Sorrel Stout
Belize Brewing Co., Ltd.

 

300ml bottle at share. Dark brown pour, some light sneaking through, skin of beige head. Light savory aroma, ginger. Taste is sweet, malty, ginger ale. Interesting.

I live in Belize, where Belikin beer is brewed. The Sorrel Stout is their best brew in my opinion. More, this Stout is alot better than many American stouts I've had over the past 15 years.

Quite tasty and sweet - not sure what sorrel tastes like but really enjoyed this. Spent January, 2019 in Belize and had this several times - it's a great alternative to the regular Belekin Stout. Given the sweetness, if given the opportunity, I'd probably go back and forth between the two as this is more akin to an after dinner Stout whereas the regular is more of an everyday Stout. But since this is normally only available during Christmas, I was lucky to get it in a store and had it and enjoyed it whenever. Either way, it's a nice treat, especially in a country where one brewery (Belekin) pretty much runs a monopoly over beer production and distribution and choice is extremely limited. Cheers!

 

Fantastic piece of local uniqueness.

A: Pours a brown to deep red color, mild head retention and little lacing. Light brown, single finger of head. Syrupy in the pour.

S: Fruit punch, passion fruit and some sort of synthetic syrup. I kinda like it though.

T: Very sweet, like a cherry soda. But has a pleasant slightly bitter finish.

M: A bit too sweet. Tends to cloy on the cheeks and back of the throat.

O: I like the uniqueness that they used a local herb to make this special belizian concoction. Cant go back to back with it, but that's why its seasonal!.

Pours a small off white half finger head. Fairly clear deep brownish body. Poor retention on the head as it dies quite quick.

Smells like a winter spiced sweet beer. Some cinnamon and brown sugar malty sweetness. Maybe a bit of roast and yeast.

Tastes fairly sweet, again some cinnamon and maple
syrupiy flavor. This does not taste like a stout, only a touch of roast which is overwhelmed with the spices and sweetness.

Medium thin bodied. Medium to low carbonation.
Finish is a bit sticky and coating.

Overall this doesn't beer doesn't come together. Sweet sticky and spice is not my idea of a holiday stout. More body and roast is needed.
Thanks Bryan for bring this back from the source.

Was luckly enough to pick this beer up in Belize because I was there around the holiday, when this beer is released. Basically this is the version of their stout with sorrel added to it. Sorrel according to wikipedia is: Common sorrel has been cultivated for centuries. The leaves may be puréed in soups and sauces or added to salads; they have a flavour that is similar to kiwifruit or sour wild strawberries. The plant's sharp taste is due to oxalic acid, which is a poison. In small quantities sorrel is harmless; in large quantities it can be fatal.[1]....hmm good thing I only had one.

This is basically the same as their stout with a little sweeter taste, nice to see a country with a limited amount of beer like Belize do a little something different with their beer.