Southern Tier Choklat

Appearance: Pours an opaque black body with a tiny, tiny beige head that, regardless of being so tiny, was rather short-lived. Smell: Incredibly chocolatey! Sweet-smelling aroma of luscious chocolate ganache with a hint of vanilla and roast. Taste: Incredibly chocolatey! Initially, I was worried this beer might fail to deliver like some other chocolate stouts have in the past, but this is NOT the case. Milk chocolate, chocolate malt balls, dark chocolate, and cocoa stitched together with vanilla notes, some roastiness, and a touch of spicy alcohol. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Mild carbonation. Tremendously creamy mouthfeel. Drinkability: A very lovely imperial stout pumped up with chocolatey goodness. 11% but still an ease to drink.

had this at brannigan brothers in downtown lansing. when it was opened, the room filled with the smell of chocolate. thick and rich, this was like drinking liquid chocolate. i really can’t say anything bad about this one. as it sat and warmed up, the richness improved, it was truly a wonderful stout.

Big moca aroma from black body with no head. Big Bitter sweet chocolate flavor with some roast and malt sweetness. Very heavy mouth feel. Alcohol is well hidden

Bottle shared by kp ( i think) at the pre-sex gathering. Wow, I didn’t care for this one at all. Aroma does have a lot of chocolate, but not my favorite kind. Smells like a "liquid tootsie roll" as one of the guys next to me commented. Flavor is way too sweet and just not a pleasure to drink at all. Far from my favorite type of imperial stout.

22 oz bomber. Oily thick black pour with a thin dark brown head. The aroma is loaded with rich fudgey chocolate. Dark, and sweet and luxurious. Rich and chewy with an unctuous mouthfeel. Silky mouthfeel with a rich and lightly earthy bitterness. Moderate roastiness but the chocolate is the star here. A soft caramelly backnote as well. The chocolate here is sweeter than in other chocolate imperial stouts I’ve had recently. A fine dessert beer... it’s sweet enough to stand up to anything. Tasty.

Pours a black color with light brown head. Aroma is of fudge brownie, chocolate milk shake and chocolate malt. Taste is the same as well. This is an imperial stout, but to me, it’s more of a dessert beer then something I’d want to sit back and drink a bomber off. It’s a remarkable beer, but a one time experience for me. If I was single, this would be a good panty remover.

22oz bottle poured into a snifter has a dark black color with minimal light transparency slow carbination and an initial dark tan head that peeled back to become a lace like coating on the top. aroma has loads of dark bakers chocolate, cream, chocolate malt, and resembles the nesquick chocolate milk. the most chocolate i have ever smelled in a beer. mouth feel is velvety smooth with just enough carbination to bring it all across. flavor is right in line with the smell bringing malts with chocolate and caramel to provide plenty of richness. sweetness is at a high level but necessary to provide the 11% abv. that is only noticeable in the slight warming it gives you and to balance out the bitterness of the chocolate. somewhat a one dimensional brew and it definitely rides the fence of being a little too over the top. all that said i did enjoy it quite much.

Pours a pitch black with a quickly dissipating medium mocha head and some streamy lacing. Aroma is heavily chocolate, almost like brownie batter or chocolate cake. Taste is chocolate brownie, with some sweetness and is very smooth; no alcohol burn for this. A very enjoyable impy.