MONTEITH’S CRISP & SMOOTH BLACK BEER is crisper
than sweet darks and smoother than harsh stouts. It’s
a beer that is crafted from a blend of five premium
malts to create a complex depth of flavours with coffee
notes dominant.
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Monteith’s Black Beer is in a league of its own
in the heritage of very dark West Coast beers brewed
prior to restrictions imposed on beers in New Zealand
during World War II.
By today’s standards, Monteith’s Black Beer
is distinctive, with a higher alcohol content than ‘mainstream’
beers and a crisp dark maltiness. This complex malty
characteristic shines through from the use of five different
premium malts. With biscuit, nutty, caramel, chocolate
and coffee malt characteristics, it’s a special
taste in beers that is truly akin to the rich black
beers historically produced on the West Coast of New
Zealand.
Monteith’s brewers have developed traditional
yeasty fermentation characters through which they meld
berry-fruit notes with the aroma of this complex blend
of malts.
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Monteith’s Black
Beer has an Original Gravity (OG) of 1051,
alcohol of 5.2% and a final gravity
of 1012+. This combination provides
a rich smooth body that continues to develop
as the beer is enjoyed.
Monteith’s Black
Beer has a medium perceived bitterness of
16 from the use of a single premium
hop variety. This method of hopping adds
to the dry-roasted notes of darker malts
and is balanced with the sweeter nutty tastes
of the tawny malts.
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