Chocolate Heat - Hardywood Park Craft Brewery

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rAvg: 3.46
pDev: 13.58%
Reviews: 5
Hads: 37

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Hardywood Park Craft Brewery

Virginia, United States

Style | ABV
Chile Beer | 9.00% ABV

Availability: Limited (brewed once). bottle (4), on-tap (1).

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Reviews by akakii:

akakii

Virginia

3.75/5 rDev +8.4%

02-10-2013 23:45:55 | More by akakii

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West Virginia

4.03/5 rDev +16.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Serving type - 22oz caged and corked bottle

Appearance - Dark tan/black with a monster 5+ inch creamy, foamy head and tons of lacing.

Smell - Roasted malts, creamy chocolate, chili's, raisin, honey, molasses, brown sugars, smoke, spices.

Taste - First sip is a nice mix of chili warmth, sugars, honey, cinnamon, ginger,some fruits and a little chocolate. Not overly sweet but fairly warm. Plenty of honey and ginger in each sip. The chocolate is masked under the chili and sugars but still is noticeable. The spices add a little Belgium like flavor.

Mouthfeel - The malts and chili coat the tongue with roasty and warmth flavors. Palate gets more of the same with sugars, honey and fruits. The aftertaste is a little malty and smokey.

Overall - Different, but enjoyable. Not as chocolate forward as you might expect. Really does have chili warmth along with lots of cinnamon and spice. This reminds me of a winter warmer more then a milk stout. I like it, a nice change up from standard chili stouts, glad I got to try and would drink again.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 00:20:21 | More by wvsabbath

leftstagebrew

North Carolina

3/5 rDev -13.3%

05-13-2013 16:58:00 | More by leftstagebrew

Mopps

Virginia

2.5/5 rDev -27.7%

05-06-2013 17:42:05 | More by Mopps

imperialking

Illinois

3.75/5 rDev +8.4%

05-03-2013 18:39:24 | More by imperialking

mdfb79

New York

3.75/5 rDev +8.4%

05-01-2013 20:11:46 | More by mdfb79

czillmer

Virginia

2.5/5 rDev -27.7%

04-29-2013 01:24:05 | More by czillmer

circus_cat

Virginia

3.75/5 rDev +8.4%

04-26-2013 19:42:35 | More by circus_cat

Beejay

Virginia

3.75/5 rDev +8.4%

04-18-2013 22:51:11 | More by Beejay

alysmith4

District of Columbia

3.5/5 rDev +1.2%

04-14-2013 13:42:52 | More by alysmith4

mendvicdog

Maryland

3.5/5 rDev +1.2%

04-08-2013 02:41:21 | More by mendvicdog

Lelampp

Ohio

4/5 rDev +15.6%

04-08-2013 02:18:59 | More by Lelampp

marlinsfan4

Maryland

3.25/5 rDev -6.1%

04-07-2013 17:38:05 | More by marlinsfan4

duceswild

Maryland

3.25/5 rDev -6.1%

04-06-2013 17:34:26 | More by duceswild

AngusOg

Maryland

3.25/5 rDev -6.1%

04-06-2013 17:28:37 | More by AngusOg

DruRho

Maryland

3.25/5 rDev -6.1%

04-06-2013 17:25:07 | More by DruRho

Bopol

North Carolina

3.75/5 rDev +8.4%

04-06-2013 02:47:58 | More by Bopol

yamar68

Minnesota

3.66/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Thanks to cw577enfield for this one!

A swampy, coffee brown body produces a full four fingers of lively khaki tan head. Naturally, tons of lace with gushing beading beneath.

Some very apparent cola aromas with ginger, milk chocolate and spice. Interesting.

Again... it's interesting. A prickly cola mouthfeel is layered with tobacco, cocoa, molasses, cream, and a smoky chipotle pepper on the finish. I'm shocked to learn that there are Scotch Bonnets and Habaneros involved. I don't get the sort of spice you would expect from those varieties but, thankfully, I also don't get any vegetative substitutes. Mildly spicy with a touch of BBQ smoke.

Thanks for the opportunity to try this unique beer!

Serving type: bottle

04-04-2013 01:34:57 | More by yamar68