Harpoon Chocolate Stout - Harpoon Brewery

Onenote81

North Carolina

4.06/5  rDev +12.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Excited to see City Bev throw this one on-tap. I've wanted to try this one as I am a sucker for chocolate stouts, and the bottles seem to elude me.

Came out a deep black with a thick frothy tan head on top. The aroma on this is amazing. Big milk chocolate, vanilla cream, malt. Really a nice, sweet aroma. The body on this is a little disappointing. Thin and lacking in body and bite. Carbonation is present, but this is too slick for the style and flavor profile.

Nice sweet chocolate flavors start this out. Vanilla sweetness fights its way in and this finishes with a slight dry note. Graham crackers, toffee bars, and more chocolate. This is sweet, for sure, but it's not overbearing in any way. I wouldn't mind having this in my fridge. Another hit for Harpoon.

Serving type: on-tap

01-10-2013 19:01:08 | More by Onenote81

Cleaver35

Oklahoma

3.75/5  rDev +4.2%

06-12-2013 00:32:15 | More by Cleaver35

Johnnyv310

New York

3/5  rDev -16.7%

05-29-2013 20:40:08 | More by Johnnyv310

LPJones

New York

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

05-27-2013 01:38:31 | More by LPJones

jbeervt

Vermont

3.25/5  rDev -9.7%

05-26-2013 16:29:24 | More by jbeervt

thampel09

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

05-24-2013 18:51:39 | More by thampel09

NJBeer265

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +18.1%

05-22-2013 18:32:37 | More by NJBeer265

ShanShantheRocket

New York

4/5  rDev +11.1%

05-12-2013 20:53:33 | More by ShanShantheRocket

bigbluebeerguy

Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

05-08-2013 01:58:39 | More by bigbluebeerguy

cadaugherty

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

05-08-2013 00:53:34 | More by cadaugherty

dwebs

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +11.1%

05-04-2013 17:28:03 | More by dwebs

PaulsBrew

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev +4.2%

05-03-2013 01:55:25 | More by PaulsBrew

EricReynolds

West Virginia

3.75/5  rDev +4.2%

04-30-2013 02:59:58 | More by EricReynolds

carndog

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +11.1%

04-25-2013 00:04:04 | More by carndog

cmoses

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +25%

04-23-2013 15:03:46 | More by cmoses

ericdupont

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +4.2%

04-21-2013 04:14:40 | More by ericdupont

mendvicdog

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

04-17-2013 23:11:50 | More by mendvicdog

TeamMathis

West Virginia

4.06/5  rDev +12.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Appearance: Black with a quickly dissipating dark, tan head.
Smell: Intense chocolate with roasted coffee beans.
Taste: Chocolate with roasted coffee beans. Bitter aftertaste.
Mouthfeel: Watery yet with decent carbonation.

I really like this stout. The chocolate smell is one of the most pronounced of any beer claiming "chocolate" in the title. The drink greets with chocolate near the front of the tongue, but in the back of the mouth there is the roasted coffee beans aspect. It turns bitter as it goes down. I will get this again next Christmas.

Serving type: bottle

04-14-2013 02:37:07 | More by TeamMathis

Bromine

Florida

3/5  rDev -16.7%

04-11-2013 11:22:05 | More by Bromine

Atomicskis5

Connecticut

3/5  rDev -16.7%

04-11-2013 02:47:44 | More by Atomicskis5

JHull

South Carolina

3.25/5  rDev -9.7%

04-09-2013 00:17:24 | More by JHull

khargro2

Georgia

3/5  rDev -16.7%

03-28-2013 01:43:30 | More by khargro2

wckneeshaw

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

03-26-2013 21:55:42 | More by wckneeshaw

brheuer

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +18.1%

03-24-2013 21:22:54 | More by brheuer

DrewSnyc667

Massachusetts

2.18/5  rDev -39.4%
look: 1.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

12 oz bottle into a pint glass

A - Pours like dark muddy pond water that isn't that appealing. No head at all, dark and flat, cant see through it

S - Sweet roasted malts

T - Artificial toasty sweetness and the chocolate tastes like bad yoo-hoo, bitter

M - Feels flat, nothing there

O - Pass on this one

Serving type: bottle

03-23-2013 00:08:59 | More by DrewSnyc667