Commendable flesh-headed mahogany-bodied ‘import-export’ stout utilizes Irish ale yeast and Belgian chocolate to propel robust full body. Creamy dark-roasted chocolate entry picks up immediate cocoa-chalked hazelnut coffee resilience and unexpected floral fruited frolic for rounded mouthfeel. Beneath, tar-like tobacco-stained wood-charred bittering seeps into vanilla-espresso conflux and docile blueberry-pureed black cherry rasp.
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PORT TOWNSEND STRAIT STOUT
Frothy brown chocolate-vanilla creaminess rises above hop-oiled walnut toasting and tannic grape tartness. Roasted Brazil nut, cola nut, and macadamia illusions sharpen bittersweet mocha-influenced black cherry-pureed backdrop.
HIGH & MIGHTY TWO-HEADED BEAST CHOCOLATE STOUT
Amiably smooth tan-headed brown-bodied milkshake-like dessert treat nowhere near as ferociously heady as beastly name implies. A tad watery for ‘luscious chocolate stout’ status, but truly rewarding as moderate-bodied crossover for dark lager stylists. Mildly creamed brown chocolate-y cocoa bean sweetness lingers above recessive espresso coffee bittering. Ashen hop-charred roast dryly counters oncoming vanilla-sugared toffee dalliance.
SOUTHERN TIER IMPERIAL MOKAH STOUT
LOST COAST 8-BALL STOUT
(MAD RIVER) STEELHEAD EXTRA STOUT
OMMEGANG CHOCOLATE INDULGENCE ALE
Impressive Belgian-styled 10th anniversary celebrator slurs collars of tan spume across glass above proud mahogany hue. Lactic malt-smoked cocoa-powdered souring boosts creamy dark chocolate froth and latent cappuccino luster. Hop-roasted burnt coffee skulk advances as cinnamon-teased vanilla spicing, dry fig-date slink, and hazelnut tinge crimp cherry cordial wisp.
(ROGUE) BROWN BEAR STOUT
ROGUE CHOCOLATE STOUT
Perpetual black chocolate nose and tongue, dusky molasses-sapped powdered cocoa concision, bitter vanilla bean respite and oats-flaked hop tarring consume decisive lactose-frothed milk stout. Compact sandalwood-hued head, wispy Brussels lace, and jet black complexion provide visual seduction suiting creamy chocolate malted full body. Chewy toffee midst, bulging anise drift and ripe cherry surge stimulate emerging cookie dough finish. Like coffee with creme de cocoa, retains sweet sumptuousness.
SARANAC MOCHA STOUT
SNAKE RIVER ZONKER STOUT
Marvelous creamy chocolate sweetness and chewy cookie dough thickness counter distinct burnt coffee sourness for absolutely perfect dry stout. Frothy mocha notes abound amongst sinewy yeast texture, as hints of black cherry, cocoa butter, and red currant add further complexity to slow sipping robustness. Yet sturdily rich alcohol-strengthened Zonker succinctly leavens pervasive boldness with enchanting textural calmness.
SOUTHERN TIER CHOKLAT STOUT
Astonishing creamy chocolate malted theme dominates fabulous Imperial stout. Super-sweet milk chocolate-y frontage benefits from residual vanilla, hazelnut, and cherry cordial illusions heightening thickened chocolate cake finish. Compares favorably to Young’s Double Chocolate and Rogue Chocolate Stout.