Edinburgh brewery Vault City have launched a nitro stout ahead of St Patrick’s Day, slightly higher in ABV than a typical nitro stout or porter.
Nitro Mini M*rs (6.2% ABV) is a fun-size take on Vault City classic Double Deep Fried M*rs, which remains one of the firm’s highest-ever rated recipes. There has also been a popular reduced-ABV Mini M*rs Stout.
The new nitro version, which launches tomorrow, is packed with all the chocolatey, caramel goodness of the original, now with a lower ABV and a smooth, creamy nitro twist.
The launch comes on the back of higher demand for Vault City’s range of stouts, which in turn follows shortages of Guinness.
Vault City said its new nitro product serves as a good introduction to stout, with its sweet and familiar flavours making it more approachable for first-timers than more bitter existing products.
‘Sparkling new gem’
The new product is another milestone for rapidly growing Vault City, which launches a new beer flavour every two weeks. It currently makes more than a third of the sour beers consumed in the UK. It is relocating to a new brewery able to produce more than 10 million litres of beer per year on the back of a £330,000 crowdfunder.
“We believe the product we’re launching is a sparkling new gem in the stout category, with a smooth, sweet, and velvety finish appealing to a wide range of consumers, from sector incomers to incumbents,” said brewery co-founder Steven Smith-Hay.
“As St Patrick’s Day approaches, we’re encouraging beer-drinkers to look beyond the black stuff and sample something new — they might even like it better!”
