Choklat - Southern Tier Brewing Company

gueuzeonhigh

Maine

4.72/5  rDev +10.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Poured black as widower's weeds and heavy as a chest of plate. A short lived but frothy brownish foam erupted from the brew and presented a nose of cocoa, hops, toasted malt, more chocolate and a nip of alcohol.

The flavor was like biting off a chunk of 80% cocoa chocolate tempered on one side of the ring with hops bitterness and on the other side with a sweet toasted malt-- not a cloying sweet but a counterweight to the hops that balanced leaving the chocolate prominent in the center.

The beer coated my glass-- not just a lacing but it seemed to have a viscosity, an adherence factor that left a film coating as I swirled the libation around.

Mouthfeel is cordial and outstanding. A long finish with the chocolate tailing off like a reverberation followed by the other flavor ingredients as if an orchestra came to a crescendo and abruptly ceased their sound. The reverberant field of the concert hall continued for a few seconds.

Drinkability- downgraded a hair by the 11% ABV but this brew needs the elevated ABV to consummate the flavors. The brew was such a treat I would gladly weld myself to my chair as I enjoy my second bomber bottle. I'll even endure the hang-over while I revel in the flavor experience.

Glorious... simply glorious.

Serving type: bottle

02-02-2011 00:03:00 | More by gueuzeonhigh

SwG237

New York

3.25/5  rDev -24.1%

05-24-2013 04:01:49 | More by SwG237

KlayWey

Idaho

4.5/5  rDev +5.1%

05-24-2013 00:54:53 | More by KlayWey

Boston_Steve

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev -0.7%

05-23-2013 22:44:29 | More by Boston_Steve

HugeBulge

New York

3.75/5  rDev -12.4%

05-23-2013 14:42:51 | More by HugeBulge

BigbROB

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -0.7%

05-22-2013 16:08:16 | More by BigbROB

NJBeer265

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +5.1%

05-22-2013 15:51:21 | More by NJBeer265

ajtorres311

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +5.1%

05-22-2013 14:46:46 | More by ajtorres311

kizyle

Georgia

3.25/5  rDev -24.1%

05-22-2013 13:31:51 | More by kizyle

SpdKilz

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -12.4%

05-22-2013 13:21:44 | More by SpdKilz

scoot64

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +5.1%

05-21-2013 23:23:28 | More by scoot64

Busker

Connecticut

5/5  rDev +16.8%

05-21-2013 18:06:01 | More by Busker

joejost

New York

4.25/5  rDev -0.7%

05-21-2013 01:35:03 | More by joejost

johntfox

Florida

4.25/5  rDev -0.7%

05-20-2013 21:51:10 | More by johntfox

PlayitAgain

New York

4.5/5  rDev +5.1%

05-20-2013 03:05:34 | More by PlayitAgain

SpAiReArGsEonNE

New Jersey

4.75/5  rDev +11%

05-20-2013 02:38:45 | More by SpAiReArGsEonNE

Geno206

Washington

4.5/5  rDev +5.1%

05-20-2013 02:13:34 | More by Geno206

xseanprimex

South Carolina

4.75/5  rDev +11%

05-19-2013 20:20:48 | More by xseanprimex

cornpone

New York

4.25/5  rDev -0.7%

05-19-2013 20:18:14 | More by cornpone

Kreko7

California

4.5/5  rDev +5.1%

05-19-2013 16:17:13 | More by Kreko7

ShawnMH

Indiana

4/5  rDev -6.5%

05-19-2013 15:32:27 | More by ShawnMH

MastaShonuf

California

4.75/5  rDev +11%

05-19-2013 13:59:15 | More by MastaShonuf

bluestar0828

Virginia

4.75/5  rDev +11%

05-18-2013 21:01:55 | More by bluestar0828

Photekut

Azerbaijan

4/5  rDev -6.5%

05-18-2013 20:52:14 | More by Photekut

Roman5150

Michigan

4.69/5  rDev +9.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

bottle into tulip

appearance: solid black with 1 finger tan head

smell: loads of chocolate, milky chocolate, roasted malt, minty chocolate, amazing smell

taste: huge milk chocolate flavors, not very bitter, just milky creamy chocolatey goodness. Some mint chocolate comes through in the aftertaste, with notes of vanilla and very subtle espresso flavors balanced in.

mouthfeel: so thick and full bodied you may think you're drinking a milkshake....exceptional

overall: I will have to do a blind test with a Stone IRS to determine my favorite, but this is probably equal. Amazing milk chocolate flavors, this is easily the most chocolate dominant stout i've had, luckily Souther Tier is literally everywhere so I will be buying this many, many times again.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 01:42:42 | More by Roman5150