Cains goes back to brewing roots with new stout
Liverpool brewer Cains has gone back to the brewery's Irish roots by launching a 'full-flavoured creamy stout' to challenge the likes of Guinness and Murphy's.
Brewery founder Robert Cain hailed from Cork and, for many years, Cains was famous for its stout.
Now craft brewers at the Liverpool site have perfected the taste of what brewery owners Ajmail and Sudarghara Dusanj believe will be another successful beer to add to Cains' growing reputation outside of the North West.
The 4.1 ABV stout - brewed with the finest dried hops and water pumped from the brewery's own natural source - is being launched exclusively in Cains' own pubs before being offered for wider distribution.
Despite launching into a section of the beer market dominated by major brand names, joint managing director Sudarghara Dusanj believes the new stout is filling a taste-niche.
He said: "We are offering something different, a full flavour brewed by traditional methods. It may look like the other stouts on the market but it is elegant and smooth - a black velvet texture with a beautiful creamy, rich, chocolate taste
"It's all about the flavour. The big name stouts currently on sale are either quite bitter or sweet - we are aiming somewhere between.
"This brewery was partly built on the reputation of its stout and it feels right to be bringing a version back. It's a taste of Cains' history."
The brew has the backing of real ale campaign group CAMRA.
Steve Downing, CAMRA's Liverpool branch secretary said: "Cains' Creamy Stout is a fantastic addition to the brewery's range. They have nothing else like this. I remember Cains' Superior Stout but this is a sweeter brew - full-bodied, distinctive with interesting roast flavours. I'm sure it will be very popular."
