The Lotus Biscoff Biscuit, an iconic staple of every coffee shop trying to give you a bit more of a reason to spend £5 on a cappuccino. We all know it’s great for dunking in a hot (or probably lukewarm by the time you’ve successfully opened the tiny plastic wrapper) coffee, but after looking at the latest drinks news, it seems there are some people who have started dunking them in other liquids… It shouldn’t come as a surprise to you that these people are microbreweries and the liquids are beer. It’s always beer. Every time.
This time around we’ve got UK microbreweries ‘The Driftwood Spars Brewery’ and ‘Fallen Acorn Brewing Co.’ collaborating to create their biscoff flavoured stout: Niflheim Imperial Biscoff Stout. For a beer made with a teeny tiny cute biscuit, it’s got a hell of a name. The beer is made with Lotus Biscoff spread along with over 2,000 of the small biscuits to create the 800 liters of 10% ABV stout being released. Just on a side note… Does that mean they had to unwrap two thousand tiny biscuits?! This beer won’t just be released in cans, as many experimental beers are, you’ll also be able to get this on draft in cask and keg!
Both breweries are super excited to be working with each other, with head brewer at The Driftwood Spars, Mike Mason, telling Brewing Journal he has ‘a great relationship with Fallen Acorn’ as they both brew ‘traditional and contemporary beers with a mindset for innovation and experimentation’. Two heads are most definitely better than one when it comes to ‘innovation and experimentation’, so we’re certainly happy they’re working together too! Psst - we heard they’re going to be collaborating on a New England IPA very soon, so keep an eye out!
This isn’t The Driftwood Spars’ first foray into the world of Biscoff beer, oh no, Driftwood experimented with a lower ABV Biscoff coffee caramel stout alongside The Dog pub in Burton on Trent. We’re assuming that experiment was successful, as the Niflheim Imperial Biscoff Stout is getting a lot of buzz at the moment…
Lucky for us, Niflheim Imperial Biscoff Stout is out NOW! If you’re in the area, you can find this beer on tap at The Driftwood Spars’ brewpub in Trevaunance Cove. If not, it’s available to buy in a beautifully designed can on their website - so snap some up while it’s still there!
ABV: 10%
Find it here: £6.50 per can