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Hawkers Stout

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🌍 Australia · Stout · One of 47 Stouts in hopIQ

Espresso and dark chocolate dominate the nose, with a drier cocoa note underneath and a hint of dark bread crust from the roasted grain. Oats and wheat carry a full, rounded body and a dense tan head that holds. A single hop variety keeps the bitterness in the background, where it does little more than balance the roast. The close is dry and lingering, with a faint ashy edge.

ABV
5.4%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter
Roasted bitterness
SRM
dark35
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AWARDS

Gold Medal · 2021
Australian International Beer Awards
Bronze Medal · 2021
The Indies
Gold Medal · 2023
Australian International Beer Awards
Gold Medal · 2023
The Indies
Gold Medal — Australian International Beer Awards
Bronze Medal — The Indies
Gold Medal — Australian International Beer Awards
How it drinks· Its pace, balance and relationship to the style.
Pace
sessionsipper
Balance
malt-ledhop-led
Style expression
textbookdistinctive
Taste structure· The backbone of the beer, regardless of style.
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
hopIQ take

Full body.

The weight carries the beer on its own, leaving the aromatics free to lead.

Wider bands mean we're less certain about the exact position.
Character· What makes this beer itself — not just another Stout.
Malt character
chocolate
coffee
roasted
bready
Distinctive notes
smoky
dark fruit
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Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Hawkers Stout

Appearance

Deep brown to black in color, characteristic of the stout style. A dense tan head forms and holds with good retention, leaving fine lacing on the glass. The body appears full and opaque.

deep brown-blackdense tan headgood retention

Aroma

Espresso and dark chocolate lead the nose with clarity and depth. Underneath sits a drier cocoa note, complemented by hints of dark bread crust from the roasted grain character. The aromatic profile is rounded and malt-forward, with minimal hop presence.

espresso, dark chocolateroasted grain, cocoaminimal hop character

Taste

The palate enters with pronounced chocolate and coffee notes, carried by oats and wheat into a full, rounded body. Roasted grain provides a bready backbone with subtle smoky undertones. A single hop variety maintains balance without dominating, allowing the roast and malt sweetness to define the mid-palate experience.

chocolate, coffeefull-bodied, roundedbalanced bitterness

Finish

The close is dry and lingering, with a faint ashy edge that extends the roasted character. The dryness persists without astringency, leaving a clean, slightly smoky aftertaste.

dry, lingeringashy edge
78
hopIQ score
Aroma
80
Taste
80
Appearance
78
Finish
76
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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Hawkers 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.

Can be cellared 2–5 years. Develops dark fruit, leather and port-like complexity with age.

Food Pairing

What to eat with Hawkers Stout

About Stout

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a 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 Stout

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

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