Long before bridges spanned the Thames, London's watermen carried people, goods and stories along the river. This traditional porter is brewed with the mineral-rich spring water of Gibbston's Flek Water, whose profile echoes the waters that shaped the great porters of old. Layers of chocolate malt, toasted crust and gentle roast drift across a smooth, balanced palate. Rich with history and quietly complex, it's a tribute to the tides that carried the city.

ABV: 5.6%

This beer is a love letter to Blackball, a firebrand of a town with fiercely convivial charm. We first visited out of curiosity & left utterly smitten. By the time we landed, miner Patrick “Wild Bill” Hickey had already refused to leave his pork pie after a measly 15-minute break on a 10-hour work stretch. It was 1908, & his act triggered an 11-week miner’s strike eventually sparking NZ’S Labour movement & solidifying Blackball as a magnet for broadminded folk who eat politicos for breakfast, & mine their own good luck. On our second visit, we stayed at Formerly the Blackball Hilton, drank dark lager, laughed with locals & watched a reveller get ferried home in a wheelbarrow. Pure gold. We’ve been back since & will go again because Coasters in Blackball have wit & more true grit than any lump from a mine.

ABV: 4.8%

• Rhys’ Pieces - Chocolate & Peanut Imperial Stout 10%

  The mysterious mountain man of the wilderness surrounding Canyon. Some say Rhys is just a myth, dreamt up to scare kids into behaving. But when he does appear from the trees, he never comes empty-handed. From the depths of his magic Carhartt overalls pockets, he pulls little bites of joy, packed with decadent peanut goodness to warm the soul. This beast pours motor oil black, with a rich malt base, notes of peanut, and a whisper of burnt caramel. 

A silky and full stout from one of the fastest growing local craft beer breweries Panhead. They've specially imported caramelized oats to give this stout body and texture, it's big but balanced as is generally the case with anything from Panhead.

5.5% ABV.

Three Boys non-alcoholic Stout pours dark and smooth with notes of chocolate malt and gentle roast. Rich, satisfying and velvety, with all the character of a classic stout. All the stout, none of the shout.

The Darkness falls once more. Or should that be rises again? Boneface reanimate this old favorite, a rich American stout with all the chocolate and coffee notes a great selection of toasted malts can muster. What you won't see coming is the huge hop kick of citrus. You'll feel it in your bones.

Smoked stout

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A dark beer with a lot of chocolatmalt what gives the typical taste of dark chocolat.

6% ABV

Best Before: 2028/05/14

The Rock & Pillar Range looks over the small Otago town of Middlemarch, that Richard Emerson calls home. Here, locals know Richard to be both a pillar of the community, and a rock. Or at least that’s what he thinks they mean by pillar. Whatever they may say, his house is always a popular spot for a beer. And this dark ale will be perfect for a bone chilling Strath Taieri night. Rock & Pillar sits somewhere between a brown porter and a stout, robust with rich malt, roasted cocoa, dark chocolate and coffee flavours that are as bittersweet as the local sense of humour

Coopers Best Extra Stout

With its robust blend of fruit and chocolate flavours and bitter hop notes, it's everything a stout should be. An all malt brew that's naturally conditioned in the bottle, Coopers Best Extra Stout's unique rich, dark texture comes from our liberal use of specially roasted black malt. No additives.

Split the D takes the Irish dry stout you know and gives it the treatment it deserves. Drawing on Dagda and his endless cauldron, this is our ever‑flowing well of stout done properly – tight, roasty, and built for repeat pints rather than gimmicks.