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Welsh meadery and brewery Hive Mind has teamed up with coffee brand Rave Coffee to launch Second Breakfast, a new coffee honey stout innovation.

The stout is crafted with seven different malts, Welsh honey, rolled oats and a mix of whole and ground beans from Rave’s signature blend.

It brings a light, ‘sessionable’ stout to market for the autumn season, featuring dark roasted character and smooth sweetness balanced with coffee bitterness.

The release reflects Hive Mind’s mission to explore honey in new and unexpected ways. It builds on the meadery’s existing line-up, which includes the floral honey pilsner Nectar, the smoked honey porter Big Smoke, and the bee pollen-infused hazy pale The Pollinator.  

Kit Newell, co-founder of Hive Mind, said: “This beer celebrates the natural kinship between roasted malt and coffee. Working with Rave was the perfect fit. We share the same commitment to authenticity, quality and flavour innovation.”

Newell added: “Collaborations like this aren’t just about brewing a beer, they’re about building connections with other independent makers who inspire us”.