Chocolate Rain - The Bruery

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rAvg: 4.49
pDev: 11.8%
Reviews: 186
Hads: 364

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Brewed by:
The Bruery

California, United States

Style | ABV
American Double / Imperial Stout | 19.50% ABV

Availability: Rotating. bottle (144), cask (28), on-tap (14).

Notes:
Black Tuesday with Vanilla Bean & Cocoa Nibs.

2011: 18.5% ABV
2012: 19.5% ABV

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Reviews by Quackus:

Quackus

New York

4.5/5 rDev +0.2%

01-11-2013 22:01:49 | More by Quackus

More User Reviews:

Phelps

Arizona

4.03/5 rDev -10.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Bottle into a wine glass.

Burnt umber, milky and opaque in the middle and clearer at the edges. A hard pour results in nearly no head, which is expected -- this thing is like liqueur.

Huge bourbon nose, packed with alcohol. Vanilla bean, buttered toffee, acrid charred oak, and dark chocolate sauce. Lots and lots of chocolate sauce.

Wow, is this rich. Vodka-soaked heath bars, bourbon, vanilla, brown sugar, oak. It's a delicious blend, but so sugary I'm worried I'll get a headache.

The word of the day is: rich. Thick, syrupy medium-full body. Alcohol heat is high, like pepper spice on the tongue. It numbs the tongue a little as well. Carbonation is light and prickly. Heavy stuff.

Like drinking chocolate frosting. Thick, rich, highly inebriating. It is, however, a one-trick pony. There's not a ton of complexity, but you don't really need it. Chocolate? Good. Stout? Good. Bourbon? Gooood.

Serving type: bottle

05-25-2013 18:56:26 | More by Phelps

infi

New York

2.75/5 rDev -38.8%

05-25-2013 03:17:12 | More by infi

r0nyn

New York

2.75/5 rDev -38.8%

05-25-2013 03:16:47 | More by r0nyn

dfillius

Michigan

4.5/5 rDev +0.2%

05-25-2013 00:49:27 | More by dfillius

kmatlack

California

4.5/5 rDev +0.2%

05-24-2013 06:52:57 | More by kmatlack

warnerry

Michigan

4.75/5 rDev +5.8%

05-24-2013 02:25:25 | More by warnerry

david131

Michigan

4.75/5 rDev +5.8%

05-24-2013 02:04:28 | More by david131

Nightrain87

California

5/5 rDev +11.4%

05-23-2013 05:58:26 | More by Nightrain87

egrace84

Illinois

4.5/5 rDev +0.2%

05-23-2013 00:54:12 | More by egrace84

velcrogrip

Florida

4.75/5 rDev +5.8%

05-22-2013 18:23:34 | More by velcrogrip

oldp0rt

Quebec (Canada)

4/5 rDev -10.9%

05-22-2013 02:26:59 | More by oldp0rt

jgluck

California

5/5 rDev +11.4%

05-20-2013 22:57:53 | More by jgluck

Fux

France

4.48/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Bottle shared by Pixieskid to ruin our palates after an awesome sour tasting! Bottle from batch #3.
A: Very dark, black pour, with creamy mocha head, which falls into a thin collar around the glass.
S: Nose is on chocolate, vanilla, molasses, also toffee and wood. Not too much alcohol given the ABV.
T: Palate is rich and very expressive, on chocolate, vanilla and bourbon. There are also underlying notes of toffee, some sweetness, and some fruitiness with figs and plums in the background. The finish is quite alcoholic, really warming in the back of the throat, a bit disturbing actually.
M: Velvety, oily, a little bit sticky, and also warming mouthfeel.
O: The flavor profile of this beer is great, rich and dense. There is however a bit too much alcohol in this to be truly perfect. Thanks for sharing Brandon!

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 15:57:36 | More by Fux

sandiego67

California

4.75/5 rDev +5.8%

05-20-2013 14:44:15 | More by sandiego67

mhksuccess

California

4.54/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pour from bottle into my bruery snifter glass
pours dark and very little head if any very little lacing
smell is overwhelming chocolate and vanilla
which is reflected in the taste first upfront is heavy chocolate
and the backend is vanilla heavy
very strong not hott but definite can tell it has a high abv
i split half the bottle and was slowing down by the last of it
may need to split three or four ways next time
overall i really enjoyed this bottle it was sweet but not as sweet as some people tend to describe it as a sugar bomb
definite something to try if you have not had

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 14:43:08 | More by mhksuccess

jaasen64

Massachusetts

4.48/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

750ml bottle stored in my cellar for over a year. Poured into 18oz Funky Buddha snifter, bottle split three ways. Reviewed live.

A- Pours a dark black that has some translucency, actually slightly lighter then I was expecting. Pretty much no head, very still top, minimal carbonation, just some alcohol legs along the sides of the glass.

S- Rich chocolate, vanilla beans, lightly bourbon, extremely well balanced booze. Can tell it's got a high abv, but fits very nicely for how high it is and integrates well with the other aromas. Fairly aromatic.

T- This is where the beer gets really interesting: flavors of dark chocolate, cocoa nibs, bourbon, vanilla, hints of booze on this finish but nowhere near what you would expect at almost 20%, extremely well balanced. Aftertaste that lingers with chocolate and balanced vanilla.

M- Very smooth especially for 19.5%, a beer definitely should not be this smooth with an abv this high- feels more like 9%, fairly minimal carbonation but nice for the style. Can't believe how easy this is to drink.

O- This was a fantastic high abv stout that was incredibly easy to drink and extremely flavorful. I was expecting this to be overly boozey but the abv was well hidden and was surprisingly easy to drink with all the flavors coming out very nicely. I highly recommend seeking this out, just be careful with how dangerously smooth it is.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 22:18:10 | More by jaasen64