Chapel (327), Levittown, New York, USA Mar 17, 2008 Pours thick and dark with a light tan head. Everything about this is chocolate. Impressively so. Consistency is rather milky. Alcohol is almost not present which is rather surprising to see that it is at 11 ABV. If you can get this, get it. doubleo (1096), San Diego, California, USA Mar 16, 2008 22oz bottle. Pours a thick, super dark brown, black color. Very small, crisp, light brown head, no lace. Smells like home made hot chocolate. Sweet cocoa. The taste is a bit malty and roasty up front and then sweet and chocolatey through the middle to the finish. There’s a bit of alcohol burn on the finish as well. Medium body for such a thick looking and tasting brew, nice mellow carbonation. dmradus (225), State College, Pennsylvania, USA Mar 16, 2008 Pours black, one-finger tan brown head. Big bubbles fade to a small cap with some time. Nose is pungent chocolate, not so much of ’raw’ chocolate but more chocolate syrup, tootsie rolls, chocolate milk even, some slight roast. Taste goes three ways: first, bittersweet chocolate, not as artificial-tasting as in the aroma; second, really significant presence of spicy alcohol, a definite drawback; third, piney, spicy, resinous chinook hops in the background. Mouthfeel is a little slighter than I’d expect or prefer, light-to-moderate. Very long lasting and very nice chocolately bitter aftertaste. ekstedt (2411), Göteborg, Sweden Mar 16, 2008 Updated: Oct 22, 2009Bottle (65 cl) at a Göteborg RB tasting. Black with a large brown head. Intense chocolate aroma, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, some spicy hops. Medium to heavy body, smooth mouthfeel. A bit sweet with moderate bitterness. The overall impression is an overwhelming punch of chocolate. GregClow (2492), Toronto, Ontario, Canada Mar 15, 2008 Bottle courtesy of HogTownHarry - thanks for picking this one up for me, Harry! Pours pitch black with a two-finger dark tan head, just beautiful. Fantastic aroma of high quality dark chocolate with backing notes of roasted malt and a hint of alcohol. Full bodied without being too thick or cloying - just about perfect, really. Delicious flavour - tonnes of chocolate, but a good amount of roast malt as well, and a well-hopped finish that holds some great mint notes. Chocolate-mint - yeah, loving this! Beautiful stuff all around. rlgk (3377), Vårgårda, Sweden Mar 15, 2008 Bottle. Black color, brown head. Huge chocolate aroma, cocoa, mint, some vanilla. Chocolate flavor as well, cocoa, some hop,s mint, perfume and tar. Bitter chocolate finish. Alcohol is very well hidden, but this is too much chocolate to really please me. I wanted this beerto be better.... gnoff (3559), Göteborg, Sweden Mar 15, 2008 (650 ml bottle) On March 14, 2008. Black color, brown head. Very sweet chocolate drink scent, a little bit of hops perhaps, very one-dimensional. Chocolate, bitter, hoppy, roasted taste. Smooth mouthfeel, high bitterness. wj94 (64), Virginia, USA Mar 15, 2008 Chocolate....a little more chocolate....did I mention there’s chocolate in this one? Pours pitch black, light beige head, smooth, chocolatey (no, really, it’s got some chocolate in it).
Second sip, whoa....there’s some more chocolate! I think someone melted down a Hershey bar, spiked it with some alcohol, and put it in this bottle. Yep....chocolate.
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