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Cassels Double Cream 440C

Name: Cassels Double Cream 440C
SKU: 144411
Price: 7.99 NZD
Availability: InStock

Beer & Cider · New Zealand · 4.8%

$7.99each

What it tastes like

A rich New Zealand craft stout with roasted malt and creamy chocolate notes. Smooth and full bodied, with cocoa and a velvety finish.

Dark chocolate
Cream

Additional information

Beer & Cider
Style: New Zealand
Origin: 4.8% ABV
Alcohol: 0.3 per bottle
Standard drinks

The story of Cassels Double Cream 440C

Double Cream is the middle child of Cassels & Sons' three milk stouts, a Christchurch trio that runs from the original at 5.2% ABV up to the Triple Cream at 9%. The original won World Best at the World Beer Awards in both 2019 and 2020, and Double Cream was the beefed-up follow-up.

At 8.1% ABV it is rich, strong and malty. The sweetness comes from lactose made from New Zealand milk, which stays in the finished beer and gives the stout a creamy, almost velvety body, while the aroma is sweet chocolate with a roasted edge and the taste carries a pronounced roastiness behind restrained bitterness. Because it contains milk, it is not for anyone avoiding dairy.

Dessert is the natural place for it. A sticky date pudding with butterscotch sauce or a salted caramel tart works, as does a plate of smoked brisket if you want something savoury.

It is sold as a single 440ml can, best shared at the end of a meal.