Choklat - Southern Tier Brewing Company

WoodBrew

Illinois

5/5  rDev +16.8%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

This is an outstanding beer....Amazing....the brewer gets an A+++ for nailing what the intention is/was. The beer poured an opaque black with 1/2 finger of rich tan head that laced all the way down the sniffer glass. The scent was Nestle Quick....sorry to name brand but the smell was NESTLE QUICK!!!! The taste was a semi sweet chocolate mixed with a slight roasty malt and enough bittering hops to cleanse the pallet. The mouthfeel was a full bodied ale with smooth carbonation. Overall....awesome...a perfect desert beer...a perfect winter warmer....a perfect fireside chat beer...did I mention it smelled like NESTLE QUICK!!!

Serving type: on-tap

04-01-2013 00:14:03 | More by WoodBrew

GarthDanielson

New Hampshire

4.08/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Poured on-tap and served in a tulip, the beer is a dark brown to black coloring with a thin, light tan head. Good lacing while you drink. Nose of melted chocolate, syrupy, milky, and fudgy. Flavors of roast initially, with a blend of bitter baker's chocolate and milk chocolate, with a sugary sweet overtone. Smooth and creamy in mouth, and the bitterness cuts through to clean everything up. Roasty and bitter aftertaste, with a slick, smooth finish and moderate linger. Beer made for the chocolate lovers out there.

Serving type: on-tap

03-06-2013 03:19:59 | More by GarthDanielson

DanaSwanson

Oklahoma

5/5  rDev +16.8%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

This beer came highly recommended to me. The beer had a rich chocolately aroma, tasted like chocolate, and had a slight hint of coffee/toffee in the finish. I immediately ran out to find this beer in the store. It is available in large bottles as well as draft.

Serving type: on-tap

03-04-2013 20:50:37 | More by DanaSwanson

Omnium

Pennsylvania

4.71/5  rDev +10%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

On draft > 13oz Tulip glass
A - Pours absolutely black, thick sticky 1 finger head with a nice caramel color to it, hangs on for a while.
S - Smells like everything chocolate thats good. Chocolate covered coffee beans, vanilla, slight roasted malt, chocolate syrup.
T - Chocolate everywhere on everything at once! Creamy smooth, roasted coffee beans, a little vanilla.
M - Huge full thick body, very sweet, but not overly sugary/syrupy, flavor hangs on to your palate for a good while.
O - Hands down the best chocolate beer out there, excellent desert beer, It is exactly what one would dream of a chocolate beer being. Southern Tier did things right on this brew.

Serving type: on-tap

03-01-2013 19:38:21 | More by Omnium

haddon

Kentucky

4.66/5  rDev +8.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

The pour is thick and dark, pretty much black with a normal/nominal mocha head.

The smells is pure milk chocolate. Every once in a while I think I might pick up a bit of roasted malts/coffee... no, just milk chocolate.

This is chocolate milk in a beer... excellent! Sweet, There's also a component of roasted malt and coffee that balances the sweetness quite nicely.

The beer is smooth and creamy with minimal carbonation. Makes it thick & viscous.

Some say Choklat is too sweet and I understand that point of view. I say, however, it is a wonderful example of chocolate flavors in a thick Imperial Stout. I could drink this every night after dinner for a wonderful treat. Well done, Southern Tier.

Serving type: on-tap

02-08-2013 20:59:28 | More by haddon

SierraDeuce

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Served on Christmas eve in the brewer's tulip-shaped glass at Parklane Tavern in Virginia as part of their Monday Steal the Glass promotion. Paired with their bread pudding dessert.

A: Very dark brown/ black, with tall, cream-colored head that lasted for 10-15 minutes. Beautiful Belgian lace lined inside of glass for the entire 30 minute session.

S: Warm, bittersweet chocolate aroma, coffee notes

T: Amazing chocolate taste-- sweet at first, with hints of nougat (like a 3 Musketeers or Milky Way), then finishing bittersweet, with familiar coffee roastiness characteristic of Imperial Stouts. Some warming from the alcohol, but not overly pronounced like some stouts and strong ales. Very balanced.

M: Balanced-- not too thin, but not too chewy. Perfect!

O: Excellent sipping beer to accompany a chocolate / caramel type dessert. The bread pudding I had brought out more of the beer's bitterness. Wonderful!

Serving type: on-tap

12-30-2012 03:10:18 | More by SierraDeuce

merc7186

New York

4.05/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

On tap at Taps in Cheektowaga NY, poured into a pint glass.

A: Dark Opaque Hue, Passes No Light, Brown Head, Some Lacing

S: Milk Chocolate

T: Milk Chocolate, Mild Coffee

M: Decent Carbonation, Medium to Full Bodied, Semi Sweet

Overall, pretty solid for the description, chocolate stout with a nice chocolate taste, not artificial.

Serving type: on-tap

11-20-2012 23:37:49 | More by merc7186

BadgerBrewer16

Wisconsin

4.95/5  rDev +15.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

A-Poured pitch black with about a fingers worth of an almost yellowish head that quickly dissipated

S-Milk Chocolate a whole lot of it

T- It starts out with milk chocolate in the beginning and slowly transitions to a dark chocolate finish this beer does a really good job at hiding the alcohol

M- Mouth feel was a little thinner than I was expecting

O- This is one kick ass dessert beer 'nuff said

Serving type: on-tap

08-20-2012 21:47:30 | More by BadgerBrewer16

nightowl66

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +11%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Served on tap in a snifter. Thinksh brown head dissipates qucikly, leaving some lacing around the rim of the glass. Intense nose of cocoa and vanilla. This is not chocolate, think cocoa. I could easily picture this nose paired with hot cocoa with a marshmellow melting into it. Color is dark,dark brown. Smooth flavor with cocoa, malt, vanilla, carmel and a trace of cinnamon. Not overly sweet. Well balanced, smooth and drinkable. Tasty smoothness masks a pretty high alcohol content. Do not attempt to pair this one with food unless it is a dessert. Had it with toffee pudding and vanilla ice cream, which is complemented well. Wonderful beer, try it if you get a chance.

Serving type: on-tap

03-30-2012 21:33:01 | More by nightowl66

GONZALOYANNA

Spain

3.58/5  rDev -16.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

World-wide sweet-toothed you´ve got it!! On-tap.Shaker glass.Enjoyed on mar´12.Black in color,black to the light.Dark beige froth.Creamy lasting crown.Nice lacing rings.Every expected aroma is well hidden by an intense sweet chocolate fragancy. Smooth sweet upfront.Then fudge chocolate explosion.Full & dense body.Silky sweet palate,sweet buttery notes.Wonder if raisin & prune hues will be present at a very deep level... Just an illusion! Nothing but dense chocolate swamping all over while lingers to the end.Soft carbonation.A flavorful delicious beer for all those who believe they don´t like beer.4 points are given to palate box since it´s really difficult to maintain a balanced flavor while masking hops,malts & ABV. Suggested as a 5 o´clock beer.Excellent pairing with danish butter cookies.

Serving type: on-tap

03-27-2012 18:57:52 | More by GONZALOYANNA

tut2528

Illinois

3.4/5  rDev -20.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A: its a black hole, creates about 1 fingers worth of dark tan/mocha colored head which diminished rather quickly

S: oh God. it has such a massively sweet dark fudge aroma that it makes me immediate regret opening this bomber up with no one else to share it with. I get nothing but immense fudge, a slight touch of vanilla and if I really pull for it, I get a slight molasses note.

T: nothing but straight up chocolate fudge brownies and coffee. also big bitter dark chocolate that makes the brew a bit more enjoyable because it takes away the richness of this brew, but this one is gonna be an epic challenge to finish tonight.

M: full bodied all the way. leaves a bitter dark chocolate note along with a subtle rich fudge note on the palate. it is what i would expect for a brew that has enough calories to cause hyperglycemia.

Overall, this one is just so damn rich. It tastes like its 5,000 calories (possibly an understatement). I have never had a beer this sweet and I feel that this one crushes Creme Brulee in richness. Having a pint of this one is more than enough, drinking a bomber welcomes diabetes.

Serving type: on-tap

03-24-2012 03:45:53 | More by tut2528

GoalieRon33

Pennsylvania

4.48/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A- Dark. Syrupy. If you could make a Hershey's bar a beer, it would be this one.
S- Heavy maltiness. Extra sweet. If you have every been to the Hershey's factory in PA, then you know the smell I'm talking about....Fresh chocolate.
T- Malty, sweet, chocolate-like. Overally deliciously sweet. Undertones of vanilla, coffee, toffee, caramel. Excellent
M- Heavy, syrupy, strong. Coats the mouth. Wonderful.
O- Top of the line chocolate beer. Excellent all the way around. Heavy and refined. Fun to drink. Some dare to mix it with a Cherry Lambic, possibly even a Kriek. Absolutely worth pursuit.

Serving type: on-tap

03-15-2012 04:27:17 | More by GoalieRon33

57md

Pennsylvania

4.55/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Appearance was a deep, dark chocolate brown with little head. There are big chocolate notes in the nose. The flavor is dominated by bittersweet chocolate with some roasted malt flavor. However, the roasted flavor is muted when compared to the bottle version. The finish has a touch of alcohol, but it is certainly nothing unpleasant.

Serving type: on-tap

03-04-2012 08:01:48 | More by 57md

TFrankMac2140

Pennsylvania

4.58/5  rDev +7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Served on-tap and into a snifter glass

A: Super dark and chocolatey with a small head

S: The smell is superb and really sets this stout apart. Rich chocolate. As some other reviewers have mentioned, this beer does not smell like a beer at all and gives off a rich syrupy like smell.

T: Pure chocolate right off the bat followed by toasted malt. Chocolate characteristics remain in the after taste.

M: Medium body, not too overwhelming.

O: One of the best chocolate stouts in my opinion. Easy to find in my location when in season and relatively cheap.

Serving type: on-tap

03-01-2012 21:22:15 | More by TFrankMac2140

jmdrpi

Pennsylvania

4.53/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

served from the tap in a pint glass.

appears an opaque black, with tan head, decent head retention. massive heavenly aroma of pure milk chocolate. taste is all chocolate as well, but not overly sweet or cloying, even after a whole pint. no booze at all in the taste. thick smooth body, easy to drink.

overall - Southern Tier does it again. Their massive stouts are all great. Have one for or with dessert!

Serving type: on-tap

02-24-2012 22:38:04 | More by jmdrpi

challenja

Virginia

5/5  rDev +16.8%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Served On Tap at Fireworks in Courthouse/ Arlington VA.

A: Midnight black, like sackcloth black! A small dark mocha froth head that dissipates rapidly.

S: This is Amazing! It's like a sweet Hershey syrup chocolate milkshake! Candied pecans, vanilla bean, dark cocoa nibs.

T: WOW!!! this one sweet monster! Hershey syrup straight out the bottle and into the mouth... This is more of a dark chocolate milk stout with chocolate malt balls crushed in the mix. Irish in style and creaminess. The alcohol is amazingly masked but WOW is it in there! Drinker beware!

M: Creamy lushish mouthfeel. Nice medium carbonation laciness that rides the alcohol down the throat.

O: What can I say but take me away from this dessert in a glass.This is my favorite sweet stout of all time! It is now, f*ck it.. number 1!! Old Rasputin has been dethroned..

Serving type: on-tap

01-25-2012 04:05:51 | More by challenja

NardiByNature

Massachusetts

3.55/5  rDev -17.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

1/21: On-tap at the Shadow Lounge in East Libery, drank from a pint glass.

It's syrupy-black with a nice mocha head. Leaves a little bit of lacing.

Damn this smells like chocolate. Like Hershey's chocolate syrup.

The taste? Exactly like the smell. It tastes like chocolate syrup. I find this good for a sip but way too sweet to drink much more of. Thick and syrupy, with a sugary aftertaste. Does hide the 11% very well.

Maybe having a whole pint glass of this stuff in front of me turned me off to it - it was a little much. Nonetheless, delicious, and, in proper setting, I can see this having merit. I'll try a few more beers in this style and maybe eventually come back to it.

Serving type: on-tap

01-22-2012 17:38:45 | More by NardiByNature

ryanpgh

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Served: On tap, 10oz snifter, cold

A: Close your eyes, its black.. somewhat intimidating. The head is dark and rough, an imperial at its finest.

S: chocolate. i dunno what else to say. its so pungent. very appetizing and sexual.

T: The finest chocoate beer i've ever tasted and this is coming from a big Young's fan. You have to try this. Dark chocoate and slightly boozy, absolutley delicious.

M: Not as thick as i thought after seeing it poured, the alcohol cuts it. Nothing complex, just cocoa.

O: I'll be talking about this one and very much looking forward to the next batch. This is a must try.

Serving type: on-tap

01-21-2012 03:27:41 | More by ryanpgh

macjam22

Ohio

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

Dessert beer at its finest. Amazing chocolate flavor that isn't overpoweringly sweet. If you can find it on draft it is even better, but it is excellent out of the bottle as well. Very dark on the pour, slight dark brown head. Up to par with their other bombers, definitely one of my favorites.

Serving type: on-tap

01-20-2012 20:38:34 | More by macjam22

birchstick

Missouri

4.33/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

On tap at the Flying Saucer in KCMO. Pours black in color with an attractive mocha colored one finger head. It leaves lacing all the way down the glass. This is what every stout should strive to acheive in its appearance. Smell is chocolate, chocolate, chocolate. One dimensional? Yeah. But it nails chocolate in the aroma more than any other chocolate beer I have tried to date. Taste follows suite with lots of rich milk chcoloates that dominate everything. A touch of dark chocolate comes in at the very end, but this is nothing but liquid chocolate. It is almost like a rich chocolate milk. The mouth is a little thinner than anticipated, but still solid. Overall this is the epitome of a dessert beer. I feel pairing this with anything chocolate would do this beer injustice - this doesn't need anything to accompany it to wrap up your meal.

Serving type: on-tap

01-09-2012 03:13:13 | More by birchstick

FATKIDREVOLUTION

Illinois

4.33/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Real dark with very thin tan head. Smooth pour.
Smells of chocolate (shocking I know) but smooth on the palette and no alcohol burn I've come to expect from imperials. Actually really sweet on the front and back ends.
Served in a tulip.
Went looking for the bombers after the tap.

Serving type: on-tap

12-28-2011 03:23:50 | More by FATKIDREVOLUTION

Morey

Pennsylvania

4.35/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

On-tap @ Six Pack House of Beers (West) in Erie, Pa.

Poured black in color and is topped by one finger of light brown head. You can just barely see some brownish hues if you hold it up to a bright enough light. Moderate lacing.

Big Time chocolate in the aroma! It's honesty hard to pick anything else out. If you had your eyes closed, you'd swear that it was Hereshy's syrup.

Nice combination of chocolate and malty goodness up front. Sweetness follows, but thankfully there's also a touch of bitterness from the hops to help balance this one just a bit.

Full bodied with a creamy mouthfeel. Low carbonation level.

A great example of a Chocolate Stout.

Morey's Bottom Line: If they toned the sweetness down, this would be a near perfect beer.

Serving type: on-tap

12-27-2011 22:28:36 | More by Morey

Metalmonk

North Carolina

4.53/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

I finally got to try this on tap, which I try to do with all the Southern Tier bomber beers. They're phenomenal in the bottle, and usually even better on tap. Love this brewery...

Pours a black-hole black, not much head but it looks like oil, or, doncha know, melted chocolate...and that's good enough for me.

The aroma opens up more with warming, and I do think this was served a little too cold, so I let it sit. After a bit there came an aroma of graham crackers, overripe and sweet dark fruits, and faint alcohol dancing on top of a very firm and clearly dominant chocolate base.

Okay, this felt gooier and rounder and thicker than the bottled counterpart, and that's always the big difference between bottle vs. tap. Taste is a little more open and layered than the bottled version too. Nothing radically different, although I noticed more tart dark fruits and leafy hops trying to push through what is simply a pretty straightforward beer. It's chocolate incarnate, a total treat for chocoholics and stout lovers. It's never too sweet, never too heavy, and has the brightness that all these super-dark Southern Tier beers always have (Oat, Mokah, Jahva). Alive and treating my tastebuds very well.

What more can be said about this great beer? Absolutely fantastic no matter the delivery system. The keg lasted about 3 days at the Mellow Mushroom in Greensboro. Glad I got in on the last of it.

Serving type: on-tap

11-07-2011 23:38:14 | More by Metalmonk

adam42381

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Review from notes at World of Beer - Fort Myers on 10/21/11.

Poured on draft into a snifter.

Appearance: Pours black as night with a 1 finger bubbly chocolate mild colored head. Nice lacing.

Smell: Pure milk chocolate with a touch of roasted malt in the background. The best chocolate aroma I've ever gotten from a stout.

Taste: Sweet milk chocolate up front followed by roasted malt in the middle before ending with a touch of bitter hops at the finish. The aftertaste is a mixture of toasted malt and sweet chocolate. The alcohol doesn't even begin to peek through. Delicious.

Mouthfeel: Light-to-medium-bodied with a low amount of carbonation.

Drinkability: Very high drinkability. Despite the high ABV%, I could easily drink multiples.

Overall: Excellent beer overall. This is the best chocolate stout on the market, in my opinion. Highly recommended.

Serving type: on-tap

10-22-2011 16:40:11 | More by adam42381

gatornation

Minnesota

4.22/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

10 oz pour @ busters

A- pours a dark black color with some garnet hues a nice khaki colored head lots of sticky lacing

S- rich chocolate that is smooth and creamy with roasted malts,cocoa,vanilla,a hint of coffee

T- follows the nose, but with much more of the above tastes is as smooth as silk on the palate

M- smooth and silky ABV very well hidden

O- tasty delicious silky smooth

Serving type: on-tap

10-16-2011 19:05:22 | More by gatornation