I was really intrigued by the grain beers brewed by naturally gluten-free brewers Autumn Brewing Company based in County Durham. As a dark beer lover, naturally I went for the stout brewed from rice, millet and quinoa. So let's see what I thought.
It's a beautiful dark colour, almost black with a slight hint of mahogany but the head is really bad. It's a dirty dishwater coloured, loose head that disappears at lightning speed so I was really lucky to catch a few bubbles in my photo as a few seconds after that there wasn't even a trace of a bubble left.
The aroma is VERY smoky and it smells more like cigarette smoke than roasted malt, so as a non-smoker this wasn't very appealing at all to me. Holding my breath, I went in for a sip and almost spat it back out. I can only describe the taste as what I imagine an ashtray would taste like with some dregs of beer left in it. Not one to give up, I persevered and I did manage to get some bitter dark chocolate and coffee notes but they are completely overwhelmed by the smokiness.
It's not my kind of thing at all although it wasn't a drain pour as I did get more used to it as I drank it. I thought the millet and quinoa would give it a nice nutty taste but I couldn't really taste anything other than smoke. It wouldn't stop me trying Autumn's other beers but unfortunately Ale not Be Seeing Alt Brew No.03 again.
4.8% ABV
My rating:
My Untappd score: 1.5/5
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