 redlight (1030), Winter Park, Florida, USA
May 10, 2008
thanks to beerlando for this. Smells of chocolate cake donuts with chocolate frosting. Pours dark brown with a thin tan head. The flavor does taste like chocolate donut with a creamy coffee, roasty and sweet flavors. Good beer.
Retorp (2148), Tampa, Florida, USA
Jul 18, 2008 Courtesy of Pepsican. Thanks, Andy. The aroma is big with cocoa and chocolate, but the rest is somewhat muddled/muted with just a suggestion of roasted malt notes. The body is dark brown, not black, and holds a receding tan head. Sweet chocolate, cocoa and cream makeup the flavor. Very low bitterness. Smooth and drinkable, but falls short of its enticing name.
hellbilly (793), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA
Jul 14, 2008 bottle by way of StFun... pours a rather thin looking near black shade of brown topped with a small khaki-brown head which fades quickly. smells like those cheap wax coated sleeves of mini chocolate donuts... along with graininess, malt powder, bread/yeast/umami and a little bit of coffee or roasted nuts. the flavor reminds me of eating,yes eating malted chocolate ovaltine (why? you say... i’m lactose intolerant. stop asking questions!). sweet, chocolate-y, grain, cream and an acidic tart finish. lots of roast in the aftertaste as the alcohol begins to warm the belly... quite a bit actually. light to medium bodied... i think the acidity makes it seem a bit watery. foamy carbonation builds creaminess and gets quite soft as the beer warms up.
ATLBeerDog (137), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Jul 11, 2008 Pours a root beer like color with a thick ¾ inch caramel colored head. Smells of roasted malts, chocolate, and licorice dominate. First sip is super chocolaty, like a dark chocolate Hershey Bar or a Diet Right Chocolate Fudge Soda. Mouthfeel is VERY creamy. The taste truly fits the beer’s name. This is brew is both tasty and unique. ENJOY!
Acknud (554), Morganfield, Kentucky, USA
Jun 26, 2008 Dark brown pour. Small tan head. Very carbonated. Chocolate aroma but I don’t get any cake. Taste is of roasted chocolate. Maybe a little salt but the taste doesn’t live up to the billing.
kramer17801 (1846), sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA
May 30, 2008 12 oz bottle, via kmweaver. Pours a clear dark brown body under a fizzy light beige head that lasted quite a while due to the vigorous carbonation. The nose is nice and chocolaty, and it does actually have a bit of a cake-like note. Roast and coffee with just a little hint of burnt grain. The flavor is quite sweet with a good bit of chocolate syrup like flavor. Some lighter roastiness on the finish and a slight cola like flavor that seems a bit out of place. The palate suffers quite a bit from the very fizzy over active carbonation that makes it seem a little too thin. Overall, this was largely a marketing thing over a true taste experience. I’ve had lots of worse Stouts though, so I can’t complain too much.
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