Dessert beer anyone?
There are some beers that were brewed to be sipped and Brooklyn Brewery’s Black Chocolate Stout is certainly among them. Drinking this imperial stout commands your full attention as you notice a significant chocolate taste blended with bold hints of espresso. Its light head disappears into the darkness as you pick up the distinct aroma of malty alcohol. As you sip it, you can feel its warming taste all the way down to your stomach and this beer’s superb aftertaste leaves you looking forward to another sip.
I’ve aged a case of this fine beer over the past year and have enjoyed pairing it with chocolaty desserts (especially ones that contain Oreos). Brooklyn Brewery’s winter ’04 – ’05 Black Chocolate Stout is certainly a treat.
February 10th, 2006 at 2:26 am
[…] I’ve had the pleasure of tasting eight different beers from The Brooklyn Brewery and up until last night, their Block Chocolate Stout was by far, my favorite of their beers. This ranking changed, however, after my first taste of their Brown Ale. […]
October 9th, 2006 at 12:55 pm
[…] Early fall is a great beer drinking time when adventurous breweries unleash spicy tasting pumpkin beer– this year’s first batch comes from the Brooklyn Brewery of Black Chocolate Stout fame. Under the Post Road brand, this dark logger-like hued pumpkin beer is a great showing with a nice lasting head with a fair amount of bubbliness, which imparts a wonderful malty nose with a pleasant cinnamon and nutmeg spiciness. This pleasantly crisp and smooth beer has a sweet cinnamony taste, complemented by a well balanced maltiness, which finishes brilliantly. […]
November 21st, 2006 at 2:50 am
[…] This year’s brew is no exception, pouring a deep dark stout-like color with little to no head, which is tannish in color. The nose is a spicy sweet cinnamon with slight nutmeg and roasted malts, which happens to also describe the taste– burnt malts in a fashion close to the Brooklyn Brewery’s Chocolate Stout. The spices work well together imparting a sweet, yet warming feel all the way down. The finish is pleasantly malty with a slight sweetness. […]