Big Gruesome Peanut Butter Chocolate Stout - Spring House Brewing Company

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159 Ratings

rAvg: 4.14
pDev: 12.08%
Reviews: 59
Hads: 100

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Brewed by:
Spring House Brewing Company

Pennsylvania, United States

Style | ABV
American Double / Imperial Stout | 8.00% ABV

Availability: Rotating. on-tap (23), bottle (19), nitro-tap (12), growler (5).

Notes:
Peanut Butter Chocolate Stout

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Reviews by BeerCon5:

BeerCon5

Pennsylvania

4.38/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pours a deep brown, almost black color with about one finger of brown fluffy head.

The scent is of peanut butter, cocoa, notes of roasted malt.

The taste is of peanut butter, chalky cocoa, sweet chocolate, notes of burnt coffee.

Fully body, smooth, chewy, a little chalky, low carbonation.

This was a really nice beer, full flavor, even though it’s a bit heavy I drank 3 pints with hardly any notice.

Serving type: on-tap

12-12-2012 21:11:46 | More by BeerCon5

More User Reviews:

Josh1981

Pennsylvania

5/5 rDev +20.8%

05-19-2013 16:58:38 | More by Josh1981

doc17325

Pennsylvania

4.25/5 rDev +2.7%

05-19-2013 15:09:28 | More by doc17325

jd18

Pennsylvania

4/5 rDev -3.4%

05-19-2013 03:50:38 | More by jd18

onix1agr

Pennsylvania

4.25/5 rDev +2.7%

05-18-2013 16:20:20 | More by onix1agr

ejimhof

Pennsylvania

4/5 rDev -3.4%

05-15-2013 22:12:59 | More by ejimhof

chubby2u

New York

4.25/5 rDev +2.7%

05-14-2013 18:02:29 | More by chubby2u

gestyr

Pennsylvania

4/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I admit it, the name attracted me along with the fact it is brewed locally.

Poured from a 22oz bomber into a stout glass.

A: Pours a deep dark opaque brown with a thick and dense tan head that is long lasting.

S: Peanut butter, chocolate, coffee and malty.

T: Interesting. First off the peanut butter followed by bittersweet chocolate and dark malts with a roasted coffee aftertaste.

M: Thick and satisfying. Not cloying.

O: I like this. Very interesting and different from the run of the mill stouts. I will buy this again.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 23:12:12 | More by gestyr

tommyguz

Pennsylvania

4.25/5 rDev +2.7%

05-10-2013 00:10:54 | More by tommyguz

Blaze5445

Pennsylvania

4/5 rDev -3.4%

05-08-2013 20:14:52 | More by Blaze5445

cpetrone84

Pennsylvania

3.18/5 rDev -23.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

On tap at Mcgrath's in Harrisburg. Pour is black with tight foamy mocha brown head. Nose is peanut butter brittle with a muted bakers chocolate. Taste is much of the same with a slightly off cardboard and ashy flavor behind. Dry bitter finish on a creamy body and slightly thinning out in the end.

Serving type: on-tap

05-07-2013 18:47:33 | More by cpetrone84

ZEB89

Pennsylvania

4.25/5 rDev +2.7%

05-06-2013 21:48:11 | More by ZEB89

wyatt13

Illinois

3.79/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

DaveHack sent this bottle my way a few months back in a trade – thanks Dave! Poured from a 22 oz. bomber into my Half Acre snifter.

A – Pours a very dark brown that stops just short of being pitch black. A one-finger mocha head tops off the snifter. The head dissipates substantially right away, but a thin ring of foam sticks around throughout. Minimal lacing.

S – A nice roasted character, with some high-quality bitter chocolate malt in there as well. A vague nuttiness is also present, but I don’t think that I would be able to identify it as peanut butter per se.

T – A hoppy and roasted malt character is at the front end, before a dark bread follows. A cocoa sweetness and mild nuttiness too, but not much else that I can detect.

M – Pretty thin for a stout; I could definitely use a lot more body here, or at least a creamier texture to remind me more of the sticky quality of peanut butter. Instead, it finishes pretty dry. High amount of carbonation.

O – This was definitely an enjoyable stout, but to my tastes it didn’t achieve what it set out to do. Maybe the peanut butter qualities were more evident in a fresh bottle, but I didn’t get much of that here. Oh well, I still appreciate the chance to try something different. Thanks again Dave!

Serving type: bottle

05-06-2013 00:14:34 | More by wyatt13

whatname

Pennsylvania

4.25/5 rDev +2.7%

05-05-2013 01:36:33 | More by whatname

Cdunk11

Pennsylvania

4/5 rDev -3.4%

05-03-2013 18:19:02 | More by Cdunk11

jzeilinger

Pennsylvania

4.05/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Pours pitch black with an extremely creamy, toffee colored head!

S - Cream, cocoa powder, vanilla, light caramel.

T - Cocoa powder, vanilla cream, dark roasted chocolate , and some caramel. Finishes with a moderate dark chocolate bitterness intermingled with creme.

M - Mild pricklies with a creamy finish.

O - A nice, creamy stout with a good balance between biterrness.

Serving type: on-tap

04-25-2013 20:40:17 | More by jzeilinger