Chocolate Stout
Chocolate Stout
This non alc chocolate stout is cocreated with the team at Baron Hasselhoffs artisan chocolate makers in Wellington. Since February we have brewed stout micro batches and got to work building up this tasty brew with ingredients from all over the pacific.
Cacao from PNG, vanilla from Tonga, and a heady mix of spice to heat up your next beer tasting. In full strength beers the alcohol blends all the flavours together - not our beer - all the flavours play a distinct role in this brewlicious stout.
Contains Milk.
Tasting Notes
Chocolate Stout
Co-created with Baron Hasselhoffs artisan chocolate makers in Wellington, built with ingredients from across the Pacific. With no alcohol to blur them together, every flavour plays a distinct role.
| Cacao | Rich chocolate depth from Papua New Guinea cacao |
| Vanilla | Smooth, sweet roundness from Tongan vanilla |
| Spice | A heady mix of spice to heat up the finish |
Contains milk.
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FULL MEDAL RECORD - 17+ Medals Won
FULL MEDAL RECORD - 17+ Medals Won
AIBA — Australian International Beer Awards
IPA — Bronze '23
IPA — Silver '24
Nectaron Pale Ale — Bronze '24
Sunbreaker Ale — Silver '24
Nectaron Hazy Pale Ale '25
Golden Lager '25
IPA '25
Sunbreaker Ale '25
IPA '26
Golden Lager '26
Sunbreaker Ale '26
Chocolate Stout '26
NZ Beer Awards — Brewers Guild
IPA — Bronze '22
Nectaron Pale Ale — Silver '23
IPA — Bronze '24
Nectaron Pale Ale — Bronze '24
Sunbreaker Ale — Bronze '24
New World Beer & Cider Awards
Nectaron PA — Highly Commended '23
Top 25 / Highly Commended '25
State of Play Brewing Co.
Customers are saying
THE SOP GENESIS
After 25 years in big beer our founder Grant Caunter got bored with the booze (and being 50kgs overweight). He still loved beer but his affair with alcohol was over. Hello to a world of non-alc! In NZ back in 2022 there was not a lot of choice, so who better to start NZ’s zero alcohol brewery.
THE ANYWHERE BEER
We’ve seen State of Players enjoying our brews under waterfalls; while bike-riding in the forest; next to rivers and lakes; up mountains and while relaxing in mineral pools. And we asked ourselves – have we just invented ‘The Anywhere Beer’?
60% LESS CALORIES
Low sugar – 2.2g/100ml
59 calories a can
Naturally brewed to <0.5%
No alcohol removal
No added sugar
Taste above all else
A tasty wee drop. Love, love, love this stuff !
Love it
Great product.
Absolutely fantastic beer and great fast delivery....I however must have missed out on the free chocolate bar with the 24 pack....sad face. Still bloody good beer not beer. Will definitely buy again.
A very tasty and unique stout. The foam has improved since the it first came out, and produces a solid collar. It's my goto beer at the end of a day. I love it.