I try not to have chocolate in the house which has nothing to do with anything other than my complete lack of self control. Anyone who saw me at the Eagle Bay Cacao Stout launch at Mane Liquor on Friday will be able to attest to this.

This years Eagle Bay Cacao Stout is the third annual release, each year offering a slight variant to the previous but always brewed using cacao husks from Margaret River’s Bahen & Co Chocolate. The bean to bar chocolate maker only uses traditional methods for making their chocolate and strive to deal 100% directly with farmers.
The last Eagle Bay Brewer’s Series was their Black IPA, also launched at Mane Liquor, you can read all about it here
When first brewed in 2012 Eagle Bay brewer Nick used 60% Brazilian cacao husks and 40% Madagascan cacao husks but this year some Papua New Guinea husks were added to the mix. When you smell these husks there is much more of a bright red berry aroma compared to the richness of the Brazilian and Madagascan, the result being that this years Cacao Stout is softer with gorgeous red fruit layered into its chocolate and roasty flavours.
And what better food to go with this beautiful Cacao Stout than some gorgeous hand made chocolate desserts. Enter Me & Mabel …
Want to know more about Me & Mabel? Check out my short Q&A with Wendy here
No stranger to beer events and beer matching, Me & Mabel by Wendy Marinich provided delicious home made desserts that paired perfectly with Eagle Bay’s Cacao Stout. All desserts were made with Bahen & Co Chocolate.



