Holy Crap...that's the short version of my review and I mean that in the best way possible.

This beer is just epic. The initial pour is unassuming, it's not so viscous that you'd think you have a beast of a stout on your hands, but then the first whiff...just pure rich chocolate tones. I feel like I could just sit and smell this beer. The first sip is rich and oh so smooth, it's almost like cake batter but somehow in a good way, it's very rich but doesn't feel thick which is good. There's a nice balance of carbonation that helps make what could be a very heavy beer go down easy. What's even better is that the more I drank it the more I liked it, I sipped gingerly not because I had to, but because I dreaded that inevitable moment when my glass would be empty.

I split a bottle three ways with 2 friends last night and both loved it. This is by far the best chocolate stout I've had, and one of the best stouts of any kind I've had. A must purchase item for any fan of stouts.

sounds good, i will look fr it as i enjoyed the rogue chocolate stout...well once it warmed up a bit

This one takes no warming, it's about 10 times as good as the rogue, it should be served warmish, but it tastes good at a good range of temps

Devon is SPOT on here. I had one of these a couple weeks ago and it is one of my favorite stouts period, let alone Chocolate stouts.

On a side note, I also goT to try the Southern Tier Gemini along with it, which is a 50/50 combinatin of their Hoppe & Unearthly. Whew. I'll do a separate write-up on that. They are becoming one of my top breweries. Their Phin & Matt's and standard IPA are two of my favorite session brews. The rest have been pretty spot on as well.

My only complaint is it's a bit much on the taste... I settled in to drink it one day... over the course of a movie... and had trouble... big trouble. It's great for a glass. But, 2 glasses of it is a bit on the heavy side for me. And there's nothing I like more than a bomber of imperial stout. This is definitely a splitting with a friend beer. Not a bad thing at all, it's just a heavy and intense beer.

Mr Hammond wrote:
Devon is SPOT on here. I had one of these a couple weeks ago and it is one of my favorite stouts period, let alone Chocolate stouts.

On a side note, I also goT to try the Southern Tier Gemini along with it, which is a 50/50 combinatin of their Hoppe & Unearthly. Whew. I'll do a separate write-up on that. They are becoming one of my top breweries. Their Phin & Matt's and standard IPA are two of my favorite session brews. The rest have been pretty spot on as well.

I had the gemini on tap and loved it, I bought a bottle and when I crack it I'll do a more thorough writeup. But it rocks.

Devon wrote:
I had the gemini on tap and loved it, I bought a bottle and when I crack it I'll do a more thorough writeup. But it rocks.

I had the Gemini in the bottle and didn't like it as much as the tap version of yours I tried. It seemed a lot harder to drink without the great hop taste the tap had... at the same time I also had quite the head-cold, so maybe that effected it (you think?). So, long story short, I guess I'll have to retry it. It's a beast of a beer at 10.5% abv though!

Had this last weekend myself. Wrote a review of the beer: Southern Tier’s Imperial Choklat Stout And pretty much hits on the same things Devon did. Have people tried the Ommegang Chocolate Stout? I have (didn't write a review of it though), and it too was quite good.

runningman wrote:
Had this last weekend myself. Wrote a review of the beer: Southern Tier’s Imperial Choklat Stout And pretty much hits on the same things Devon did. Have people tried the Ommegang Chocolate Stout? I have (didn't write a review of it though), and it too was quite good.

I didn't like the Ommegang nearly as much. It tasted powdery to me... you could really tell it used cocoa powder I thought. I liked the Southern Tier a lot better as it was more viscous and smooth.

Had the Choklat on tap last week, liked it better than the Brooklyn, Ommegang, Young's. etc.