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Cobblestone Stout

Mill Street Brewery
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🌍 Canada · Irish Dry Stout · One of 15 Irish Dry Stouts in hopIQ

An Irish-style dry stout charged with nitrogen, which gives it a slow cascading pour and a dense, creamy tan head over a near-black body. Roasted barley leads the aroma, with dark chocolate, espresso and a trace of woodsmoke behind it. The palate is dry rather than sweet, bitter cocoa and burnt grain carrying through, and the nitrogen rounds the body out into something closer to cream than carbonation. A firm hop bitterness lingers into the finish.

ABV
4.2%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter40 IBU
Roasted bitterness
SRM
dark35

AWARDS

Silver · 2023
World Beer Awards
Silver — World 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

Substantial 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 Irish Dry Stout.
Hop character
hoppy
Malt character
roasted
chocolate
coffee
Distinctive notes
smoky
dark fruit
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Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Cobblestone Stout

Appearance

Near-black body holds a dense, creamy tan head that settles into persistent lacing along the glass. The nitrogen charge produces a characteristic slow cascade and fine bubble structure that lingers rather than dissipates rapidly. Clarity is opaque, befitting the style's roasted grain base.

near-blackcreamy headnitrogen-chargeddense lacing

Aroma

Roasted barley dominates the nose, supported by dark chocolate and espresso notes that sit comfortably together. A faint woodsmoke undertone adds complexity without overwhelming the core malt character. The aroma remains dry and restrained, inviting rather than assertive.

roasted barleydark chocolateespressowoodsmoke

Taste

The palate enters with bitter cocoa and burnt grain, establishing dryness from the first sip. Mid-palate delivers a firm hop bitterness that prevents sweetness, while the nitrogen body rounds the texture into cream-like softness. Roasted and earthy notes persist across the tongue.

bitter cocoaburnt grainhop bitternessdry palate

Finish

A firm hop bitterness carries into the finish and holds through the aftertaste. The overall impression remains dry and slightly astringent, with roasted grain echoing as the beer fades.

lingering bitternessdry finish
82
hopIQ score
Aroma
84
Taste
85
Appearance
88
Finish
80
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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Cobblestone 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.

Food Pairing

What to eat with Cobblestone Stout

About Irish Dry Stout

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Irish 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 Irish Dry Stout

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

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