Anker Stout

Bali edition continues with this, a canned stout seemingly brewed by a contractor of San Miguel.

Pours OK as you can see, a little watery out of the can but nice solid colour. Head is accomplished enough but, as is so often the case, disappointingly ephemeral.

The aroma here is reasonable - bit of chocolate and not a lot else. Taste follows the pattern established thus far delivering a pretty thin experience, but no real off note as such. Slight chocolate character is the main currency but there's a little bit of vanilla present in what is quite a dry and dusty finish.

 

Much like with the first Balinese contender, I've had far worse beers in the class than this. It's watery but there's enough there if you search and hey, its better than the lagers by a stretch. One could even argue it's a stout built to slake the thirst in these humid conditions, and kicking back by the pool you'd be a fool to argue. 4.5