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🌍 Vietnam · Spiced Stout · One of 1 Spiced Stouts in hopIQ

The world's most famous Vietnamese craft beer — a stout brewed with the spices of Vietnam's national dish: star anise, cinnamon and ginger. Dark chocolate and roasted malt with aromatic spice complexity and a warming finish. Furbrew Pho Beer is Hanoi in a glass: bold, unexpected and completely original.

ABV
5.5%
IBU
25
SRM
dark36

Flavor Profile

How this beer tastes, mapped across 44 dimensions

roasted
75%
spicy
70%
warming
55%
dark chocolate
50%
clove
45%

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What is a Spiced 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.

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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Furbrew Pho Beer

Serve at 10–13°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.

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Furbrew Pho Beer

Appearance

Deep mahogany to black in color with excellent clarity despite the dark malts employed. A dense, tan head forms with moderate retention, suggesting a well-crafted brew with proper carbonation levels that complement the spice-forward character.

deep mahoganydark browndense tan headclear

Aroma

The nose leads with prominent star anise and licorice notes, immediately evoking pho's distinctive aromatics. Warm spice complexity follows—cinnamon and subtle clove—layered over roasted malt and dark chocolate undertones that ground the profile in classic stout character.

star aniseroasted maltcinnamon spicedark chocolate

Taste

The palate opens with bold anise and warming spice, followed by rich roasted malt and cocoa mid-palate complexity. The moderate bitterness (25 IBU) sits restrained, allowing the exotic spice profile to dominate while the smooth body carries chocolate and licorice notes seamlessly through to the finish.

anise-forwardroasted complexitysmooth bodywarming spice

Finish

A lingering, warming finish extends the cinnamon and spice character with subtle licorice persistence. The aftertaste remains dry and clean, with cocoa and roasted malt providing pleasant grounding notes that invite another sip.

warminglingering spiceclean finish
82
hopIQ score
aroma
85
taste
83
appearance
80
finish
79
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