Why Coffee and Stout Are a Match Made in Dorset
UK Coffee Week is a celebration of one of the nation’s favourite brews, but the familiar flavours of coffee are not confined to the cup.
Dark beers can share the same roasted depth, gentle bitterness and comforting sweetness, making Badger Master Stoat Coffee Stout a fitting way to mark the occasion.
Where do the coffee notes come from?
In darker beers, malt is roasted to develop deeper colour and flavour. Much like roasting coffee beans, this brings out rich, bittersweet notes that can suggest espresso, cocoa, toast and caramel. That natural overlap is why a well-made stout can feel instantly familiar to coffee drinkers - even when there is no caffeine involved.
A coffee break of a different kind
At 5.0%, Master Stoat balances a rich coffee aroma and smooth roasted flavour with hints of caramel and toffee. Dark and deep, yet with a sweet side, it offers the complexity coffee fans look for without becoming one-note. That makes it a particularly good choice for UK Coffee Week: recognisably coffee-like, but made for slower sipping at the end of the day.
Despite its name and unmistakable coffee character, Master Stoat does not contain caffeine, but it still delivers the flavours coffee lovers recognise in a distinctively Dorset-brewed stout.
Whether you already enjoy stout or usually reach for a flat white, UK Coffee Week is a good excuse to explore the flavours the two drinks share. Master Stoat brings roast, coffee, caramel and toffee together in one smooth, characterful beer, that just happens to be one of Badger’s best-sellers.
But don’t just take our word for it. Here’s what other customers had to say…
