Brewery: Wells & Young's Ltd.
ABV: 5.2%
Serving method: 16.9-oz bottle in a pint glass
Born/Bottled/Shipped on: Best by 3/26/11
I believe this post marks the first beer from outside the United States. We're going global with this thing!!
Young's Double Chocolate Stout is one of the darkest stouts I've ever seen. You can just barely make out a hint of ruby at the extremes, but other than that, this baby is solid darkness. There is a light head, and the beer leaves an erratic lacing pattern on the glass. Based on the name of the beer, I bet you can guess that the aroma is chocolate. There also seems to be some roasted chocolate. Maybe that's the double chocolate from the beer's name!
If you ever try this, prepare yourself for a sweet beer. There are chocolate beers, and then there's this beer. By far, the dominant flavor here is chocolate. This is almost like drinking a dessert. I know there are wines classified as "dessert wines," but I am not sure if there are dessert beers. If there are, this beer has to be included. After the initial chocolateyness, there is a mild toffee flavor in the background at the end. This beer is not very carbonated, which makes it very smooth to drink. It has a mild chocolate aftertaste.
Final thought - If you know anything about me, you know that I love chocolate almost as much as a girl who just got dumped. Actually, maybe more. So obviously I enjoy this beer. It's good when it's cold and it's good as it warms up. The sweetness might be a little too much to drink more than a couple though, which is its only downside. Other than that, it's great.
-Jon
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