Extremely rich dry-bodied mahogany stout serenades penetrative grains, sugared oats, burnt caramel, and maple sap with lingered coffee roast to subtly bitter smoked finish, hiding heavy alcohol content for less restrictive novices.
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OMMEGANG CHOCOLATE INDULGENCE ALE
Impressive Belgian-styled 10th anniversary celebrator slurs collars of tan spume across glass above proud mahogany hue. Lactic malt-smoked cocoa-powdered souring boosts creamy dark chocolate froth and latent cappuccino luster. Hop-roasted burnt coffee skulk advances as cinnamon-teased vanilla spicing, dry fig-date slink, and hazelnut tinge crimp cherry cordial wisp.
(ROGUE) BROWN BEAR STOUT
ROGUE CHOCOLATE STOUT
Perpetual black chocolate nose and tongue, dusky molasses-sapped powdered cocoa concision, bitter vanilla bean respite and oats-flaked hop tarring consume decisive lactose-frothed milk stout. Compact sandalwood-hued head, wispy Brussels lace, and jet black complexion provide visual seduction suiting creamy chocolate malted full body. Chewy toffee midst, bulging anise drift and ripe cherry surge stimulate emerging cookie dough finish. Like coffee with creme de cocoa, retains sweet sumptuousness.
SARANAC MOCHA STOUT
SNAKE RIVER ZONKER STOUT
Marvelous creamy chocolate sweetness and chewy cookie dough thickness counter distinct burnt coffee sourness for absolutely perfect dry stout. Frothy mocha notes abound amongst sinewy yeast texture, as hints of black cherry, cocoa butter, and red currant add further complexity to slow sipping robustness. Yet sturdily rich alcohol-strengthened Zonker succinctly leavens pervasive boldness with enchanting textural calmness.
SOUTHERN TIER CHOKLAT STOUT
Astonishing creamy chocolate malted theme dominates fabulous Imperial stout. Super-sweet milk chocolate-y frontage benefits from residual vanilla, hazelnut, and cherry cordial illusions heightening thickened chocolate cake finish. Compares favorably to Young’s Double Chocolate and Rogue Chocolate Stout.
ARCADIA COCOA LOCO STOUT
STONEY CREEK DOUBLE CHOCOLATE ALE
Lactic cocoa-powdered porter bursts forth with roasted chocolate malting, black coffee souring and maple molasses sweetening, picking up hazelnut and macadamia illusions for lofty dry mocha finish.
BIG ROCK BLACK AMBER ALE
Extremely thick molasses-coated amber ale with wonderful chocolate vigor. As black as Guinness in appearance, and almost as incredible. Though not water-based like most Canadian brews, Black Amber retains clean crispness despite such dark auspices. Blackened caramel malts, powdery cocoa bittering and ashen dried fruited backdrop compatible to light porter styling. Lengthier creamy finish would suffice, but no one is arguing.
TEN SPRINGS FAT BEAR STOUT
Deep-roasted mocha-malted nuttiness and mannered English-styled hop bitterness anchor frothy tawny-headed stout. But ridiculously fluffy carbolic foam conceals acidic fig-dried raisin sourness and tertiary kumquat splotch, blemishing re-heated coffee finish and full-bodied nature. If only it was richer…
(BERGER) CHOCOLATE STOUT
Complex chocolate liqueur sass abruptly countered by dry barley roast and coffee bean bitterness. Simultaneous sweet chocolate creaminess and affluent honey accrual formulate eager barleywine nuance. Finely detailed, if overtly fizzy, finishing with sour mocha indifference. Serve to novice lager and pilsner drinkers ready to plunge into more aggressive fare. Brewery defunct: circa 2004.


