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9899
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Wells & Youngs
Style: Stout
Bedford, England
Serve in English pint

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RATINGS: 2743   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.77   EST. CALORIES: 156   ABV: 5.2%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Available filtered and pasteurised in 500ml bottles and in nitrocans. Also Nitro Keg on Tap
Production moved from Youngs to Wells & Youngs in 2007.
Ingredients: Pale ale and crystal malt, chocolate malt, special blend of sugars, Fuggle and Goldings hops, real dark chocolate and chocolate essence.
Chocolate malt and real dark chocolate are combined with Young's award winning rich, full flavoured dark beer to craft a satisfyingly indulgent, but never overly sweet experience.


4.6
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
bbrock81 (275) - Le Mars, USA - DEC 10, 2008
On tap. Double chocolate is right. This beer has the delicious aroma of a rich chocolate malt! Flavor follows, being thick and creamy in the mouthfeel with a rich, chocolatey, malty- but not sugary-sweet taste. Finish is somewhat short, as typical with a nitro. Overall, excellent.

4.5
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
nazzty (193) - Ödåkra - Helsingborg, SWEDEN - MAY 31, 2012
Wow, superb flavor with distinctive chocolate flavor. Creamy stout and one feels almost the atmosphere of a British pub.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
boxofrane (410) - pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA - MAY 30, 2012
Can. Pours pitch black with a finger of tan head and some sticky lacing. Aroma is all chocolate malt and very sweet. Taste is full of bittersweet and dark chocolate. The palate is very smooth due to the widget. This finishes very smooth. Really good!

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
lyleconklin (7) - san diego, California, USA - MAY 29, 2012 does not count
This has a very appealing look. Nice head out of the bottle, great dark tint. Dark chocolate tasete mixed with slight coffee flavors. Very smooth.

4.2
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
Ernestoo (4) - - MAY 24, 2012 does not count
Aroma alone is worth it. Body could be a little heavier. High carbonation reminds me of coca cola at moments.

4.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
maxwelldeux (320) - Raleigh, North Carolina, USA - MAY 24, 2012
Mmm... this is a good one. Super smooth and easy to drink. Chocolate really comes through in both smell and taste. Great one...

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
UnDecaf (85) - Mountain View, New York, USA - MAY 23, 2012
Sweet, but not from the alcohol. Very creamy and heavy in the chocolate. Tastes similar to a smore.

4.2
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
BeerSensi (60) - California, USA - MAY 23, 2012
Poured fro bottle black with light brown smooth foam head. Nice chocolate, sweet malt and vanilla taste. I liked this one alost.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
burg326 (1105) - Florida, USA - MAY 22, 2012
Poured from the bottles, a dark black color, aromas of chocolate, dark malt, and a touch of vanilla. Flavor is all chocolate, touch of malt, little to none hop presence.

4.2
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
darioklc (106) - Karlovac, CROATIA - MAY 22, 2012
500ml bottle. Deep silky shooth black with creamy foam head. Smell is ofcourse of chocolate. After that some sweet malty and vanilla. It has chocolate flavor and toasty and roasty malt followed with dark bitter chocolate and smooth vanilla.

4.3
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
NightPorter (8) - - MAY 20, 2012 does not count
Bottle. An almost perfect beer for a large brewer. We bought two crates as it’s hard to find...even staff in Youngs pubs look at us blankly when we ask for it. Brewed WITH chocolate, my wife loves it too.


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