Melbourne Black is Hop Nation's defiantly dark, smoothly creamy nitro pub stout, brewed in Footscray as a tribute to the city's deep love of a proper pint. Pouring jet black with a thick, cascading off-white head, it sets up perfectly for slow, satisfying drinking.

The aroma carries roasted barley, dark chocolate and a whisper of coffee, while the nitro pour delivers a famously silky, velvety mouthfeel. Light cocoa and gentle roast notes lead the palate before a dry, biscuity finish that keeps everything in balance.

It's a pub stout in the best sense, built for the long lean against the bar and made to honour Melbourne's rich pub culture.