13°C lets the roasted malt, chocolate and coffee notes open up fully.

Pint glass
Recommended for this style

The classic — versatile, comfortable to hold and keeps the beer cool. No frills, no distractions: just the beer.

Drink within a year. Standard stouts are best fresh but hold reasonably well for 6–12 months.

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