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Southern Tier Choklat

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99
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bottled
common

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common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
6554.02/5.04.01/5.0Special11%89.9Snifter
Commercial Description:
“the ancients called it ‘food for the gods’“ The Popol Vuh, the sacred book of the Maya, unfolds a complex web of mystery around a beverage known as xocoatl (ch-co-atle). At Southern Tier, we’re not surprised that hieroglyphs of the ancient Maya depict chocolate being poured for rulers and gods. Even through the many voyages of Columbus, the mystical bean remained nothing more than a strange currency of the native peoples. Moving through centuries, the circular journey of cacao has been realized in our brewing house, encompassing the complexity of the darkest, bitter-sweet candy together with the original frothy cold beverage of the ancient Maya to bring to you our Blackwater Series Choklat Stout. We have combined the finest ingredients to tempt your senses & renew the power & interrelation of history in every bottle.
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 bhensonb (4240), Woodland, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/516/20
Mar 8, 2009  
Bottle from Wine Specialist. Very dark brown/black color with a decent tan head. The aroma is simply chocolate. Full bodied with creamy carbonation. The flavor is darkish milk chocolate with quickly following toasted malt. But the chocolate is ever present. The barely noticeable heat suggests a cordial filled chocolate. The finish is pretty chocolate.


 Brewbie (220), New York, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/103/518/20
Mar 5, 2009  
dark black, with a nice tan head. big chocolate aroma, smells like Hersey’s dark chocolate. tastes like a chocolate covered cherry. the chocolate is huge in this, and for 11%, the alcohol taste is slight until it warms. Probably not something I’d have out at a bar but a great after dinner beer.


 j12601 (1215), Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/518/20
Mar 4, 2009  
On tap at the Golden Rail. Pours a jet black with a thick tan head. Smells like a melting chocolate bar, with a hint of perhaps a deep cherry note. Body is medium, but remarkably creamy. Slight cutting note in it… almost acidic, but not quite. Sort reminiscent (again) of a the slight alkali that balances out a good dark chocolate. Finishes with a nice bitter cocoa flavor. I have a feeling this is one of those few beers that if I come across it in a blind tasting I’ll be able to pick out… it’s just remarkably unique. Possibly a little heavy/novel with the chocolate, but that’s what makes it so good and interesting. The fact that somehow 11% is hidden in here is remarkable, as this is quite easy drinking… or sipping as the case may be, as this is something to be slow with and appreciate. Also had this side by side with the Rogue Chocolate Stout, and this just blows it away.


DeputyAndy (69), New Jersey, USA
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/59/105/519/20
Mar 3, 2009  
Pours like a typical stout, with no head. Smells exactly (i’m not kidding) like chocolate syrup. very sweet taste, possibly the best dessert beer. Again, tastes like thin chocolate milk without the slightest indication of alcohol. I literally had to check the bottle for the alcohol content and was floored when i found out it was 11%. Great beer.


 ditmier (1053), Boise, Idaho, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Mar 2, 2009  
2008 Bottle - Thanks CaptainCougar! - Pours a thin black with a bubbly tan head...aroma is chocolate taffy, vanilla...flavour explodes in the mouth, chocolate, malt, creme, vanilla, coffee...just amazing in how the taste resembles the nose...the alcohol is terrific, and the only thing that gives me pause is an underlying acrid charred wood bitterness that lasts throughout...who cares, this is just amazing...


 elihapa (1051), Honolulu, California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Feb 28, 2009  
’09 bomber, shared with Alex. Pours dark coffee brown with a wispy brownish head. Aroma is remarkably reminiscent of Tootsie Rolls, along with some chocolate milk shake and vanilla bean. The first sip reveals a thick, luxurious palate with small-pearl carbonation; there is no denying this is a dessert beer! Flavor rolls on tongue with deep, rich, velvety chocolate. Dry, dark, milk, bakers . . . this beer is a chocolate lovers dream concoction. Finishes with just a touch of roasts, espresso, and dryness to keep things “balanced.” Have you ever had a molten chocolate lava cake?


 jredmond (1027), New Jersey, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/518/20
Feb 28, 2009    Updated: Jun 9, 2009
SLIM DIDDLIEEES. Bottle. Smells like chocolate syrup. Pours a body like coca cola - pitch black no head. Taste is syrupy, chocolate milkshake, with just a tad of roastiness in the finish. you could literally pour this over vanilla ice cream.


 grandet (478), Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Feb 27, 2009  
Bottle from Sam the beer man. Dark black pour with a small brown head. aroma is huge chocolate and some roasty malt. Taste is lots of chocolate and some bitterness. Def a sipper. Very good.



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