This Mini Chocolate Egg Stout is one of the most unique Easter craft beers on the market, as Vault City Brewing attempt to turn a bag of Mini Eggs into a drinkable stout.
There are certain things that feel synonymous with Easter. Chocolate eggs, overindulgence, and that inevitable moment where you realise you’ve eaten far more sugar than intended.
But what if you could drink your Easter chocolate instead?
That’s exactly what Vault City Brewing set out to do with their Mini Chocolate Egg Stout, a 6% dessert-inspired beer that aims to recreate one of the UK’s most iconic seasonal treats. It’s a bold concept, and one that could easily have gone wrong.
So far on our Easter journey, we’ve sampled two fantastic beers from Vocation Brewery: Naughty & Nice Chocolate Stout and Naughty & Nice White Chocolate and Raspberry.
Mini Chocolate Egg Stout: A Dessert-Inspired Beer
Vault City are well known for pushing flavour boundaries, particularly within the UK craft beer scene. While they’ve built a strong reputation through their sour beers, this stout shows a different side to their creativity.
Brewed with chocolate malt, oats, lactose, cocoa powder and vanilla, the stout is unapologetically indulgent. On paper, it reads more like a dessert recipe than a traditional stout.
First Impressions
Pouring into the glass, it’s everything you’d expect from a stout. Deep, dark and rich, with a smooth head that gives it that classic look.
On the nose, the Mini Eggs influence is immediate. There’s a strong hit of milk chocolate, combined with sweetness and a creamy vanilla note. The stout remarkably also carries a subtle fruity edge, leaning towards raisin, which adds depth and complexity.
The Taste of Mini Chocolate Egg Stout
The key question is whether the Mini Chocolate Egg Stout actually delivers on flavour.
In this case, it absolutely does.
The most accurate description is melted Mini Eggs. That signature chocolate sweetness comes through straight away, followed by a smooth, rounded body from the oats and lactose.
Importantly, it doesn’t become overly sickly. A gentle raisin or dark fruit note balances the sweetness, giving it a more traditional stout character beneath the dessert-like surface.
Drinking Experience and Strength
At 6% ABV, this almighty stout isn’t designed to be a session beer. It’s best approached as a treat.
This is the kind of beer you open on a weekend evening, perhaps as an alternative to dessert. It’s rich, sweet and full of flavour, so it’s something to savour rather than rush.
Is Mini Chocolate Egg Stout a Gimmick?
Beers like this often risk being labelled as gimmicks. A chocolate egg stout doesn’t immediately sound like something that should work.
However, this beer goes beyond novelty. The ingredients have been carefully selected to recreate that familiar Mini Eggs profile while still delivering a well-structured stout.
Final Thoughts on Mini Chocolate Egg Stout
The luxurious beer does exactly what it promises.
It’s bold, indulgent and genuinely enjoyable. For fans of dessert stouts, it’s an easy recommendation. For those curious about more experimental craft beers, it’s a great place to start.
And for Mini Eggs lovers?
This might just be the closest you’ll get to drinking them.
The only question left is whether you’d choose this over a bag of Mini Eggs… or simply have both.
