Chocolate Stout from Rogue Ales Brewery / Brewer's on the Bay
Rating: A
Split four ways, a big bottle of this disappeared pretty quickly.
Appearance: One of the darkest beers I've seen, absolutely opaque. Off-white head, good lacing.
Smell: Smells like the cocoa powder used in baking. Lots and lots of chocolate aroma, from beginning to end. Hard to pick out anything else, though.
Taste: Chocolatey and malty. As if Ovaltine had been stirred into the glass. The label cites "natural chocolate flavoring," I'm curious exactly what they used. Bitterness shows up at the swallow, where it finishes dry. Surprisingly not a "sweet" beer, despite all the chocolate flavor.
Mouthfeel: Carbonation is tame, as it should be for the style. Creamy mouthfeel, with medium body.
Drinkability: This would be a great dessert, but it worked well as a mid-afternoon snack too. Dry finish helps drinkability a lot.
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed on: 08-22-2006 20:27:41
Rating: A
Split four ways, a big bottle of this disappeared pretty quickly.
Appearance: One of the darkest beers I've seen, absolutely opaque. Off-white head, good lacing.
Smell: Smells like the cocoa powder used in baking. Lots and lots of chocolate aroma, from beginning to end. Hard to pick out anything else, though.
Taste: Chocolatey and malty. As if Ovaltine had been stirred into the glass. The label cites "natural chocolate flavoring," I'm curious exactly what they used. Bitterness shows up at the swallow, where it finishes dry. Surprisingly not a "sweet" beer, despite all the chocolate flavor.
Mouthfeel: Carbonation is tame, as it should be for the style. Creamy mouthfeel, with medium body.
Drinkability: This would be a great dessert, but it worked well as a mid-afternoon snack too. Dry finish helps drinkability a lot.
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed on: 08-22-2006 20:27:41
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