The Coastal Brewing Co Black Head Milk Stout

There's many a beach to choose from near The Coastal Brewing Co’s home of Forster, but Black Head Beach is one that visitors to the region should never miss. The beach’s great surf, picnic areas, Norfolk Island Pines and ocean pool make Black Head feel like the kind of place you’re more likely to find in a television series than in real life. It’s even picked up multiple awards and I didn’t even know there were competitions a beach could enter.

Coastal’s Black Head Milk Stout is sweeter stout, with lactose there for both flavour and to provide a silky, soft and smooth body. Along with those sweeter notes, you’ll pick roasted barley, light espresso and flavours of dark chocolate plus a restrained bitterness that makes this something of a beach-friendly stout.

Will Ziebell