Arcadia Cocoa Loco Triple Chocolate Stout

Brewed by Arcadia Brewing Company
Style: Foreign Stout
Battle Creek, Michigan USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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Bottle and draught, Spring 2008 at Sunset Grill. Very thick, viscous-looking mahogany-to-black body with a dense tan head. Tar and chocolate rise up from the liquid, with cinnamon??? and other such spices coming in as well. Very rich nose to it, with vanilla as an afterthought. In the mouth it’s somewhat less chewy/thick than expected, with a more dried-out mouthfeel, thanks in part to the spiciness. They don’t really say anything about spice additions, but man is this stuff full of cinnamon. To the point of it being way too much. Chocolate element is well-done and would have been highly pleasant without the dry, fatiguing spiciness. Vanilla and sweet caramel round out the finish, with little in the way of roast or bitterness. Some floral hop notes are appreciated but lend little to the overall character of the beer. Too spicy!

Bottle. Nice aroma. Beer pours dark brown. Tan head vanishes. Reminds me of moo hoo stout only better. Wish I had more of these. Love the chocolate. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Aroma of cocoa, milk, and a hint of dark fruit. Pours black with a thin brown head. Taste is thick with molasses and burnt chocolate. Very hearty but lacks some sweetness.

Pours a dark brown with with no head. Aroma of dark chocolate and coffee. Taste follows, not overly sweet. Real balanced nice drinkable. Nice surprise ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle. Black with a medium light brown head. Aroma is chocolate, coffee, roasted, caramel. Taste is medium sweet, with a strong roasted bitterness. Not a whole lot of chocolate. Finish is dry, roasted. Light body, moderate carbonation.

A mediocre stout. Very nice appearance, pitch black pour with a small beige head that remains. Aroma is all chocolate and coffee. Taste is slightly sweet but not enough chocolate for something called a "triple chocolate stout". Taste is pretty smooth, slightly bitter, but overall just ok.

Bottle. Pours a dark brown color, tannish head. Chocolate, sweet, roasted malt, and light coffee. Simple and about what you would expect, although it is rather thin.

Pours dark brown in color with a khaki head. Maybe a touch watery on the nose, but otherwise nice roast and chocolate aromas. A hint of coffee and some molasses for sweetness. The flavor isn’t bad, but similarly watery. Cocoa/chocolate, coffee, and roasted malt make up most of the substance. A slight sweetness of toffee and molasses, too. Not bad, but not great either.

Bottle from the Anderson’s. Pours black with a thin khaki head. Chocolate and molasses notes on the nose. Chocolates somewhat pronounced on the tongue with just a hint of sweetness. It feels like its missing coffee. Fairly clean finish.

Bottle. Poured thick head. Bitter dark chocolate, slightly boozy taste. Smooth, easily drinkable for a triple chocolate. Long lingering aftertaste. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

It poured a dark brown color with a light brown head. The aroma was of coffee, but not overwhelming. The taste was of malt and coffee, with a slight dark chocolate taste as well.