AS WE DID BEFORE WITH GUINNESS (21.05.2021) AND THEN DOLPHIN BREWERY (18.03.2022), WE ARE REVIEWING TWO BEERS THAT ARE LINKED IN SOME WAY THIS WEEK AND NEXT. THIS WEEK, NAUGHTY & NICE – NEXT WEEK, NAUGHTY & NICE (CHOCOLATE CARAMEL COOKIE VERSION)

BEER REVIEW: 332

BREWER: Vocation, West Yorkshire, England

STYLE: Chocolate Stout

ABV: 5.9%

VESSEL: 440ml tin

DATE OF POST: 18th February 2024

 

JYMI SAY’S…

So here we have it, beer one of two from Vocation that we’re reviewing this week and next. It’s the same beer to a point but next week’s has a twist, as I’m sure you’re already aware from what seems a now pointless blurb above.

I have to say I was pretty excited for both of these brews. Why? Well, it’s Vocation we’re dealing with here. Even though a lot of Vocation beers are readily available in quite a few supermarkets nowadays their quality has not dropped. So, supermarket or not, I expect this brewery’s high standards to shine through.

And in this first beer it most certainly has!

A delightful full on chocolate aroma greets the drinker pre sip, setting said drinker on their journey of loveliness. The mouthfeel is excellent and the taste is once again ALL chocolate followed by a hint of cherry in the back end. Vocation have unsurprisingly hit the perfect balance of sweet and bitter here, and it really works.

While this beer is not necessarily out of this world it is very, very good and I’m without doubt looking forward to the Caramel Cookie / higher ABV version next weekend.

Cheers!

Jymi’s Rating: 79%

 

SAMMY SAY’S…

This week, we are testing Naughty and Nice brewed by Vocation. Next week, we will be reviewing a sister beer, which is based on the beer we are testing this week. Nice touch, eh?

Anyway, onto the business of this week…

Naughty and Nice is a success of a stout. Described as chocolate, it hits every note you might hope for. Packed full of dark chocolate flavours, you’re taken on a luxurious drinking journey. 

Now, I get this might not be to everyone’s taste. But, be warned, if you have purchased this stout and you don’t like it, you only have yourself to blame. It’s exactly as described. Exactly. 

Well brewed, Naughty and Nice is definitely a beer for a winter’s day. It’s warming and decadent and I love it. 

It delivers on everything you would hope for in a beer of this style. It’s clever, it’s bold and it’s delicious.

Sammy’s Rating: 89%

 

MUSE ON BOOZE RATING: 84%

MOB review next weekend: NAUGHTY & NICE: CHOCOLATE CARAMEL COOKIE by VOCATION

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M O B 2024